Unit 2 Part 2 Quiz (Great Depression and New Deal)

the number of people who are of working age but do not have jobs

a return to normal condition

a supporter

a place that serves free meals to hungry men, women, and children

Each week FDR went on the radio to explain his goals and to offer encouragement to Americans. These were called:

The __________________ is the system of how money is made, used, or spent.

someone who finds fault in another

After the stock market crash this program made sure companies were honest to investors & allowed people to sue companies

___________________________ marked the end of the Great Depression.

help given to those in need

a New Deal program that was created to help people trust banks and to prevent future economic crisis

Employed workers to build dams to create hydroelectric power. It helped farmers improve damaged land by conserving soil.

What was NOT a factor that led to the Great Depression?

a time when there are few jobs and people are very poor

What region of the United States did the Dust Bowl affect?

Why did FDR's critics did not support the New Deal? (2 right answers)

a long period of dry weather where this is little to no rain

Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover was blamed for the suffering of the poor.

Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Great Depression?

relating to the production of electricity by waterpower

How were the 1920's different from the 1930's?

a New Deal program that was created to help older people and unemployed Americans in case of future economic crisis

What is one reason the value of a stock would go down? 

shares in owning a business or company

a person who puts money in a bank

President Roosevelt’s New Deal Program focused on which three goals?

What event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

What is the economy? 

This program paid people to build schools, roads and bridges

 People in the West referred to people moving from Dust Bowl states as  _____, no matter where they came from. 

How did Eleanor Roosevelt advocate for Black Americans during The New Deal? 

a group of simple makeshift houses used by people who had nowhere to live during the Great Depression

employed young men to plant trees and build trails in state and national parks

Many family affected by the Dust Bowl migrated to __________________ in search of work.

Who did FDR choose to be in charge of making sure that African Americans benefited from New Deal Programs?

Roosevelts critics thought New Deal programs were too expensive & government should not play such a big role in society.