Great Depression/ New Deal Review

Who was president of the United States during a majority of the Great Depression?

• Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR)

• Harry Truman

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A large stadium were political rallies were held

• The most popular musical comedy of the 1930s

• A novel that examined the plight of the homeless

• Farmland in the middle of America ruined by drought

  and over planting

Which of the following best describes credit?

• Portions of a company's total ownership

• borrowed money that can be paid off at a later date

• International lending given after World War I

• Bank loans that are given to help pay for a house

What does the chart below represent?

• President Hoover’s programs to bring about social change

• Progressive movement reforms

• Programs that were impacted by WWII

• New Deal programs that helped America get out of the Great Depression

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal

• helped the United States repay war debts after WWI.

• created government funded jobs for unemployed people, thus helped bring us out of the Great Depression.

• helped the entire nation afford an automobile and allowed us to travel more.

• was not as popular as President Hoover’s plan.

What is another term for shantytowns of make shift housing, often set up in city parks and named after the President that many Americans thought made the Great Depression worse?

• Hoovervilles

• Hoover Slums

• Rooseveltvilles

• Depression Houses

Much of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should ___________________.

• favor big business over labor and farming
• assume some responsibility for the welfare of people
• own and operate the major industries of the country
• require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs

FDR passed more legislation in the First ______ than most presidents do in two years.

• 30 Days
• 50 Days
• 100 Days
• 365 Days

Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt

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During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

• strengthen the nation’s defenses
• end the military draft
• bring American troops home from overseas
• support the early payment of money promised to veterans

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