4th Six Weeks Test Review

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• High winds and railroad construction

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

Which of the following was a benefit of the building of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

• huge unemployment

• major flooding

• soil depletion

• cheap electrical power

President Herbert Hoover's administration contributed to the Depression because it—

• did too little to create jobs

• lowered interest rates too much

• loaned too much money to banks

• imposed too many regulations on business

Which of the following contributed MOST strongly to the Great Depression?

• sales taxes

• property taxes

• taxes on imports

• taxes on businesses

What was the most damaging effect of bank failures?

• People who worked in banks lost their jobs.

• People who had deposited money did not get it back.

• People who needed to cash checks were unable to do so.

• People who owed money to banks did not have to pay it.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created in 1933, as part of the New Deal. It was designed to —

• protect the availability of cash in banks.

• monitor the frequency of stock purchases.

• protect the benefits of retired citizens.

• determine the amount of employee wages.

Franklin Roosevelt responded to the Great Depression in all of the following ways except—

• stricter restrictions on immigrant workers.

• implemented new government programs.

• increased the number of federal employees.

• paid farmers subsidies.

During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration built roads and public buildings. It also provided work for —

• artists

• bankers

• farmers

• lawyers

Since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, it has been effective in —

• granting subsidies to farmers.

• sponsoring immigrants from overseas.

• providing people with retirement income.

• investing in the education of children.

The Civilian Conservation Corps helped lessen the effects of the Great Depression by directly providing people with which of the following?

• credit

• food

• homes

• jobs