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The Great Depression and New Deal (AP US History)
The Great Depression and New Deal (AP US History)
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Pick the New Deal policy still in effect:
Social Security act
National Recovery Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
2
Most of the first New Deal legislations passed...
Initiate reforms to prevent another depression.
All of these.
put the economy on the path to long-term recovery.
provided immediate relief
3
Buying stocks "on margin" means that:
Taking out bank loans to buy stocks
Taking out illegal loans from gangsters to buy stocks
you are using future stock earnings to buy current stocks
Purchasing stocks without researching them first
4
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?
Yes, because it increased government spending.
No, because it increased government spending.
Yes, because it dramatically decreased unemployment rates.
No, but it did level off unemployment rates.
5
What ended the Great Depression was...
None of these.
nothing, it is still happening today.
Herbert Hoover's economic plan.
the New Deal.
6
The stock market crash of 1929...
None of these
Was all because of Herbert Hoover.
Was due to a mass panic as investors sold their stocks.
Was because of America's financial negligence.
7
Why did the Great Depression Happen?
More than one of these
Hoover's socialist policies
Herbert Hoover was a terrible president
Stocks were bought on 10% margin
8
The bonus march on Washington...
was because WWI veterans needed their severance checks paid
Resulted in the government using brute force.
Was an army of people wanting Hoover impeached
Two of these
9
Hoover tried to end the Depression through __ methods, while Roosevelt did so with __ policies.
communist, socialist
socialist, conservative
conservative, socialist
socialist, communist
10
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt...
Stayed out of political affairs but dominated domestic ones.
Championed women's rights and civil rights.
Convinced her husband to stop child labor.
Did nothing
11
One immediate effect of the Great Depression was...
the sky-high suicide rates.
an increase in birth rates.
the Dust Bowl.
two of these.
12
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression
EXCEPT
poor banking practices
Overproduction on farms
Depressed metal prices
Europe's inability to pay back their WWI debts
13
The Twenty-First Amendment...
Gave women the right to vote
Ended Prohibition
Gave African-Americans the right to vote
Kept a president from holding office for more than 2 terms
14
The Fair Labor Standards...
Outlawed the workers' right to strike.
Established the workers' right to strike
Established a forty-hour work-week.
Created the Congress of Industrial Workers.
15
How did the New Deal help farmers?
Inflating agricultural prices
All of these
Subsidizing them to produce less
Subsidizing them to plant soil-enriching crops
16
Why did FDR win the election of 1928?
Both of the previous answers.
He didn't.
Everyone hated Hoover.
He was a better speaker, which helped convince the people.
17
All of these are parts of the First New Deal
EXCEPT:
Social Security Act
The Federal Emergency Relief Act
Public Works Administration
The Civilian Conservation Corps
18
The Agricultural Adjustment Act...
had farmers paying the government.
had the government paying the farmers.
was later ruled unconstitutional.
Two of these.
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The National Recovery Administration...
Provided new, short-term jobs
Ended the gold standard
Put new currency into ciculation
Put into effect new labor laws (like minimum wage)
20
FDR won the 1932 election because...
Hoover had lost all of his credibility
he claimed to have an economic plan
he was a great speaker
everyone hated Herbert Hoover
