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Great Depression & New Deal
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Created to watch over the stock market & prevent another stock market collapse
FDIC
CCC
AAA
SEC
2
When FDR spoke directly to the American people, he used the radio. What were these messages called?
Fireside chats
Radio talks
Sunday evening updates
TVA
3
Who believed the depression would fix itself, without the help of the govt?
Hoover
Smith
Roosevelt
Lange
4
All of the following were causes of the depression EXCEPT
Over speculation of the stock market
Overproduction of crops, during the 1920s
Heavy taxation of the wealthiest Americans
Over use of credit
5
Hoover became President after Franklin Roosevelt?
True
False
6
What were groups of homes built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?
Shantytowns
Hoovervilles
Shack towns
FDRvilles
7
Which President was blamed for the depression?
FDR
Hoover
Coolidge
TR
8
When did the stock market crash?
Black Monday
Black Thursday
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
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What event ended the depression?
WWII
The New Deal
The Dust Bowl
WWI
10
What ended prohibition?
19th amendment
20th amendment
18th amendment
21st amendment
11
An important criticism of the New Deal was that it
Did absolutely nothing to help African Americans
Weakened the executive branch
Greatly increased the national debt
Promoted volunteerism
12
When banks collapsed, depositors lost their money
True
False
13
To make the Supreme Court more sympathetic to the New Deal programs, Roosevelt
Tried to add more justices
Passed more laws
Followed the Constitution more closely
Resigned from office
14
Passed by the government to protect US industries from foreign imports
Hawley Smoot Tariff
Over speculation
Dow Jones Average
Buying on Margin
15
Paid artist and photographers during the depression?
WPA
Social Security
FDIC
NRA
16
How many times was FDR elected as US President?
3
1
4
2
17
Which FDR program restored confidence in the banking system?
FDIC
SEC
CCC
AAA
18
This was the year of the stock market crash
1938
1929
1933
1925
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When the government spends more than they bring in...
Budget deficit
Trickle down economy
Relief programming
Speculation
20
Who took this famous photo?
Kanye West
Dorothea Lange
Douglas McArthur
Franklin Roosevelt
21
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington DC?
Unemployed workers
Struggling farmers
Business leaders
WWI veterans
22
What was Pres Roosevelt’s plan for ending the Great Depression?
The Square Deal
Relief, Recovery & Reform Act
Alphabet Soup
The New Deal
23
Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl area?
To join the Bonus Army in Washington DC
Because the New Deal gave everyone jobs
Because they were unable to farm the Great Plains
To try farming in the South
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Where did the Dust Bowl happen?
1
2
4
3
25
The purpose of the Social Security Act was to
provide monthly income for the elderly
build dams of the TN River
set the lowest amount to pay workers
to give young men jobs
26
What caused the Dust Bowl?
A drought along with too much farming
Too much rain caused flooding
People didn’t farm the land enough
Not enough people lived in that area
27
Who did FDR send to the Great Plains to plant 16 million trees, after the Dust Bowl?
HOLC
CCC
TVA
AAA
28
Provided jobs to prevent flooding and provided electricity to the rural Southeastern region
TVA
NRA
SEC
AAA
29
Why did FDR declare a bank holiday early in his presidency?
To inspect the financial health of the banks
To cut off the use of cash
To weaken the banking system
To give bank workers a break
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Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
High winds
Thick layers of prairie grass
Over farming of the land
Drought
