The Great Depression

Who was president of the United States when the stock market crashed?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Herbert Hoover

• James Madison

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's __________________ offered a new approach to the Great Depression.

• Old Policy

• Fair Deal

• New Deal

• People's Deal

This caused America's trading partners to raise rates on U.S. goods

• Hawley-Smoot Tariff

• Jefferson Tariff

• Herbert Tariff

• Hoover-Curtis Tariff

Many Americans had too much debt from buying ___________ on installment plans.

• Houses

• Food

• Consumer goods

• Stocks

During the Great Depression large numbers of people were

• Happy and healthy

• Safe and Secure

• Well fed and employed

• Hungry and homeless

What contributed to the collapse of the banking system?

• The Federal Reserve's poor monetary policies

• The Federal Reserve's strong monetary policies

• Low tariffs

• FDR's New Deal

What percent of people were without jobs during the Great Depression?

• 50%

• 25%

• 34%

• 10%

Which is an example of a New Deal program?

• Social Security

• Higher taxes

• Free healthcare for all

• Free education

Which of the following was not a feature of the New Deal?

• Free land programs

• Environmental improvement programs

• Increased rights for labor

• Social Security

Who did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) help?

• Car dealers

• Stockbrokers

• Farmers

• Factory workers