Great Depression/New Deal

Why did people like these visit soup kitchens during the 1930s?

• The legal amount of time for lunch breaks increased in major cities

• World War 1 caused many damages to local farms

• The Great Depression left many without jobs or money

• There were fewer restaurant options in major cities

One of the political effects of the Great Depression was the election of a new president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt’s way of handling the Great Depression was very different from President Herbert Hoover. Within days of becoming president, Roosevelt put into place the New Deal, which included programs that?

• Took care of the poor and unemployed citizens of America

• Assumed the Great Depression would pass on its own

• Ended the continuous discrimination against African Americans

• Programs that expected people to take of themselves

Which was an effect of the Dust Bowl during the 1930s?

• Crops in the Great Plains failed, and many farmers went bankrupt

• Stock prices rose, and people started to make more money

• Farmers in the Great Plains planted more crops

• People packed up their farms and moved east to the Great Plains

Which statement would President Herbert Hoover most likely agree with? SS5H3a

• Taxes on imported goods should be lowered

• Aid for the poor and unemployed should be handled on a local level

• Taxes on exported goods should be increased

• Financial relief for the sick and elderly should come from the federal government

The stock market crash on October 29, 1929, a day known as Black Tuesday, led to?

• President Hoover building Hoovervilles for the unemployed

• President Roosevelt to declare war on Germany

• The beginning of the Great Depression

• People investing all their money into newly formed businesses

Which was an effect of the stock market crash in October of 1929?

• Companies hired more workers

• Stock prices started to rise.

• Banks went out of business.

• Big investors made a fortune.

The Tennessee Valley Authority or TVA was a New Deal program which put people to work. What type of work did people do when working for the TVA?

• Maintaining the nation's forests

• In schools, hospitals, and libraries.

• Constructing public buildings

• Building dams, bridges, and roads

One organization of the New Deal was the Works Progress Administration or WPA. What type of work did people do when working for the WPA?

• Maintained the nation's forests

• Constructed public buildings

• Taught children in elementary schools

• Built tanks and planes for the Army

The Civilian Conservation Corp or CCC was an organization created during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal. It created jobs for people who didn't have work. What kind of work did people do as part of the CCC?

• Maintaining state and national forests

• Creating cheap hydroelectricity

• Constructing schools and libraries

• Building roads, bridges, and dams