Chpts 21 & 22 " The Great Depression & New Deal" Test Review

People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to

• escape their troubles.

• celebrate industrial workers.

• listen for ways to save money.

• learn more about the depression.

Which of the following extended job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority youth?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Emergency Relief Act

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Federal Writers’ Project

What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?

• The Wizard of Oz

• The Grapes of Wrath

• “War of the Worlds”

• “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”

One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to

• live in the country.

• follow the stock market.

• go to movie theaters.

• avoid watching news on television.

Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?

• the Reorganization Act

• the Navajo Livestock Reduction program

• the Indian New Deal

• the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

How many terms did Roosevelt serve as President?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for

• Indian reservations.

• farms.

• dams.

• national parks.

Members of the _________ participated in a sit down strike until General Motors agreed to recognize them.

• WPA

• UAW

• REA

• NLRB

The right to collective bargaining was part of the

• Wagner Act.

• Works Progress Administration.

• Social Security Act.

• Agricultural Adjustment Act.

The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to

• the elderly.

• farmers.

• the unemployed.

• minorities.