Great Depression and New Deal Exam Practice

The Red Scare was a response to

• Prohibition.

• the Teapot Dome scandal.

• the Russian Revolution.

• the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

Which of the following factors was most significant in contributing to the onset of the Great Depression?

• Declining agricultural prosperity

• Increasing reliance on foreign imports

• An inadequately skilled workforce

• Vast military expenditure during World War I

In the 1920s, a combination of overproduction, falling prices, and rising unemployment combined to cause decline in which industry?

• Agriculture

• Fishing

• Mining

• Technology

A significant effect of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff was that

• U.S. consumers benefited from lower prices on goods and services.

• labor unions gained legal protection for collective bargaining.

• trade between the United States and Europe was greatly reduced.

• U.S. manufacturers faced more competition from foreign nations.

The Dust Bowl

• was caused solely by a particularly bad drought.

• was largely a result of farming practices on the Great Plains.

• caused the dust from the plains to blow as far as Chicago.

• only lasted for about a year.

The Wagner Labor Relations Act of 1935 addressed what labor issue?

• Workplace safety

• Health insurance

• Collective bargaining

• Minimum wage

In 1933 the Twenty-first Amendment brought an end to

• the Depression.

• Prohibition.

• stock speculation.

• the United States Communist party.

How did First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt challenge tradition?

• She actively and aggressively supported the New Deal.

• She refused most public appearances.

• She led the opposition of many of her husband’s programs.

• She served as one of her husband’s Cabinet members.

onsider this conversation from the 1920s:

"Have you bought an automobile yet?"

"No, we felt we couldn't afford one."

"Mr. Budge has one, and he is not as well off as you are."

"Yes, I know. But their second installment came due, and they had no money to pay for it."

"Did they lose the car?"

"No, they got the money and paid the installment."

"How did they get the money?"

"They sold the cook-stove."

"How could they get along without a cook-stove?"

"They didn't. They bought another one on the installment plan."

This conversation illustrates the influence of which factor associated with the 1929 stock market crash?

• Increasing consumer reliance on credit

• Federal deregulation of the banking industry

• Reduced wages and rising unemployment

• Growing postwar profits in the industrial sector

The following table depicts the average unemployment rate for a span of years:

Year Unemployment Rate

1930 8.7%

1931 15.9%

1932 23.6%

1933 24.9%

1934 21.7%

1935 20.1%

1936 16.9%

1937 14.3%

1938 19.0%

1939 17.2%

1940 14.6%

1941 9.9%

Based on the table, during which years would it likely have been the hardest to find steady employment?

• 1930-1931

• 1940-1941

• 1932-1933

• 1936-1937