AMSCO - 24 - Great Depression/New Deal Quiz

Who was president when the Great Depression began?

• Warren G. Harding

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

At the worst of the Great Depression, in 1933, stock prices were worth ____ of their peak high in September 1929.

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/5

• 1/9

Which of the following was not a cause of the market crash and the Great Depression?

• uneven distribution of income

• stock speculation

• massive unemployment

• weak farm economy

Which of the following was not a direct effect of the Great Depression?

• the weak farm economy

• the end of Republican domination of the federal governement

• massive unemployment

• increased foreclosures and evictions leading to homelessness

In response to the depression, in 1930, President Hoover signed into law the highest tariff rates, to-date, in American history. What was this called?

• Walker Tariff

• Dingley Tariff

• Underwood Tariff

• Hawley-Smoot Tariff

When Hoover proposed a debt moratorium in 1931, and an end to the Dawes' Plan, which nation's disagreement led to default on international loans, and further problems with the world-wide depression?

• The Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

When the federal government created the _____ in 1932, it's purpose was to help support failing railroads and financial institutions.

• Bonus Army

• Reconstruction Finance Corporation

• Federal Deposit Insurance Company

• National Recovery Administration

Which of the following is NOT true about the Bonus Army?

• It was made up of unemployed WWI veterans who wanted their federal pension early.

• They set up a Hooverville outside Washington, D.C.

• Hoover granted them partial relief but not enough to support their families.

• General Douglas MacArthur was called to break up their camp.

What did Franklin Roosevelt promise Americans in the election of 1932?

• A Square Deal

• A New Deal

• An American System

• A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage

What natural disaster struck during the Great Depression, making it worse for many Midwestern Americans?

• Great California Blizzard of 1932

• Salad Bowl

• Dust Bowl

• Super Bowl