The Great Depression

What is the day of the 1929 stock market crash sometimes called?

• Manic Monday

• Terrible Tuesday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Friday

Who was president when the Depression started?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Harry Truman

Dorothea Lange's famous photograph "Migrant Mother" became a symbol of the Depression. Why was this photograph a symbol of the Depression?

• The Depression was a terrible time when people lost everything and had to move around to find work.

• The Depression was an exciting time to move around and see different parts of the country.

• The Depression was a tough time for mothers because they did not get to vote for Herbert Hoover.

• The Depression had many interesting soup recipes that included peas.

What was a major cause of the Dust Bowl?

• The Great Plains grasslands were turned into wheat fields.

• The farmers did not plant crops in the winter, which left loose topsoil.

• A terrible drought in the 1930's spread across the Great Plains and dried out the land.

• All of the above

What was the "New Deal"?

• The New Deal was Herbert Hoovers's plan to pull the country out of the Depression.

• The New Deal was a plan that included Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, and Hoover leather for all citizens.

• The New Deal was a plan that Franklin D. Roosevelt created to pull the country out of the Depression.

• The New Deal was the name of a popular game show on television in the 1930s.

What was the New Deal Act that helped reopen many failed banks?

• Federal Reserve Act

• Emergency Banking Act

• Savings and Loan Recovery Act

• Social Security Act

What New Deal provides monthly income for senior citizens?

• Social Security Act

• Works progress Administration

• Senior Pension Act

• Golden Years Retirement Act

What New Deal program created jobs for actors and writers?

• Works Progress Administration

• Civillian Conservation Corps

• Broadway Theater Administration

• Hollywood Recovery Administration

The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Which choice best describes as an example of a "relief" program?

• The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was an agency that gave temporary jobs to young, single men.

• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to make sure that people ran the stock market fairly and that everyone followed the same rules of the system.

• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was set up to insure, or protect, the money people deposited in the U.S. banks.

• The Social Security Act taxed those who worked to provide for the needs of others.

Roosevelt and Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in May 1933. It was to help people living in some rural areas of the South. What did TVA accomplish?

• The TVA built dams along the rivers in the Tennessee Valley to stop flooding.

• The TVA helped provide electricity.

• The TVA helped provide jobs.

• All of the above