USII.6d-The Great Depression/New Deal

What was the human impact of The Great Depression?

• People were homeless and hungry
• People generally owned their own home 
• People were optimistic about their current circumstances. 
• There was so much economic prosperity that Photographers took historical images of all the boisterousness. 

Which of the following was NOT an economic result of the Great Depression? 

• High inflation
• Many homeless
• Increased national prosperity 
• Massive unemployment

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression? 

• Homeless and hungry people  
• Many banks failed 
• 1/4 of people were without jobs
• Farmer's income increased. 

These workers are participating in a New Deal program to — 

•  build an electric dam 
• improve the environment 
•  place railroad tracks D guarantee high wages
•  place railroad tracks D guarantee high wages

Which feature of the New Deal does this photo illustrate? 

• Farm assistance programs 
• Social Security  
• Federal works programs  
• Increased rights for labor 

What is the best title for this list?
Bank failures •Business failures •Low income  •Large numbers of homeless •25% Unemployment 

• New Deal  
• Square Deal  
• Impact of the Great Depression  
• Causes of the Great Depression 

What institution failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system in 1929? 

• United States Congress
• Federal Reserve 
• United States Congress B Federal Reserve C Social Security Administration 
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

This photograph shows a project intended to — 

•  preserve local wildlife  
• create immediate jobs  
• provide timber for housing  
• clear land for farms 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was telling the American people that — 

• The war will soon be over
•  B help was coming from the business community
• the country could survive the Great Depression 
•  the country should worry about a revolution

The stock market crash hurt many Americans because -

• the price of farm equipment fell
• international trade stopped
• their stocks became worthless
• social security went bankrupt.