1920's/Great Depression Review

What was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Less production of products bought with loans

• Over Speculation of the stock market

• Poor global trade

• Bank failures

The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that

• F.D.R.'
  s relief programs were unsuccessful.
• many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
• protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
• the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.

What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?

• Roosevelts boys
• Newer Deal
• New Deal
• FDR's relief

What did the 18th Amendment do?

• It gave all citizens the right to vote

• It gave the government the ability to tax income

• It created Social Security

• It made the sale and production of alcohol illegal

What was a result of Prohibition in the U.S. during the 1920's?

• Restriction of immigration
• Growth of communism
• Suffrage for women
• Increase in organized crime

Why did the government pay farmers to not grow crops during the 1930's?

• To force farmers to move to the cities
• To reduce surplus crops and increase crop prices
• To increase the production of crops in certain states
• To increase the quality of crops 

Which of these was not a part of the Social Security Act?

• Providing insurance for retirees aged 65 or older
• Providing payment to unemployed individuals 
• Providing aid to families with dependent children and the disabled
• Providing relief payments to African Americans and other minority groups

Which of these best explains "Court-Packing"?

• Remove all of the judges to appoint new ones
• Increase the number of judges on the Supreme Court
• Appoint the first female Justice
• Make being a Supreme Court Justice an elected office and limiting the term length of judges

In the first few month of Roosevelt's presidency:

• Roosevelt did not take any actions and did not try to pass any bills
• Passed only a few deals 
• Passed a lot of bills that were designed to help with the recovery and relief effort 
• He tried but could not pass any bills

Which pro-business policies did the US presidents use to encourage economic prosperity in the 1920's?

• Antitrust regulation and high taxes

• Socialism and greater intervention

• Laissez-faire and higher tariffs