Great Depression & New Deal

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

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

How did Americans feel about Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?

• They accepted his "hands-off" approach and policy of "rugged individualism"

• They were glad that Hoover did not increase federal programs and therefore increase taxes

• They expected Hoover and the federal government to help them, and nicknamed shantytowns "Hoovervilles" in anger

• They began promoting radical communism in an attempt to overthrow Hoover's capitalist policies

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 was the impact of the New Deal on unemployment in the U.S.?

• Unemployment still remained high throughout the 1930s

• Unemployment came to be the lowest in American history

• Unemployment increased with New Deal policies

• Unemployment reduced back to its rate in the early 1920s

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 is the most likely reason why FDR was re-elected so many times?

• Americans knew Congress had control over FDR

• Americans and Congress trusted FDR to lead the nation

• FDR's wealth allowed him to bribe voters

• Americans feared another republican presidency