Great Depression and New Deal

Which of the following would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?

• Credit
• Rich People
• Goverment
• The Stock Market

Ownership in shares of a company or corporation

• CEO
• Insurance
• Stocks

When did the Stock Market crash?

• October 31, 1929
• September 29, 1931
• August 29, 1991
• October 29, 1929

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?

• Black Friday
• Taco Tuesday
• Black Tuesday
• Throwback Thursday

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Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• William McKinley

Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?

• William McKinley
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

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What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?

• No Deal
• New Deal
• Reconstruction
• FDR's Plan

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

• He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy

• He created mass welfare

• He increased infrastructure to create jobs

• He violated his policy of laissez-faire

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt respond to the Great Depression?

• He supported the use of private charities to help the poor

• He reduced the government's influence over public funding

• He created more jobs to give direct employment to the people

• He permanently closed the banks in favor of one federal bank

Which New Deal organization created jobs by encouraging national park projects?

• Works Project Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Tennessee Valley Authority