Unit 6- Great Depression and New Deal

What New Deal association helps people obtain mortgage loans from banks? 

• Social Security Act
• Federal Housing Administration
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Civilian Conservation Corps 

Reason 1: Increase in consumer spending
Reason 2: Overspeculation in the Stock Market
Reason 3:  Bank failures
Reason 4. Government subsidation of farming
Which one of these reasons above were a cause or causes of the Great Depression?

• Reasons 1 and 4
• Reasons 1 and 2
• Reasons 3 and 4
• Reasons 2 and 3

What is one ongoing result of the New Deal? 

• The federal government funds a space-exploration program.
• State governments deny residency to persons working in other states.
• State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs
• People can rely more on the federal government during times of economic distress.

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?

• Muckrakers worked to expose corruption politicians and business practices.
• The economy collapsed, and millions of people became unemployed.
• Fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people.
• The government passed laws that eliminated poverty and discrimination.

Why is the year 1932 considered a turning point in US History?

• Herbert Hoover is elected president
• Franklin Roosevelt is elected president
• Theodore Roosevelt is elected president
• Elenor Roosevelt is elected president 

In what way did Eleanor Roosevelt contribute to Americans’ during the Great Depression

• She served as a cabinet member
• F.  She recorded the misery of the Great Depression through photographs
• She helped women enhance their roles in society
• She was an important advisor on Judicial policies

National Industrial Recovery Act:
 Gave President authority to-
·  Implement industrial codes ·  Regulate weekly employment hours ·  Regulate employment wages ·  Regulate minimum age of employees

Which Constitutional issue was raised as a result of the policies listed above?

• The Executive Branch did not have the right to enforce tariffs on states.
• The President was restricted to have the ability to remove appointed officials
• The President and Congress could not give or use more power than those granted in the   Constitution 
• Congress did not have the power to regulate interstate commerce

October 29, 1929
Why is this day called "Black Tuesday?" 

•    Supreme Court ruled the New Deal violated the Constitution 
•  Stock Market Crashed As Stock Prices Plummeted
•    Dust Bowl hitFarmers in Southeastern United States
•    Woodrow Wilson requests for Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the following was NOT a contributing cause of the Great Depression due to United States economy during the 1920s?

• Decreased government regulation of the stock market
• Low tariffs to increase international trade 
• Underproduction of consumer goods
• Economically weak farm sector

Which alternative program proposal to the New Deal would require who made over $1 million to pay taxes on it, so it could be redistributed so everyone would make at least $2,000 a year, so everyone could "live like a King?" 

• Warren Harding’s  “return to normalcy”
• Huey Long’s  “share our wealth” plan
• Charles Coughlin’s  “Christianized democracy”
• Herbert Hoover’s “rugged individualism”