depression era

He was president during the start of the Great Depression. However, he did not really cause it himself but he may have help to cause it to last longer.

• Warren Harding

• Herbert Hoover

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

• to strengthen the economy 
• to avoid going to war 
• to improve public education 
• to end racial discrimination 

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

• a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

• a government program that helped women get the vote

• a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

• a government program designed to help people during the depression

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

• It gave all people the right to vote. 
• It created programs to put people back to work.    
• It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
• It let people travel around the country freely. 

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• 25% of Americans were unemployed.
• People overspeculated on stocks, using money they borrowed and could not pay back.
• The Federal Reserve failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system.
• High tariffs discouraged international trade.

Which President created the New Deal, a plan to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

• Franklin Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry Truman
• Woodrow Wilson 

conversational-type radio addresses by FDR during the Great Depression to help restore public confidence

• fireside chats

• nightly news

• New Deal

• court-packing scheme

When FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stable 

• Bank closures
• Bank retreats
• Bank Holiday
• Margin Holiday 

Why did President Roosevelt declare a "bank holiday" on his second day of office?

• Bank failures during Hoover's administration had left finance officials in need of rest
• He helped to stimulate a day of consumer spending
• He wanted to stop the run on banks that threatened even the healthiest financial institutions 
• It was part of an overall effort to restructure the nation's business hpurs

The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests

• Works Progress Administration
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Civilian Conservation Corps
• Bureau of Land Management