Great Depression Quiz

What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?

• Black Friday
• Stock Market Crash
• The First Day of School
• The Solar Eclipse

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During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

• Dust Bowl
• Salad Bowl
• Great Plains Panic
• Depressing Dust

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People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these makeshift shantytowns called?

• Shantyshacks

• Town Homes

• Tenement Housing

• Hoovervilles

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

This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor

• Social Security
• Securities and Exchange Committee
• Wagner Act
• National Recovery Act

This law was created to protect workers' right to strike and led to an increase in union participation

• Wagner Act
• Pendleton Act
• Social Security Act
• Dawes Act

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recovery, and _______.

• Reform

• Revolution

• Reinvention

• Reinforcement

What were fireside chats?

• conversational radio addresses given by FDR
• a radio show that bashed the New Deal
• a fun time within the campfire
• conversational radio addresses given by Wilson

What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

• The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
• The suffrage rights for women changed
• The power of the federal government was expanded
• The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans

This program created jobs by building airports, dams, schools, and parks

• Public Works Administration
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Works Progress Administration
• National Recovery Administration