THE GREAT DEPRESSION

This is the main reason the Great Depression started

• buying stocks on margin

• Buying stocks online

This is the reason for the development of the New Deal policies

• To improve healthcare

• to solve social inequality.

• for Government to help society recover

How did President Roosevelt try to ease the Great Depression?

• expanding the authority of legislative representatives

• experimenting with as many programs as possible for the Depression

Which of the following added to the devastation caused by the Great Depression?

• Midwestern drought and Dust Bowl

• influenza epidemic and poor healthcare

How did the New Deal help bring Americans closer together

• New Deal jobs and public works programs gave people something to agree upon.

• The New Deal involved the federal government trying to fix the great depression problem.

Which phrase completes the causes of the Great Depression?

• War in Europe

• The New Deal

• Overproduction of Goods

During the 1930's, the conditions of the Dust Bowl occurred mainly on this part of the country.

• on the Atlantic Coast

• on the Western Great Plains

President Roosevelt’s plans for a second term would most likely reflect the main idea of the cartoon?

A.

B. The American people will

trust Congress to control

President Roosevelt.

• Congress will give Roosevelt a free hand to lead the nation.

• The Great Depression will no longer be a serious concern.

• The American people will trust Congress to control President Roosevelt.

This statement best describe the American economy in the late 1920's.

• Higher Tariffs

• Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.

• Mass production not matched by consumption.

What actions did President Hoover take in response to the Great Depression?

• He refused to take any measures at all because he believed in laissez-faire.

• He ordered emergency federal relief payments to the unemployed.

• He introduced a large number of public works projects to increase employment.