Great Depression and the New Deal

The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• Grover Cleveland

What were the major goals of the New Deal?

• no gold standard and free coinage of silver

• abolition and suffrage

• relief, recovery, and reform

• expanding the size and economic influence of the United States

Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by

• public works programs.
• the Social Security Act.
• The National Recovery Administration.
• the outbreak of World War II.

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.

• churches
• businesses
• soup kitchens
• work

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• banks closed
• banks gave away their money
• they couldn't remember where they put it
• someone stole it

During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly

• on the Atlantic Coast
•  on the Great Plains
• in the Rocky Mountains
• in the Pacific Northwest

An effect of the Great Depression was...

• One-fourth of workers lost their jobs.
• One-fourth of the puppies born that year were German Shepards.
• One-fourth of the stocks were lost forever.
• One-fourth of the farmers became rich.

Which is NOT a cause of the great depression?

• Tariffs on foreign goods 
• the availability of easy credits 
• a growing number of homeless people
• a crisis in the farm sector 

Which of the following was NOT an effect of Great Depression?

• many children has a poor diet
• many families become homeless
• many men become unemployed 
• many people started farming

During the Great  Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about 

• 100%
• 75%
• 25%
• 10%