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Depression + New Deal Quiz Review
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1
This New Deal program provides monthly pensions for the retired:
Social Security Act
TVA
CCC
Wagner Act
2
This New Deal program regulated the stock market:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
3
What were factories and farms doing in the 1920's that helped cause the Great Depression?
They produced more products than Americans could buy.
They relied too much on immigrant labor.
They used old technology that slowed down production.
They were forced to follow too many strict government regulations.
4
This New Deal program was meant to help farmers increase their income by controlling production.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
National Youth Administration (NYA)
Works Progress Administration (PWA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
5
What caused the Dust Bowl?
A longer than usual drought
Deforestation
overpopulation
Intensive farm practices and overproduction
6
A major result of the New Deal was that...
The size and power of the federal government increased
The government now completely controlled all industries.
Poverty in the US was completely eliminated
People stopped relying on the government in times of economic hardship
7
How did the Hawley-Smoot tariff make the Great Depression worse?
People thought of Mr. Daisey's face and threw up in their mouth a little
It caused banks to restrict the use of credit
It greatly decreased international trade
It burned down several "Hoovervilles"
8
The Great Depression and New Deal occurred mainly during which decade?
1930's
1910's
1920's
1940's
9
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt attempt to add more members to the Supreme Court 1937?
To make it easier to look at multiple cases faster
To stop the federal government from getting too much power
To get a better group together for poker night
To get more support for his New Deal programs
10
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s mainly occurred...
On the Great Plains
On the East Coast
In the Rocky Mountains
In California
11
Which of the following New Deal programs
WAS NOT
meant to help the unemployed?
PWA
CCC
WPA
FDIC
12
Conservative opponents of the New Deal criticized it because...
the government was too laissez-faire
it weakened executive power
it included significant civil rights legislation
the government was spending more money than it had
13
Speculation and buying on margin helped lead to this event which marked the beginning of the Great Depression:
The Stock Market Crash (1929)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914)
The Dust Bowl (1930s)
Passage of the 18th Amendment (1919)
14
During the 1920's, most politicians and economists thought that Laissez-Faire policies would help the economy.
True
False
15
This New Deal program gave workers the right to form labor unions:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
16
Which of the following would NOT be characteristic of the Great Depression?
high unemployment
low levels of production
increasing income
lack of confidence in banks
17
Why did many big business leaders oppose the New Deal?
It came with a free copy of Mr. Faith's mixtape
It gave the government more power to regulate businesses
New Deal policies were too laissez-faire
The government now owned and operated all key industries in the US
18
After the presidency of FDR, the 22nd amendment was passed to...
establish a ban on alcohol
give women the right to vote
ensure voting rights for African Americans
limit presidents to 2 terms in office
19
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overuse of credit
nonregulation of banks
Lower tariffs on foreign goods
Widespread speculation on the Stock Market
20
This president was elected in 1932 and created the New Deal to address the problems of the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Faith
Herbert Hoover
21
President Hoover called on individuals and private enterprise to improve conditions for the poor - not the federal gov.
True
False
22
How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) change the nature of banking in the US?
Interest rates for credit were lowered
The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts
The government began to guarantee bank deposits
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24
How did President FDR's court packing plan challenge the system of checks and balances?
It would have given the executive branch too much power
It would have given the Judicial branch too much power
It would have given the legislative branch too much power
25
This outspoken critic of the New Deal thought FDR wasn't doing enough to help the poor and wanted to "Share the Wealth"
Father Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
Rick Sanchez
Alfred Thayer Mahan
