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US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
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1929 Stock Market Crash, The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Hoover, FDR, The New Deal
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1
The trickle-down method of rebooting the economy was a huge success
True
False
2
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
November 30
October 23
October 29
November 29
3
The Wagner Act did all of this EXCEPT?
Listed unfair working practices
Stopped companies from threatening worker's jobs
Began collective bargaining for unions
Created an 8 hour working day
4
What is the idea of government stepping in to promote growth into a region?
Pump gov't
Pump spending
Pump gasoline
Pump economy
5
His work included the famous painting American Gothic.
Orson Welles
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Grant Wood
6
What does the WPA stand for?
World Peace Assembly
Works Project Administration
Women's Professional Archery
Works Project Association
7
Bank customers began returning their money to banks for all these reasons EXCEPT?
Insolvent banks were closed
Home invasion and burglaries were high
Financially stable banks were re-opened and restructured
FDR's Fireside Chats
8
Although the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was successful, is was not sufficient for everyone
True
False
9
The New Deal recognized that gov't must help churches/charities address social welfare
False
True
10
How could FDR accomplish so many things?
He had Congress with him
He was a Republican
He practiced Laissez-Faire
The Supreme Court didn't stop him
11
The New Deal helped sharecroppers by teaching them what crops were most productive and useful
False
True
12
All of these are symptoms of the Dust Bowl EXCEPT?
Cheap prices on meat
Abandoned farms
People got up and moved
Many people became impoverished
13
What was the first year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President?
1936
1928
1932
1940
14
First woman to become a Cabinet member.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bessie Smith
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
15
The New Deal hurt the environment by damming up rivers for electric.
False
True
16
How long would it prove to be before the American economy fully recovered from the crash?
25 years
10 years
15 years
5 years
17
Am. Liberty League & wealthy business owners accused FDR of trying to establish a dictatorship.
False
True
18
After WWI farmers now needed to continue growing crops at an even higher rate to feed America.
True
False
19
What is FERA's modern-day name?
FREA
FEMA
FAMA
FEDA
20
All of these happened to children as a result of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
Schools and churches began serving free meals
Health problems as a result of poor nutrition
Child welfare programs were slashed and some schools closed
Went to work in sweat shops
21
Why didn't Hoover's Public Works programs succeed?
Once the dam was built, the job was over
All of the above
Places far away from these jobs wouldn't benefit
None of the above
22
Why do most stock market crashes tend to happen in the fall?
People stock pile for winter
People are more cautious
People tend to harvest earnings after a year of investing
Christmas is looming
23
Why did the crash leave a lasting impression on Americans and the world?
It lasted so long
It caused deep psyche impression that forever changed habits
It showed the contrast between the 1920's and the 1930's
All of the above
24
All these programs began under the New Deal are still around today EXCEPT?
Social Security Administration
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
FDIC
Civilian Conservation Corps
25
How many shares were traded in total on the day of the crash?
16 million
1.6 million
6.1 million
6 million
26
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act did all of these to the economy EXCEPT?
Lowered prices on goods made in the USA
Hurt US farmers and manufacturers instead of protect them
Caused world trade exchanges to fall by over 40%
Stopped foreign nations from trading with us
27
What was the Securities Exchange Commission's main duty?
To be the Stock Cops
All of the above
To look for criminal activity within the stock market
To regulate the stock market
28
Was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
Francis Perkins
John Collier
Mary McLeod Bethune
Richard Wright
29
New Deal programs benefited the farming community developing better practices.
True
False
30
The people of the nation blamed Hoover for all of these EXCEPT?
He first chose to do nothing and stay out of the mess
He didn't do enough to help the "average Joe"
The Dust Bowl occurrance
He really only helped big business
31
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was designed to do what?
All of the above
Instill consumer confidence in banks
Insure the banks
Guarantee your money not to be lost
32
The Dow Jones Industrial Average measures the health of the economy based on large corporations
True
False
33
A shantytown is the same as Hooverville
False
True
34
Wrote the epic novel The Grapes of Wrath.
John Collier
John Steinbeck
Richard Wright
Grant Wood
35
All of these were arguments against the New Deal EXCEPT?
Curbed individual initiative
Stifled free enterprise
Only favored certain people
Made gov't too large
36
Herbert Hoover was all of these EXCEPT?
The 31st President of the USA
A friend to big business
Believed people should help themselves and not rely on gov't
A member of the Ohio Gang
37
African-American writer who completed his novel Native Son, in 1931.
Orson Welles
John Steinbeck
Grant Wood
Richard Wright
38
All of these were causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash EXCEPT?
Panic by investors wanting to sell
High tariffs
Over-extension of capital
Buying on the margin
39
Two-term governor of New York, who became President of the United States.
Francis Perkins
Hebert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Orson Welles
40
Hoover's legacy was cemented by the deplorable actions of the US gov't against the Bonus Army
True
False
41
The Civilian Conservation Corps focused on helping who?
City dwellers
Young men
All of the above
The environment
42
The New Deal helped migrant workers find places to live where they moved to work.
True
False
43
As a result of the Great Depression many women died of malnutrition or starvation
True
False
44
Industrial weaknesses signaled a declining economy in the 1920's by all of these EXCEPT?
Railroads compete with cars and other mass transit systems.
The closed job market due to unionization.
Coal mining faced competition from dams, oil, natural gas.
Textiles are faced with cheap foreign competition.
45
The New Deal funded art projects for all these reasons EXCEPT?
Everyone needed a job, including artists
Art plays an important role in life
People needed an escape
To keep prisoners busy
46
Helped organize the "Black Cabinet". Named to head National Youth Administration.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
47
The AAA set minimum pricing standards for certain products, like dairy.
False
True
48
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act lowered mortgages for only employed workers
True
False
49
The Hoover Dam was not a success story in terms of employing workers
False
True
50
Social Security helped all of the following EXCEPT?
Families with dependent children
Retirees after age 65
The unemployed
The disabled
51
All of these are effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
Bread lines
Shantytowns
Soup Kitchens
High employment
52
The New Deal Coalition was formed of African Americans, unions, and liberal northern whites
False
True
53
The Dust Bowl covered all the land on the western coast from Washington to California
True
False
54
Sit-down strikes were not effective because the held up production and lowered profits.
False
True
55
What are Hoover blankets?
Shantytowns where the homeless slept
The nickname for the aid that Hoover gave to help the poor
Old newspapers
The public works projects that provided jobs
