Government Response to the Great Depression

Government Response to the Great Depression

Multiple Choice

The most severe economic downturn in all of American History is called...

• The Great Recession

• The Housing Market Collapse

• The Great Depression

Multiple Select

Choose all of the major factors that led to the Great Depression...

• Stock Market Speculation

• The Federal Reserve's monetary policy

• Extended time to pay off loans.

• Consumer Debt

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Great Depression is being described? Individuals were buying stocks on margin and gambling on making it rich quick.

• Federal Reserve Monetary Policy

• Stock Market Speculation

• Consumer Debt

Multiple Choice

Which cause of the Great Depression is being described? Americans wanted to experience an increased standard of living without being able to afford it. This led individuals to buy goods with credit.

• Shaking Banking

• Stock Market Speculation

• Consumer Debt

• Federal Reserve Monetary Policy b

Multiple Choice

What mistake did the Federal Reserve make that led to a factor causing the Great Depression?

• The Federal Reserve constricted the money supply when businesses needed loans to survive.

• The Federal Reserve made loans too easy to get.

• The Federal Reserve did nothing in response to the activity of the 1920s

Multiple Choice

What event set the Great Depression into motion?

• World War II began

• World War I ended

• The Stock Market Crashed 1929

What should the government do about the Great Depression?

Poll

How should the government respond to the problems created by Great Depression?

• The government should do nothing and let the market fix itself. It is not the governments job to get involved in the lives of individuals.

• The government should increase public projects (funded by the government) and attempt to put Americans to work.

• The government should take money from the wealthy and provide a living wage for all Americans

• The government should work to fix the problems that created the Great Depression and focus on the future.

Open Ended

What do you think about Herbert Hoover's handling of the Great Depression?

Open Ended

What do you think FDR's presidency meant to the American people?

Multiple Choice

What was the name given to FDR's programs to fix the Great Depression?

• The Green Deal

• The Square Deal

• The New Deal

Multiple Choice

What impact did the New Deal programs have on the Federal Government?

• It had no impact

• It expanded the role of the Federal Government

• It decreased the role of the Federal Government.

Open Ended

Give one word to describe FDR's response to the Great Depression.

Multiple Choice

How does Roosevelt change the view of the federal government with his New Deal Programs

• The government became more distant to the people

• The government became more involved in people's lives

• The government became a communist dictatorship

Multiple Choice

Who was the president in office when the economy tanked and the US entered the Great Depression?

• Taft

• Wilson

• Hoover

• FDR

Multiple Choice

What was the name of FDR's programs meant to combat the Great Depression?

• The Orange Peel

• The Real Deal

• The New Deal

Multiple Choice

What did Programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps and the WPA do to combat the Great Depression?

• They put people to work for the government

• They reformed the banking system

• They provided pensions for the elderly

Multiple Choice

True or False the New Deal Expanded the Role of the Federal Government?

• True

• False

Poll

How do you think Hoover handled the Great Depression?

• Okay, but he needed more time for things to get better.

• Terrible, he did nothing

• Better than FDR

Poll

How do you think FDR handled the Great Depression?

• Great, although he didn't fix it he made somethings better.

• Terrible, he increased the size of the government and the need for tax dollars. The government shouldn't be involved in people lives.