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Great Depression and New Deal
Great Depression and New Deal
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What do you know/remember about the Great Depression and New Deal?
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Not only set a minimum wage but established the 9-5 work schedule of today.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Collective Bargaining
2
The group of ragtag WWI veterans who marched on Washington for early bonus payment were called?
"American Expeditionary Force"
"The Bonus Army"
"The Dough Boys"
"The Undesirables"
3
Many World War I veterans referred to their bonus promise as?
"The Tombstone Bonus"
"The Unrealistic Bonus"
"The Raw Deal"
"Hoovervilles"
4
President Hoover's insistence on private charity is often referred to as?
The American Way
Cold-blooded
Stagflation
The Raw Deal
5
When you buy stocks on credit by borrowing most of the money this is known as?
Deflation
Speculation
Gambling
Buying on margin
6
Which of the following were not attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt?
"This Nation asks for action, and action now."
"The Depression is over."
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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A series of experimental economic and social programs to "solve" the Great Depression.
The Square Deal
The Green New Deal
The Fair Deal
The New Deal
8
The Great Depression lasted from?
1914-1919
1939-1945
2008-2012
1929-1939
9
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, the bull- dogs all have?
Crystal fountains
Rubber teeth
Soft boiled eggs
Wooden legs
10
The symbolic "start" of the Great Depression. 10/29/1929.
Black Thursday
Black Monday
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
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Group of advisers who assisted President Roosevelt in developing New Deal policies.
"The Brainiacs"
"The Megaminds"
"The Brain Trust"
"The Trust Busters"
12
Critic of FDR's New Deal who wanted the government to take control of the nation's banking.
Herbert Hoover
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Huey Long
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Critic of FDR's New Deal whose "Share Our Wealth" program wanted to tax the very wealthy.
Francis Townsend
Herbert Hoover
Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
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The various work-relief programs created by FDR as part of his New Deal.
Alphabet soup
Alphabet agencies
New Deal
Bonus Marchers
15
"Booms" and "busts" are all part of?
The Great Depression
The Business Cycle
Life
A thunderstorm
16
Alphabet agency that paid farmers to not grow certain crops and to kill off excess livestock.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
17
American President often cited as being ineffective during the Great Depression.
Warren Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
18
Under FDR's Public Works Administration, this NY bridge was built.
Triborough
Queensboro
Brooklyn
George Washington
19
They communicated courage and compassion to the American people from President FDR.
"The Brain Trust"
"The New Deal Coalition"
"Fireside chats"
"The CCC"
20
New Deal project that gave work to young artists like painters, sculptors, and muralists.
Federal Art Project
Works Progress Administration
Federal Writers' Project
Federal Music Project
21
Critic of FDR's New Deal who proposed giving Americans over 60 $200 per month
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
22
Oversees the nation's stock market with regulations to protect investors.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Bull Market
23
Provides millions of Americans with retirement benefits and unemployment insurance.
The Minimum Wage
Collective Bargaining
Social Security
Securities and Exchange Commission
24
Alphabet agency that paid young men $1 a day to plant trees, build parks, etc.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
25
Alphabet agency that provided for rural electrification, among other things.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Civil Works Administration
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In economic terms, this means when there is a reduction in the level of prices.
Inflation
Deflation
Business Cycle
Recession
