The Great Depression & The New Deal

The Great Depression & The New Deal

Multiple Choice

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt help create these programs?

• the economic struggles of the nation and its

  people during the Great Depression.

• his concerns about the spread of communism

  and its influence in the United States.

• the lack of support among the American people

  for US entry into World War II.

• his commitment to expanding the rights of

  African Americans and ending segregation.

Poll

Why did soup kitchens such as this one open during the 1930s?

• to provide meals for refugees coming to America

  from Europe

• to provide meals for unemployed people who

  lost their savings in the Great Depression

• o provide meals for government employees

  working in the city

• to provide meals for veterans returning to the

  United States after fighting in World War II

Fill in the Blank

What. was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act? (TVA)

Multiple Choice

What caused increased unemployment during the Great Depression?

• Labor unions paid workers and gave them

  benefits even if they did not work.

• World War I soldiers could live off of their

  military pay and did not need to work.

• Businesses did not have enough money to pay

  employees for their work.

• The federal government closed factories and put

  people out of work.

Multiple Choice

How did Duke Ellington help change American society in the 1930s?

• by helping people recover from the Great

  Depression through his work in Congress

• by helping people recover from the Great

  Depression through his work in Congress

• by challenging racial stereotypes through his

  athletic success at the Berlin Olympics

• by introducing many people to African American

  culture through music and radio

Multiple Choice

What helped Duke Ellington and his work gain national fame in the 1930s?

• the desegregation of public places

• the increased popularity of radio

• he work of muckraking journalists

• the invention of television

Multiple Choice

In 1933, a farmer with a family of five in Oklahoma would have been MOST DIRECTLY affected by the

• CCC

• Dust Bowl

• TVA

• stock market crash

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Stock Market Crash of 1929 is correct?

• It occurred after a decade of economic growth in

  the United States.

• It led to the creation of thousands of jobs for out-

  of-work Americans.

• It marked the lowest point for the US economy

  during the Great Depression.

• It resulted from the costs associated with

  helping Europe recover from WWI.

Multiple Choice

What is the MAIN reason President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported many New Deal programs?

• Millions of Americans were out of work and

  living in poverty.

• Many citizens feared the growing influence of

  communism.

• The relationship between America and England

  was becoming tense.

• Women continued to fight for the right to vote

  and other equal rights.

Multiple Select

Elora is making a timeline with pictures of the Great Depression. She lost her notes showing when this photograph was taken. Based on the scene, it was MOST LIKELY taken in

• 1925

• 1928

• 1931

• 1945

Multiple Choice

What caused the Dust Bowl phenomenon and led 10 many families to migrate from Oklahoma and

Texas during the 1930s?

• a blizzard

• a drought

• a snowstorm

• a wildfire

Multiple Choice

Many investors lost a lot of money in the Stock Market Crash of 1929 because

• they lost all the money they had in the bank.

• the stock market closed and they lost their jobs.

• the savings they had were in stocks that lost their value.

• the price of stocks increased and they could not afford new stocks.

Multiple Select

What were THREE causes of the Great

Depression?

• World War II disrupted the international

  economy.

• A severe drought caused many farmers' crops to

  fail.

• The New Deal caused the nation to go heavily into debt.

• The stock market crashed and most stocks lost their value.

• Banks failed and caused many people to lose their savings.

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• World War II disrupted the international economy.

• A severe drought caused many farmers' crops to fail.

• Few people were spending money due to unemployment

• The stock market lost eighty percent of its value over a few years

Multiple Choice

How did Jesse Owens contribute to US culture?

• He won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1937 novel

• He brought jazz music to national attention.

• He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

• He won three Purple Hearts as a combat pilot.

Fill in the Blank

The result of the Dust Bowl was __________