Depression and New Deal Review

Which of the following was a sign that the economy of the 1920's was weakening

• Uneven distribution of wealth

• Uneven production of goods

• Increase in personal savings

• collapse of large corporations

What happened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Stock Market) began to drop in late October 1929?

• Investors bought more stock

• Banks allowed loan payments to be late

• President Hoover closed the Stock Market

• Investors pulled their money from the Stock Market by selling all of their stock

Which of the following was a major environmental crisis of the 1930's (during the Depression)?

• Dust Bowl

• The Great Gatsby

• The Tale of Two Cities

• The Grapes of Wrath

Which of the following amendments brought a end to Prohibtion?

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 21st

How did the Great Depression impact African Americans?

• African Americans moved back south

• African Americans found higher paying jobs

• African Americans experienced worsening conditions and discrimination

Which of the following was a reason for the 21st Amendment?

• slow organized crime

• help farmers

• give women the right to vote

• stop rent increases

According to FDR the election of 1932 marked the turn in the role of................

• Women in government

• Business in government

• tariffs in government

• government in american society

Which of the following best describes the 2nd New Deal?

• Laws to benefit the rich

• Laws to limit voting rights

• Laws to increase the national budget

• laws to improve the social welfare of Americans

Which of the following was the most controversial action of FDR's Presidency?

• Social Security

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Housing Administration

• Attempting to pack the supreme court

Shantytowns built by homeless American's during the depression......

• Roosevilles

• Turnervilles

• Coolivilles

• Hoovervilles