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Duplicate of The 1930's - The Great Depression - The New Deal
Duplicate of The 1930's - The Great Depression - The New Deal
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1
The periodic expansion and contraction of the economy
Supply and Demand
Gross National Product
Laissez Faire
Business Cycle
2
What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
War of the Worlds
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
3
The American Liberty League (ALL) formed to ...
Oppose the TVA
Introduce new legislation
Support the Bonus Army
Oppose FDR's New Deal
4
Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?
The Indian New Deal
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
The Reorganization Act
The Navajo Livestock Reduction program
5
How did the Indian New Deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the Dawes Act?
Collier got laws passed to restore tribal control over land
Indian Affairs Commissioner was hired, but he didn't help
Discouraged practice of Indian religions & customs
They got more plots of arid, tribal land to farm
6
New Deal program created to build and improve highways
National Recovery Administration
Works Progress Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
7
How did the uneven distribution of the nation's wealth lead to the depression?
All of these
Farmers had problems with supply & demand /they went in debt
There was easy credit; people went into debt; couldn't repay
Wealthy got wealthier; consumer spending didn't help economy
8
Protest used against General Motors
Sit Down Strike
Work Slow Down
Picket Line
Walk Out
9
Critics disapproved of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) because it ...
Gave government direct control of a business
Paid farmers to kill off excess livestock
Build dams to control flood waters
Distributed money to people outside the Tennessee Valley
10
Government efforts to encourage or pressure Mexican immigrants to return to Mexico
Deportation
Exportation
Repatriation
Exile
11
Which opponent of the New Deal believed that it did not do enough to help poor Americans?
Senator Huey Long
Father Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Herbert Hoover
12
Why did Volunteerism fail?
Banks made too many loans to struggling businesses
Businesses & citizens acted in their own best interest
Charitable organizations took control of relief efforts
Hoover supported more federal government intervention
13
Which of these extended job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority youth?
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Writers' Project
14
If the economy is expanding too fast, the Federal Reserve generally...
Decreases the interest rates
Increases the interest rates
Leaves the interest rates at their current level
15
Louisiana Senator who opposed the New Deal
Albert Fall
Woody Guthrie
Huey Long
John Steinbeck
16
What was a significant flaw of the Social Security Act?
It didn't offer insurance for unemployed or if hurt at work
It did not apply to domestics or farmworkers at first
It paid widowers smaller benefits than it did widows
It did not offer a pension system for the elderly
17
What was the destination of most Dust Bowl migrants?
Cities to find work
California's central valley
Agricultural areas to the North
Kansas City
18
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?
Congress' bill promising to pay veterans bonuses in 1945
The Federal Reserve refused to pay veterans their bonuses
MacArthur attacked protestors demanding their bonuses
Hoover vetoed a bill providing for early payment of bonuses
19
If the economy is contracting too fast, the Federal Reserve generally...
Leaves the interest rates at their current levels
Reduces the interest rates
Increases the interest rates
20
The Federal Art Project set a precedent for ...
Free theater performances for the public
Realistically showing living conditions on farms
Increased government support of radicals
Federal funding of the arts and artists
21
What economic condition did economist John Maynard Keynes believe caused the Great Depression?
Too much oversight of the banking system
Strict controls on stock speculation
Limits on production and consumer spending
Lack of government intervention
22
The right to collective bargaining was part of the ...
Works Progress Administration
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
23
Who was the first female Cabinet member?
Frances Perkins
Margaret Marshall
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
24
Which factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?
Congress lowered tariffs on foreign imports
The U.S. curtailed investment in Europe
American industry reduced production levels
Europe increased trade to the U.S.
25
Why did so many banks collapse at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Too many investors tried to open new accounts
The Federal Reserve put too much money into circulation
Too many depositors tried to withdraw money all at once
The stock market collapsed too slowly to collect on debts
26
The Lone Ranger
and
The Shadow
are examples of...
Depression-era Novels
Broadway Musicals
Big Bands
Radio Series
27
During the 1920s, the U.S. economy moved through which phase of the business cycle?
Expansion
Trough
Contraction
Peak
28
Risky stock purchases made by investors with the hopes of high returns
Speculation
Optimistic Investments
401K Plans
Bonds and Dividends
29
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it ...
Gave too much power to the people
Threatened individual freedom
Harmed home owners
Benefited only the banking industry
30
In 1929, the stock market crashed because ...
Germany ceased reparations payments to the U.S.
Depositors lost investments & tried to withdraw all savings
The Federal Reserve increased the money supply
Investors lost confidence in market & rushed to sell shares
31
President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he ...
Thought that the business cycle would correct itself
Believed federal gov. needed an active approach to recovery
Didn't have any experience with business methods & economics
Was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains
32
One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to ...
Follow the stock market
Avoid watching news on the television
Go to the movie theaters
Live in the country
33
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to ...
Ensure bank deposits
Give banks a chance to organize
Regulate the Stock Market
Pay farmers to destroy their livestock
34
What did Congress do to deal with the banking crisis?
Passed the Emergency Banking Bill
Created the Tennessee Valley Authority
Voted for the Civilian Conservation Corps
Denied the Bonus Army's benefits
35
Members of this group participated in a sit down strike until GM agreed to recognize them
REA
UAW
NLRB
WPA
36
Formed when the government assumes responsibility for providing for citizens' needs
Monarchy State
Capital State
Federal State
Welfare State
37
Agricultural workers who work on land owned by someone else
Backcountry Farmers
Migrant Farmers
Tenant Farmers
Dairy Farmers
38
European countries reacted to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff by ......
Importing more American goods
Passing high protective tariffs
Lowering prices on European goods
Increasing global trade
39
Why did many Americans decide that the country needed new leadership in 1932?
Hoover's volunteerism & trickle down economic policy failed
Prices for farm products were rising again
Hoover denied responsibility for attacks against Bonus Army
Congress had passed a bill to pay WWI Vets their bonus early
40
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 prohibited...
Government from further dividing Native American land
Native Americans from receiving Social Security
People from grazing their sheep
Tribes from governing their lands
41
Dust Bowl Refugees who moved westward to find work
Migrants
Tenant Farmers
Pioneers
Okies
42
FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for ...
Dams
Farms
Indian reservations
National Parks
43
African Americans & Mexican Americans had a difficult time during the Depression because they..
Faced discrimination when competing for limited # of jobs
Had to fight repatriation efforts by government officials
Had little community & family support upon which to rely
Were forced to migrate to find work in Northern cities
44
What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
Unemployment went down from 14% to 10%
The Supreme Court started approving New Deal programs
Economy took a downturn & wiped out much of FDR's progress
Southern Democrats became supporters of the New Deal
45
World War I Veterans who marched to demand payment of money promised by Congress
Bonus AirForce
Bonus Army
Bonus Marines
Bonus Navy
46
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it ...
Attracted industry with the promise of cheap power
Sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
Regulated the stock market & made investments safer
Created jobs for over 2 million U.S. citizens
47
What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Emergency Banking Bill
48
Name for FDR's attempt to change the Supreme Court
Writ of Mandamus
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Judicial Authority
Court Packing
49
Hoover urged Congress to institute the RFC because he believed the economy suffered from ...
Over employment
A concentration of wealth in large businesses
Too much government regulation
A lack of credit
50
Author of
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary McLeod Bethune
Orson Welles
Huey Long
John Steinbeck
51
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by ...
Putting down new layers of topsoil
Using intensive farming practices & removed protective grass
Moving off of the plains to find new farmland
Damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques
52
New Deal program that funded large murals and sculptures
Federal Art Project
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
53
General who dispersed protestors in the capital by ordering Federal troops to use tear gas
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Ridgeway
Patton
54
The New Deal Coalition was a strong political force that ...
Gave Democrats majority in both houses of Congress for years
Prevented native Americans from voting in elections
Encouraged African Americans to vote for Republicans
Brought wealthy people more power in the federal government
55
What were the goals of the New Deal?
Create schools and protect farmers
Increase spending on defense and trade
Reform the government and decrease spending
Provide relief, recovery, and reform
56
At the onset of the Great Depression, urban unemployment ...
Increased dramatically
Stayed about the same
Increased slightly
Decreased slightly
57
During the 1930's, the Bureau of Indian Affairs ...
Passed acts that led to total landlessness
Encouraged Native Americans to herd sheep in Colorado
Stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions
Denied Native Americans the right to vote
58
Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920's?
Stock Market Investors
Bank Owners
Industrial Workers
Farmers
59
What did Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Works Progress Administration
Second New Deal
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
60
What did Hoover do that directly led to the Bonus Army march on Washington in 1932?
Vetoed the Adjusted Compensation Act
Encouraged the beginning of the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Vetoed Bill allowing early bonus payment to out of work Vets
Allowed Federal troops to remove Bonus Army with great force
61
Some Americans blamed the Great Depression on ...
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Fascism
62
Theory that money invested in banks & businesses will work through the system to laborers
Macro-Economics
Micro-Economics
Trickle Down Economics
Stagflation Economics
63
The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to ...
The unemployed
The elderly
Farmers
Minorities
64
People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to ...
Listen for ways to save money
Lean more about the Great Depression
Escape their troubles
Celebrate industrial workers
65
What was the chief complaint of Conservatives against the New Deal?
Made the government too powerful
Promoted free enterprise and individualism
Concerned only with saving the banking system
Brought changes that were too radical for most Americans
66
Which photographer took the photo of
The Migrant Mother?
Dorothea Lange
Russell Lee
Walker Evans
Jack Delano
67
Putting money in consumers' hands to stimulate the economy
Pump Priming
Free Hand-outs
Give Away Programs
"Guns or Butter"
68
Why did Americans enjoy escapist films in the 1930s?
People were bored with radio entertainment
Escapist films reflected the world in a realistic way
Movies provided relief from everyday problems of Depression
Films such as Public Enemy reflected distrust of government
69
Allowed union members to negotiate about hours and wages
Collective Bargaining
Mediation
Arbitration
Negotiations
70
What event happened when the veteran groups marched in protest on Washington?
Congress ordered MacArthur to remove protestors with force
Over 20,000 protesters occupied empty government buildings
Federal troops used teargas & bayonets; Many Vets were hurt
MacArthur, Eisenhower, Patton agreed to use force
71
Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers?
Decreased debt burden
Increased demand for agricultural products
A long rainy season
Falling prices for crops and livestock
72
Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorities when she...
Wrote a weekly newspaper column called "My Day"
Established a minimum wage
Appointed herself as Secretary of Labor
Sat with black delegates at a conference
73
The Bonneville Dam and other similar projects ...
Encouraged people to move to farms
Focused attention on tenant farmers
Created irrigation for California
Improved life in the American West
74
Congress instituted the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) to loan money to ...
Banks so they could lend $ to businesses & stimulate economy
Depositors so they could withdraw their savings from banks
Investors so they could engage in more stock speculation
European nations so that they could pay off their war debt
75
President when the stock market crashed
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
76
What event occurred on Black Tuesday?
Unemployment reached nearly 25%
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates
Investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
Germany stopped reparation payments to the U.S.
77
The policy of volunteerism called for which of the following?
Higher taxes
Less reliance on charitable contributions
Cuts in employment and wages
Public works programs
78
Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920's?
Investors lost confidence in the market
Farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
79
Who was the top swing musician?
Billie Holiday
Orson Wells
Glenn Miller
Woody Guthrie
80
Why were banks one of the first institutions to feel the effects of the stock market crash?
Banks loaned out too much money; Money supply too large
The Fed increased interest rates; Then limited money supply
People withdrew money to circulate it back into the economy
People lost confidence in economy; There were runs on banks
