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US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
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1929 Stock Market Crash, The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Hoover, FDR, The New Deal
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1
Wrote the epic novel The Grapes of Wrath.
John Collier
John Steinbeck
Grant Wood
Richard Wright
2
All these programs began under the New Deal are still around today EXCEPT?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Administration
FDIC
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
3
What was the first year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President?
1936
1932
1940
1928
4
As a result of the Great Depression many women died of malnutrition or starvation
True
False
5
The Wagner Act did all of this EXCEPT?
Stopped companies from threatening worker's jobs
Began collective bargaining for unions
Listed unfair working practices
Created an 8 hour working day
6
The New Deal helped sharecroppers by teaching them what crops were most productive and useful
True
False
7
Sit-down strikes were not effective because the held up production and lowered profits.
False
True
8
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act did all of these to the economy EXCEPT?
Stopped foreign nations from trading with us
Caused world trade exchanges to fall by over 40%
Hurt US farmers and manufacturers instead of protect them
Lowered prices on goods made in the USA
9
What was the Securities Exchange Commission's main duty?
All of the above
To look for criminal activity within the stock market
To be the Stock Cops
To regulate the stock market
10
Bank customers began returning their money to banks for all these reasons EXCEPT?
Home invasion and burglaries were high
Financially stable banks were re-opened and restructured
FDR's Fireside Chats
Insolvent banks were closed
11
What are Hoover blankets?
The nickname for the aid that Hoover gave to help the poor
The public works projects that provided jobs
Old newspapers
Shantytowns where the homeless slept
12
Am. Liberty League & wealthy business owners accused FDR of trying to establish a dictatorship.
False
True
13
Herbert Hoover was all of these EXCEPT?
The 31st President of the USA
A member of the Ohio Gang
Believed people should help themselves and not rely on gov't
A friend to big business
14
How could FDR accomplish so many things?
The Supreme Court didn't stop him
He had Congress with him
He was a Republican
He practiced Laissez-Faire
15
All of these happened to children as a result of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
Child welfare programs were slashed and some schools closed
Schools and churches began serving free meals
Health problems as a result of poor nutrition
Went to work in sweat shops
16
Why didn't Hoover's Public Works programs succeed?
Once the dam was built, the job was over
Places far away from these jobs wouldn't benefit
All of the above
None of the above
17
Hoover's legacy was cemented by the deplorable actions of the US gov't against the Bonus Army
False
True
18
After WWI farmers now needed to continue growing crops at an even higher rate to feed America.
False
True
19
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was designed to do what?
All of the above
Insure the banks
Guarantee your money not to be lost
Instill consumer confidence in banks
20
New Deal programs benefited the farming community developing better practices.
False
True
21
The New Deal hurt the environment by damming up rivers for electric.
False
True
22
A shantytown is the same as Hooverville
False
True
23
The New Deal helped migrant workers find places to live where they moved to work.
False
True
24
All of these were causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash EXCEPT?
Over-extension of capital
High tariffs
Panic by investors wanting to sell
Buying on the margin
25
The AAA set minimum pricing standards for certain products, like dairy.
True
False
26
Why do most stock market crashes tend to happen in the fall?
People are more cautious
People stock pile for winter
Christmas is looming
People tend to harvest earnings after a year of investing
27
African-American writer who completed his novel Native Son, in 1931.
Grant Wood
Richard Wright
John Steinbeck
Orson Welles
28
The New Deal Coalition was formed of African Americans, unions, and liberal northern whites
True
False
29
Social Security helped all of the following EXCEPT?
Retirees after age 65
The disabled
The unemployed
Families with dependent children
30
All of these are symptoms of the Dust Bowl EXCEPT?
People got up and moved
Abandoned farms
Cheap prices on meat
Many people became impoverished
31
What does the WPA stand for?
Women's Professional Archery
Works Project Association
Works Project Administration
World Peace Assembly
32
All of these were arguments against the New Deal EXCEPT?
Curbed individual initiative
Made gov't too large
Only favored certain people
Stifled free enterprise
33
Although the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was successful, is was not sufficient for everyone
False
True
34
What is FERA's modern-day name?
FAMA
FEMA
FREA
FEDA
35
All of these are effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
High employment
Shantytowns
Bread lines
Soup Kitchens
36
The New Deal recognized that gov't must help churches/charities address social welfare
False
True
37
First woman to become a Cabinet member.
Bessie Smith
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
38
How many shares were traded in total on the day of the crash?
6.1 million
6 million
16 million
1.6 million
39
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
October 23
October 29
November 30
November 29
40
The Hoover Dam was not a success story in terms of employing workers
False
True
41
Was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
Francis Perkins
John Collier
Richard Wright
Mary McLeod Bethune
42
Why did the crash leave a lasting impression on Americans and the world?
All of the above
It caused deep psyche impression that forever changed habits
It showed the contrast between the 1920's and the 1930's
It lasted so long
43
The Civilian Conservation Corps focused on helping who?
Young men
The environment
All of the above
City dwellers
44
Industrial weaknesses signaled a declining economy in the 1920's by all of these EXCEPT?
Railroads compete with cars and other mass transit systems.
Coal mining faced competition from dams, oil, natural gas.
Textiles are faced with cheap foreign competition.
The closed job market due to unionization.
45
The trickle-down method of rebooting the economy was a huge success
True
False
46
What is the idea of government stepping in to promote growth into a region?
Pump economy
Pump gov't
Pump gasoline
Pump spending
47
Helped organize the "Black Cabinet". Named to head National Youth Administration.
Charles Coughlin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Huey Long
48
The Dow Jones Industrial Average measures the health of the economy based on large corporations
True
False
49
Two-term governor of New York, who became President of the United States.
Hebert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Orson Welles
Francis Perkins
50
The New Deal funded art projects for all these reasons EXCEPT?
Art plays an important role in life
People needed an escape
Everyone needed a job, including artists
To keep prisoners busy
51
How long would it prove to be before the American economy fully recovered from the crash?
5 years
10 years
25 years
15 years
52
The Dust Bowl covered all the land on the western coast from Washington to California
True
False
53
The people of the nation blamed Hoover for all of these EXCEPT?
He didn't do enough to help the "average Joe"
The Dust Bowl occurrance
He first chose to do nothing and stay out of the mess
He really only helped big business
54
His work included the famous painting American Gothic.
Charles Coughlin
Orson Welles
Huey Long
Grant Wood
55
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act lowered mortgages for only employed workers
True
False
