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1
Which program created a series of dams that provided hydroelectricity?
SEC
WPA
TVA
FDIC
2
Why did stock prices begin to fall in the late 1920s?
Company earnings increased
Stockbrokers stopped margin calls
Investors began to sell their stock
Companies went bankrupt
3
Which of the following contributed to the stock market crash?
over-speculation
decreased investment in business
increase in agricultural products
government regulation of big business
4
Which of the following was NOT one of FDR's 3 "R's" of his New Deal
Recovery
Relief
Reduce
Reform
5
FDR used Fireside Chats to connect with citizens. His first one discussed unemployment.
False
True
6
In the 1930s, many Americans preferred movies, radio programs and other forms of entertainment that
created thrills with special effects
provided a release from daily worries
discussed racial justice
focused on the homeless and unemployed
7
After the Great Depression, Americans grew distrustful of the government and believed it couldn't solve their problems
True
False
8
Who did Hoover believe was responsible for handing out relief to citizens?
Local governments and charities
Federal Government
The President
Congress
9
The court-packing plan handed Roosevelt his first major defeat by Congress when they upheld the separation of powers.
True
False
10
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
Hoover
Coolidge
Harding
F.D.R.
11
Which of the following was NOT an immediate cause of the Great Depression?
WWI
Banks Closing
Stock Market Crash
Drought
12
Which New Deal agency was responsible for the establishment of the Florida State Park System?
Wagner Act
SSA (Social Securities Act)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Acts)
13
Which woman was the first to appointed to a presidential Cabinet position?
Amelia Earheart
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
14
By the end of the 1920's, unemployment was the highest its ever been in U.S. history.
True
False
15
What was one effect of the dust storms across the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Migration of many to California
Suspension of government assistance to farmers
Growth of the banking industry
Increase in farm production on the Great Plains
16
Which of the following hurt Hoover's image the most?
Public works funding
lingering Depression
Income tax cut
Court-Packing Plan
17
Farmers struggled during the Great Depression because of a terrible drought
False
True
18
Which president believed in providing jobs paid for by the federal government during the Depression?
Hoover
FDR
19
Why did thousands of WWI veterans show up to Washington D.C. during the Depression?
To find a job
To rejoin the military
To impeach Hoover
To get their bonus checks