The Great Depression and the New Deal

How did “Hoovervilles” get their name during the Great Depression?

• The Democratic Party nicknamed soup kitchens where poor people went to get food “Hoovervilles” to shame President Hoover.

• The Democratic Party nicknamed emergency housing built during the Great Depression “Hoovervilles” to thank President Hoover.

• The Democratic Party nicknamed farms saved by the Tennessee Valley Authority “Hoovervilles” to thank President Hoover.

• The Democratic Party nicknamed the scrap wood and metal shelters that poor people made “Hoovervilles” to shame President Hoover.

Which statement best describes what happened to the U.S. banking system after the stock market crash in 1929?

• Banks failed when consumers could not repay their debts and/or demanded their money from the banks.

• Banks experienced tremendous growth due to low interest rates and low unemployment.

• Banks experienced minor growth

• Banks failed due to poor marketing.

Which phrases describe Herbert Hoover?

• president when the Great Depression began

• president when the Great Depression ended

• believed in “rugged individualism”

• believed in the “New Deal”

• believed the government needed to do more to help than it was doing

Which phrases describe Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• president when the Great Depression began

• president when the Great Depression ended

• believed in “rugged individualism”

• believed in the “New Deal”

• believed the government needed to do more to help than it was doing

Economic policies and behavior in the United States contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Choose the best answer to each question to describe how the government contributed to these problems.

The Federal Reserve did __________ regulating American monetary and financial systems.

• an excellent job

• a poor job

Economic policies and behavior in the United States contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Choose the best answer to each question to describe how the government contributed to these problems.

Government passed high American tariffs that __________ international trade.

• encouraged

• discouraged

Economic policies and behavior in the United States contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Choose the best answer to each question to describe how the government contributed to these problems

Government’s lack of regulation allowed many banks to __________ when the stock market crashed.

• fail

• get rich

Economic policies and behavior in the United States contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Choose the best answer to each question to describe how the government contributed to these problems.

The banking crisis occurred in part because government did not limit how much money people __________ to buy stocks.

• borrowed

• saved

Which characteristics accurately describe soup kitchens during the Great Depression? (Choose 3)

• a volunteer effort to feed the poor

• had little impact on American citizens

• served meals to up to 3,000 people per day

• developed in response to “rugged individualism” policies

• an example of a New Deal program

What was the goal of the works progress administration in the New Deal?

• to build airports, highways, public buildings, and public parks, and fund the creation of artistic decorations of public buildings

• to build dams to prevent flooding and provide electricity to a poverty-stricken region throughout seven states

• to preserve natural resources through soil conservation, tree planting, and flood control projects that expanded and developed the national parks