US History - FDR Response to the Great Depression

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the stock market crash in 1929 is the most accurate?

• It was the single cause of the Great Depression.

• It was caused by the effects of the Great Depression.

• It continued long after the Great Depression ended.

• It helped lead to the Great Depression.

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?

• Buying stock on margin
• Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
• too much production and consumer spending
• Laisezz-faire economic policies

Multiple Choice

Caused by people rushing to withdraw money from banks after the stock market crash - people lost their personal savings

• Bank Failures

• Over Speculation

• Dust Bowl

• Hoover Dam

Multiple Choice

During the Great Depression, small, dirty, communities called "Hooversvilles" popped up across the country. Why were the called "Hooversvilles"?

• The Great Depression wasn't real, it's based of a Dr. Seuss Book called "Hooverville" staring Cindy-Loo-Hoo.

• They were named after a President

• The were established just outside Hooverville Chicago, where thousands of people were laid off, and lost their homes.

Multiple Choice

The term Dust Bowl is most closely associated with which of the following historical circumstances?

• a major drought that occurred during the 1930s

• logging practices in the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s

• an increase in pollution during the 1960s

• the mass migration to the Sun Belt during the 1970s

Multiple Choice

Conservative president during the Great Depression who supported rugged individualism and voluntary assistance but opposed direct relief

• Calvin Coolidge

• Warren G. Harding

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

Multiple Choice

What were the 3 R's of FDR's plan to solve the economic crisis?

• Relief, Relationships, Rehabilitation

• Relief, Recovery, and Reform

• Rehabilitation, Reform, Relationships

• Recovery, Rehabilitation, Relationships

Multiple Choice

A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt

• wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
• stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
• supported direct relief to people out of work
• thought the government should not be involved in economic reform

Multiple Choice

FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:

• FDR Hour

• Hangin' With Franklin

• Fireside Chats

• Around the Fire

Multiple Choice

Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?

• AAA

• CCC

• FERA

• WPA

Multiple Choice

What is the TVA program?

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Telluride Venture Accelerator

• Texas Valley Association

• Tennessee Venture Association

Multiple Choice

Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• National Recovery Administration

Multiple Choice

What is the FDIC?

• Federal Demographic Insurance Commission

• Fire Department Instructor's Conference

• Federal Distance Interstate Committee

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Multiple Choice

Political leader and critic of the New Deal who preached his "Share Our Wealth" program

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Huey Long

Multiple Choice

FDR's Court-Packing plan involved increasing the number of judges on the Supreme Court from _____ to _____

• 7 to 12

• 5 to 7

• 9 to 15

• 15 to 21

Multiple Choice

Which of these New Deal programs was designed to provide pensions (retirement funds) for citizens?

• Social Security

• Federal Securities Exchange

• Agricultrual Application Commission

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Multiple Choice

The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.

• Works Progress Administration

• World Peace Association

• Working Period Administration

• Tennessee Valley Authority