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UNIT 6 REVIEW - THE GREAT DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL
UNIT 6 REVIEW - THE GREAT DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL
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IN THE 1920s, THE ____________ HAD BECOME THE MOST VISIBLE SYMBOL OF A PROSPEROUS AMERICAN ECONOMY.
MINIMUM WAGE
NATIONAL DEBT
STOCK MARKET
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
2
TERM USED FOR THE RADIO ADDRESSES FDR GAVE TO EXPLAIN THE MEASURES HE WAS TAKING TO DEAL WITH THE GREAT DEPRESSION
REAL TALK
NO CAP NEWS
FIRESIDE CHATS
MANSPLAINING
3
THE "BLACK TUESDAY" STOCK MARKET CRASH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 29, ______
1928
1927
1929
1930
4
DURING THE DEPRESSION, NUMEROUS LITTLE TOWNS CONSISTING OF SHACKS REFERRED TO AS _______ SPRANG UP ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
HOBOTOWNS
DEPRESSION DUPLEXES
HOOVERVILLES
ROOSEVILLES
5
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE SIGNS OF TROUBLE IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PRIOR TO THE DEPRESSION EXCEPT...
DECREASED DEMAND FOLLOWING WWI
DECREASED PRODUCTION OF KEY PRODUCTS
INCREASED DEBT BY FARMERS
OVERPRODUCTION BY FARMERS
6
WHICH MOVIE IS WIDELY CONSIDERED THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION ERA?
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE WIZARD OF OZ
GONE WITH THE WIND
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT ONE OF THE 3 MAJOR PARTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT?
FORECLOSURE PROTECTION FOR FARM OWNERS
OLD-AGE INSURANCE FOR RETIREES
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
AID TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
8
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION?
BUSINESS FAILURES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
RISING INFLATION
FALLING PRICES
9
IN 1933, ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR WORKERS WAS...
ON STRIKE
GETTING A RAISE
PART OF A UNION
UNEMPLOYED
10
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A MORTGAGE HOLDER TAKES BACK PROPERTY IF AN OCCUPANT HAS NOT MADE PAYMENTS IS CALLED...
EVICTION
FORECLOSURE
FORBEARANCE
REPOSSESSION
11
THE NAME GIVEN TO THE PROGRAMS FDR IMPLEMENTED IN RESPONSE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS...
THE RAW DEAL
THE SQUARE DEAL
THE BIG DEAL
THE NEW DEAL
12
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING NEW DEAL PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE RELIEF THROUGH WORK PROJECTS EXCEPT
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS
PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
13
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE FACTORS IN THE DECREASED CONSUMER SPENDING POWER THAT PRECEDED THE DEPRESSION EXCEPT...
STAGNANT WAGES
BALANCED DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
RISING PRICES ON CONSUMER GOODS
OVERBUYING ON CREDIT
14
AS BANKS FAILED, PANICKED CUSTOMERS MADE _________________ TO WITHDRAW THEIR MONEY, CAUSING EVEN MORE BANKS TO FAIL.
BANK RUNS
VAULT RUNS
FUND RUNS
ATM RUNS
15
BUYING STOCKS BY PAYING A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE STOCK’S PRICE AS A DOWN PAYMENT AND BORROWING THE REST IS KNOWN AS...
BUYING ON THE CHEAP
BUY NOW, PAY LATER
BUYING ON THE MARGIN
BUYING ON THE LOW DOWN
16
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE "THREE R's OF THE NEW DEAL"?
REBUILD
REFORM
RELIEF
RECOVERY
17
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATES WERE PART OF THE "DUST BOWL" IN THE 1930s EXCEPT...
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
KANSAS
TEXAS
18
IN 1930, CONGRESS PASSED THE ______________________, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE HIGHEST PROTECTIVE TARIFF IN U.S. HISTORY
MCKINLEY TARIFF ACT
HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF ACT
GLASS-STEAGALL ACT
MCNARY-HAUGEN BILL
19
THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE NEW DEAL CAME FROM...
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE GOVERNORS
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
20
AFTER HAVING SOME OF HIS NEW DEAL PROGRAMS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, FDR ATTEMPTED TO ______ THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
DESTROY
PACK
BRIBE
IGNORE
21
HOOVER BELIEVED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN PRICES DROPPED LOW ENOUGH EXCEPT...
PEOPLE WOULD RESUME BUYING
EMPLOYMENT WOULD INCREASE
WAGES WOULD INCREASE
PRODUCTION WOULD INCREASE
22
THIS AGENCY WAS CREATED IN 1934 TO REGULATE THE STOCK MARKET.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORTATION
23
FDR BELIEVED THAT THE KEY TO RECOVERY FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS TO...
SAVE THE STOCK MARKET
FOSTER FREE TRADE
REFORM BANKING
STIMULATE DEMAND
24
ROOSEVELT'S FIRST STEP IN RESPONDING TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS TO CARRY OUT REFORMS IN...
AGRICULTURE
HEALTH CARE
BANKING & FINANCE
INDUSTRY
25
THE PASSAGE OF THIS AMENDMENT IN 1933 REPEALED PROHIBITION
18TH
21ST
19TH
20TH
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SINGER / SONGWRITER WHOSE "DUST BOWL BALLADS" CAPTURED THE HARDSHIPS OF GREAT DEPRESSION AMERICA
WOODY GUTHRIE
WILLIE NELSON
HANK WILLIAMS
BOB DYLAN
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JOHN STEINBECK WROTE _______________, AN EPIC NOVEL ABOUT AN OKLAHOMA FAMILY'S TRIALS AS THEY LEFT THE DUST BOWL
THE DUST BOWL BALLAD
THE SUN ALSO RISES
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
28
PRESIDENT HOOVER FAVORED BOLD MEASURES TO PROVIDE DIRECT RELIEF TO PEOPLE STRUGGLING DURING THE DEPRESSION.
True
False
29
THE GROUP OF WWI VETERANS THAT MARCHED ON WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WERE LATER GASSED BY AUTHORITIES WAS CALLED THE _________
BONUS ARMY
ANGRY ARMY
UNGRATEFUL ARMY
VETERANS ARMY
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ONE MONETARY POLICY THAT THE GOVERNMENT ENACTED TO RESOLVE THE BANK CRISIS WAS TO END
THE GOLD STANDARD
BUYING STOCKS ON THE MARGIN
DEFICIT SPENDING
BUYING GOODS WITH CREDIT