New Deal And Great Depression Test Review Flashcards | StudBud
  • 17
    Which of the following is an alignment of diverse groups dedicated to the support of the Democratic party?
    • New Deal Coalition
    • New Deal Collaboration
    • Big Deal Coalition
    • No Deal Lucile
  • 18
    -Stock Market Crashes, -Banks Fail, -Farm Prices Drop, ?
    • Unemployment increases
    • Businesses expand
    • Buying on margin increases
    • Business production increases
  • 19
    FDR’s radio address to the nation about his New Deal measures.
    • Comedies
    • Hillside Chats
    • Sitcoms
    • Fireside Chats
  • 20
    Which of the following did the TVA not do?
    • Create thousands of jobs
    • Improve living conditions in the Northwest U.S.
    • Provide hydroelectric power.
    • Provide Flood control.
  • 21
    During the 1920s, which innovation became an important part of popular culture?
    • radio
    • opera
    • television
    • newspapers
  • 22
    In the 1920s, speakeasies became popular in America as a result of
    • prohibition of alcohol.
    • new trends in music.
    • billboard advertising.
    • new immigration patterns.
  • 23
    Famous radio broadcaster of the 1930s.
    • Joe Bell
    • Alfred Landon
    • Orson Welles
    • Chris Smith
  • 24
    The practice of buying stocks on margin worked only so long as investors
    • sold their stocks at a profit.
    • used honest stockbrokers.
    • Initiated frequent margin calls.
    • paid at least 50 percent of the stock’s value up front.
  • 25
    Based on the map above, how many states voted for Hoover in the 1932 election?
    • Seven
    • Six
    • Five
    • Four
  • 26
    One of the goals of the New Deal was to create jobs.
    • False
    • True
  • 27
    During the 1930s, religious revivalism expanded in the United States as a response to the
    • experience of trench warfare in World War I.
    • economic hardships of the Great Depression.
    • increase in the charitable giving during the Progressive Era.
    • fear of communist invasion during the Cold War.
  • 28
    Led to the creation of 850 airports and over 12,000 public buildings.
    • Workers Progress Administration
    • Glass-Steagall Act
    • CCC
    • Federal Securities Act
  • 29
    Which of the following was not a ripple effect of Black Tuesday?
    • Unemployment went up
    • Banks closed their doors
    • Foreign trade increased
    • Homelessness increased
  • 30
    Which best describes buying on margin?
    • paying a small percentage down and borrowing the rest
    • paying nothing down and borrowing the entire amount
    • paying a large percentage down and borrowing the rest
    • paying the entire amount up front
  • 31
    In addition to old-age pensions, which of the following did the Social Security Act provide?
    • medical insurance for the elderly
    • housing assistance for the poor
    • unemployment insurance
    • tax breaks for companies that provided pensions
  • 32
    Some Critics of FDR claim he and the Republicans had too much power.
    • False
    • True
  • 33
    All of the public blamed FDR and the Democrats for the Great Depression.
    • False
    • True
  • 34
    Which of the following best describes cash payment or food provided by the government to the poor?
    • Speculation
    • Direct Relief
    • Foreclosure
    • Credit
  • 35
    The southern U.S. was the richest region of the U.S. in the 1930s.
    • True
    • False
  • 36
    Re-establish the practice of collective bargaining.
    • Wagner Act
    • Deficit Spending
    • Glass-Steagall Act
    • Federal Securities Act
  • 37
    Put young men ages 18-25 to work building roads and parks.
    • CCC
    • ZZZ
    • AAA
    • MMM
  • 38
    Which of the following best describes the FDIC?
    • Federal Dental Insurance Company
    • Friday’s Dinner Is Chicken
    • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    • Federal Disability Insurance Corporation
  • 39
    Why did people live in Hoovervilles in the 1920s?
    • They could not find better builders willing to work.
    • Economic conditions forced them out of their homes.
    • They refused to accept government assistance.
    • Government policies encouraged settlement in these areas.
  • 40
    Required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for misrepresentations
    • Glass-Steagall Act
    • Federal Securities Act
    • Wagner Act
    • Workers Progress Administration
  • 41
    Spending more money than the government receives in revenue.
    • Workers Progress Administration
    • Profit Analysis
    • Stock Market
    • Deficit Spending
  • 42
    Which of the following was the first female to be appointed to a President’s cabinet?
    • Frances Jennings
    • Francis Scott Key
    • Frances Perkins
    • Frances Petty
  • 43
    -Created in 1935, -Built Public Improvements, -Gave Jobs to Writers and ArtistsWhich answer is described above?
    • National Recovery Administration
    • Tennessee Valley Authority
    • Works Progress Administration
    • Social Security Administration
  • 44
    Which of the following was not part of FDR’s New Deal?
    • Economic Recovery
    • Repeal Jim Crow laws in the south
    • Relief for the needy
    • Financial Reform
  • 45
    In creating his New Deal programs, President Roosevelt was accused of
    • not addressing the causes of the stock market crash of 1929.
    • seizing too much power for the executive branch.
    • destroying socialism and promoting capitalism.
    • violating the Constitution.