Westfall - Great Depression and New Deal Checkpoint

(2018, 60) Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?

• Social Security Administration

• Federal Housing Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(2018, 57) Which of the following was a significant effect of New Deal legislation?

• The federal government took on new roles.

• Income tax rates fell to historic lows.

• The regulation of intrastate trade was transferred to the states.

• States became the sole enforcers of immigration law.

(2018, 11) Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

• People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.

• Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.

• The interest rates on bank loans were too high.

• Foreign investors did not invest enough in U.S. banks.

(2018, 5) What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Intense drought in the region

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

(2018, 2) Why were country-and-western performers such as Gene Autry popular with U.S. radio audiences during the 1930s?

• Their art related to the struggles of the period.

• They shared stories of individuals who became wealthy.

• They promoted work programs for rural communities.

• Their art brought attention to global human rights issues.

2017, 54) The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal -

• gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens

• forced citizens to participate in federal programs

• gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies

• forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies

(2017, 48) The economic conditions described in this excerpt contributed to —

• a global economic depression

• an increase in foreign investments in the U.S. market

• the adoption of the gold standard

• an increase in free market activity

(2017, 36) Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they —

• infringed on powers reserved to the states

• required U.S. cooperation with foreign nations

• prevented equal access to the judicial system

• granted privileges to religious organizations

(2017, 33) How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

• The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

• Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.

• Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.

• The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.

(2017, 7) Which of the following contributed most to the situation described in this excerpt?

• High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures

• The rise of corporate monopolies

• Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates

• The influx of immigrants into urban areas