The Great Depression and New Deal '20

What was the purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal?

• I was intended to help the American People recover from the weak economy

• It would help Americans start new businesses

• It would help governments lower its costs

• It would supply electricity to the Tennessee River Basin

Who was president of the US when the stock market crashed in 1929?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• George Bush

• Jimmy Carter

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

• purchasing goods with credit

• the failure of the CCC

• the lack of stable electricity

• the use of radio technology

Which statement best explains why people placed great amounts of money in the stock market in the US shortly before 1929?

• They had learned for years how the stock market worked

• They wanted to invest because the knew the stock market was safe

• they believed the economy would continue to grow

• they received information on how to profit from the stock market's lost value

Which New Deal program hired two million young men to plant trees in parks?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

The Works Progress Administration was the largest program of the New Deal. It employed 8.5 million people. What did the WPA programs do?

• supplied electrical power to rural places in the Tennessee Valley

• provided kitchens to feed the hungry

• provided elevators in tall office buildings

• built public buildings, roads, bridges, and the arts

Which president introduced the New Deal?

• Herbert Hoover

• William McKinley

• Franklin Roosevelt

• William McKinley

Which was not a problem facing the US during 1929 - 1932?

• Many banks were closing because they were out of money

• a drought hit the US for several years causing many farmers crops to fail

• the stock market crashed causing many people to lose millions and businesses to close

• the economy struggled because of all the money spent fighting the war

How did Margaret Mitchell contribute to the culture of the 1930s?

• She took photographs that showed life in the dust bowl

• the was a musician that took part in the Harlem Renaissance

• the wrote a popular novel called Gone With the Wind

• she educated people about the New Deal through her radio show

The Dust Bowl was a problem with farmland that happened during the Great Depression because of drought. What is another reason for the dust bowl?

• farmers left their farms unattended to fight in WW1

• there was an unusual amount of tornadoes

• Farmers overplanted the fields

• President Hoover ended the New Dea;