The Great Depression and New Deal

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

• Overproduction and underconsumption

• High tariffs restricting trade

• Stock market speculation and buying stocks on the margin

• high income taxes

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

• He believed the government should not be involed and that "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

How did FDR plan to change the role of the federal government?

• He wanted to increase the role of the executive branch and its power over Congress and the Supreme Court

• He wanted to put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court

• He wanted to follow the direction of Congress to solve the Great Depression

• He wanted to reduce the overall power of the federal government over the states

Why did many midwestern farmers migrate from the Great Plains to California?

• There was no unemployment on the West Coast

• California was experiencing a gold rush

• The Dust Bowl pushed farmers out of the Great Plains

• The Stock Market crash led farmers to lose their homes on the Great Plains

The purpose of the FDIC was to

• provide insurance on bank deposits and restore people's faith in the banking industry

• provide increased job opportunities through government jobs

• re-open the Stock Market with increased regulations and safety nets

• grant tax relief to citizens who deposit money in the bank

What is the significance of FDR's "court-packing" plan?

• He successfully increased his influence over the Supreme Court

• The Supreme Court came to pass all New Deal policies

• Congress upheld the separation of powers and shut down FDR's plan

• Congress granted FDR total control over the federal government, creating uproar among the American people

What philosophy did the New Deal follow?

• Laissez-Faire policies should guide our economy

• "rugged individualism" will get us through the Great Depression

• the federal government should work to help Americans in poverty

• capitalism is a natural cure for economic crisis

Which of the following did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

• drought

• lack of crop rotation

• over farming

• reduction of farming

Which event marked the end of the Roaring 20's and the started of the Great Depression in the 1930s?

• The election of Herbert Hoover

• The Stock Market Crash

• The Dust Bowl

• The Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt