11th Great Depression & New Deal

Which of the following was a sign of an unsound economy during the 1920s?

• Personal debt was increasing

• Wages were keeping pace with production

• Less people were buying stocks on margin and credit debt was declining

• Stock market speculation was down.

A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election concerned whether or not

• The Depression existed

• The federal government should try to fix people’s problems

• Americans should offer aid to European economies

• Any relief efforts were necessary to ease the economic crisis

A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as

• The Dust Bowl

• Black Tuesday

• The Grapes of Wrath

• The Great Crash

The Second New Deal aimed to

• Relax controls over business

• Lower taxes on the rich

• Slow down legislative activity

• Do more for farmers and workers

What was the reaction of President Hoover and Congress when the Great Depression first began?

• They did not take action because they believed the economy would fix itself

• They cut taxes and increased spending to increase the money supply

• They offered to help workers who had lost their jobs

• They forced businesses to hire back workers who had lost their jobs

How did President Roosevelt help farmers during the Great Depression?

• He created programs to stabilize prices and reform bad farming practices

• He set up factories in farming areas so farmers could work at their jobs

• He created a government agency to collectivize farms

• He paid farmers to plant more

Which statement BEST describes the human impact of the Great Depression?

• Problems were greatest in cities and for whites

• People in rural South and West had the greatest problems

• All types of people suffered in all areas of the country

• Women had fewer problems because they did not lose their jobs

The Dust Bowl was caused by

• New Deal farm policies

• Drought, winds, and poor farming practices

• Farmers using too much fertilizer

• Farmers losing their savings in the stock market.

Most victims of the Dust Bowl that did move went to

• California

• The Great Plains

• The Southeast

• Canada and Mexico

Social Security was established during the New Deal to provide pensions for retired workers. It also provided

• Assistance for children and disabled people

• Age requirements for public schools

• Guidelines for medical care for workers

• Jobs for unemployed youth