Which was NOT an effect of the Dust Bowl?

Population of the Great Plains increased

This reform agency regulated the Stock Market to prevent another crash-

Securities and Exchange Commission

Insures bank deposits against loss in the event of a bank failure & regulates banking practices

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What large change did the New Deal bring?

People relied more on the government

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1
Which was NOT an effect of the Dust Bowl?
Population of the Great Plains increased
Many migrated to California
John Steinbeck wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"
Many farmers lost their homes and land
2
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market speculation
Increased international trade
Bank Failures
Overproduction of goods
3
What agency facilitates home financing and increases employment in the construction industry?
Social Security Administration
Federal Housing Authority
Public Works Administration
Civil Works Administration
4
Agency created to control floods, improve living standards of farmers, and provide electricity
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Housing Authority
Social Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
5
His "Share our Wealth" plan would tax all income over $1 million.
Franklin Roosevelt
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Francis Townsend
6
This reform agency regulated the Stock Market to prevent another crash-
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
7
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
poor farming techniques
high winds
hurricanes
drought
8
Program to provide a guaranteed income to retired individuals
Works Progress Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Housing Authority
Social Security Administration
9
Insures bank deposits against loss in the event of a bank failure & regulates banking practices
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Housing Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
10
Curtailed farm production, reduced export, & raised prices by paying farmers not to grow crops
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Civil Works Administration
Social Security Administration
11
What large change did the New Deal bring?
Increased military spending
People relied more on the government
The Stock Market was no longer active
Less government money was spent on programs
12
Agency hired people to complete public projects, & programs for artists, writers, and actors
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corp
Civil Works Administration
13
Which agency gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects & planted trees?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corp
Works Progress Administration

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