The Great Depression in the U.S. was caused by

low margins and stock speculation

What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

to help the least modernized U.S. region with cheap hydroelectric power

Which New Deal program regulated the stock market prices, including buying on margin?

Securities and Exchange Commission

The New Deal changed the political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the

government should become more involved in social/economic lives of people

Which of the these was an effect that the Great Depression had on the relationship between the U.S. economy and the gov?

the creation of gov agencies to regulate the economy

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?

Italian immigrants who were executed for murder in Massachusetts

Oklahoma farm families (Okies) migrated to California because

the Dust Bowl forced them to move

The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to help farmers by

raising crop prices and lowering production

Which New Deal agency was created to support the banking industry?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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1
The Great Depression in the U.S. was caused by
tariffs on imports
low margins and stock speculation
taxes on U.S. businesses
German failure to make war reparations
2
Which of the following was the most immediate cause of the Great Depression?
overproduction of goods
bank failures
stock market crash
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
3
The New Deal "Works Progress Administration" gave payments for work, a form of
financial reform
social security
social reform
direct relief
4
The Scopes Trial dealt with the teaching of what in public schools?
19th century British literature
geography
geometry
evolution
5
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to help the least modernized U.S. region with cheap hydroelectric power
to insure deposits up to $5,000
to fund local relief agencies
to boost industry prices and regulate minimum wage
6
Which New Deal program regulated the stock market prices, including buying on margin?
Social Security Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
7
The New Deal changed the political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the
Supreme Court should have an important role in the economy
the President's foreign policy is more important than domestic policy
government should become more involved in social/economic lives of people
rights of workers are less important than the interests of business
8
What was the name given to Franklin Roosevelt's radio speeches used to comfort the nation during the Great Depression?
Share the Wealth
Fireside Chats
Golden Hour of the Shrine of the Little Flower
Pappy O'Daniels Flour Hour
9
Which New Deal program provided old-age pensions, benefitted accident victims, & aided dependent mothers/children?
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Act
10
Which of the these was an effect that the Great Depression had on the relationship between the U.S. economy and the gov?
gov control of businesses and rationing of consumer goods
move away from democracy and back toward monarchy
the creation of gov agencies to regulate the economy
stock market crash/bank failures led to more money in circulation
11
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
heroes of World War I
leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
Italian immigrants who were executed for murder in Massachusetts
organizers of the Palmer Raids
12
Oklahoma farm families (Okies) migrated to California because
the Dust Bowl forced them to move
sharecropping leases were not renewed
new factories opened in California
the government forced them to relocate
13
Who was known as the "Poet Laureate" of the Harlem Renaissance?
Alain Locke
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
14
What was the name of the first "talkie" movie?
The Jazz Singer
Gone With the Wind
Birth of a Nation
The Great Train Robbery
15
The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to help farmers by
banning all imports of agricultural goods
providing a free labor force for the farmers
seizing control of all agricultural land in the nation
raising crop prices and lowering production
16
The New Deal focused on all of the following except
economic recovery
financial reform
relief for the needy
an end to racial segregation
17
Which New Deal agency was created to support the banking industry?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civil Works Administration
18
Since the 1930s the role of the federal government has concentrated on
returning to laissez-faire economic practices
nationalizing the banking industry
protecting citizens' welfare
allowing speculative investment practices
19
The Hawley-Smoot Act led in the long-term to
more import sales
booming European economy
crippled world trade
more international sales
20
After the stock market crash and industrial depression, U.S. farmers
sold more internationally
sold all they could grow
were largely unaffected
lost markets and farms

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