GREAT DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL

During the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed, how did it affect the community?

• the government stepped in to run the bank.

• the government covered the bank’s debts.

• the government repaid deposits on insured accounts only.

• depositors lost their savings.

According to the graphic, high tariffs restricted foreign demand for American manufactured goods. Why were these tariffs in place?

• Hoover refused to allow any foreign imports into the country.

• It was a provision of the Treaty of Versailles.

• It was a constitutional requirement.

• It made U.S. goods cheaper than foreign imports.

A decline in the sales of automobiles also mean the loss of demand for ____, according to the graphic.

FOLLOW THE ARROW FROM THE CAR!

• TIRE

• AUTO / CAR INSURANCE

• REPAIR SHOP

• OIL

“During the war we necessarily turned to the government to solve every difficult economic problem. . . . When the war closed . . . we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed doctrines—doctrines of paternalism and state socialism.” —from American Individualism

According to the excerpt, when did the people of the United States turn to government to solve economic problems?

• AFTER THE WAR

• RIGHT NOW

• DURING THE WAR

• BEFORE THE WAR

"In the daylight they scuttled like bugs to the westward; and as the dark caught them, they clustered like bugs near to shelter and to water. And because they were lonely and perplexed . . . they huddled together; they talked together; they shared their lives. . . . ” —from The Grapes of Wrath

To which great disaster out west does the author refer when he compares the migrant people to bugs?

• THE STOCK MARKET CRASH

• THE DUST BOWL

• GREAT DEPRESSION

• BONUS MARCHERS IN WASHINGTON

“The man who rebuked Mayor Heffernan expressed what many, including President Hoover himself, believed in late 1929: The country merely needed to regain its confidence. As the crisis worsened, Hoover took steps to help the economy recover, but only within the limits of his philosophy of government.” —from The Great Depression

In 1929, what did many people believe the country needed, according to the excerpt?

• TRADE WITH OTHER NATIONS

• REGAIN THEIR "CONFIDENCE"

• MINT OR MAKE MORE MONEY

• HIGHER TARIFFS (TAXES) ON IMPORTS

What program gives a retirement income to those that retire at 65?

• FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION / FTC

• SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN / SSA

• SECURITY & EXCHANGE COMMISSION /SEC

• NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT / NRA

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by

• PAYING THEM TO GROW MORE CROPS

• PAYING THEM TO NOT GROW CROPS

• BUYING UP FARMS

• MAKING MORE LAND AVAILABLE FOR FARMING

What were two federal agencies focused on creating employment based on the chart?

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and Civil Works Administration (CWA)

• Public Works Administration (PWA) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Federal Emergency Relief Agency (FERA) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Which Federal agency provided electricity and flood control with dams in the Southern states?

• CIVIAL CONSERVATION CORP (CCC)

• TENN VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)

• AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT (AAA)

• CIVIL WORKS ADMIN. (CWA)