Great Depression and New Deal

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash? (Use process of elimination)

• Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.
• The government decided to close the stock market in New York.
• Stock prices fell; investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.
• People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.

• Became President after Herbert Hoover
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II  

 The list above refers to which person?

• Duke Ellington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin Roosevelt

Shanty towns (make-shift) towns were named after this person due to the people’s dissatisfaction of the amount of help they were given after the Stock Market Crash?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley

This was the name for the set of programs put in place by FDR to help the depression era economy.

• fireside chat
• bank holiday
• New Deal
• packing the court

Where did Hoover expect the aid to the poor would come from? 

• churches & private charities
• state government
• federal government
• foreign countries

The purpose of this program is to regulate the stock market & prevent another stock market crash 

• FDIC
• SEC
• TVA
• CCC

A New Deal program that is still in operation today is the 

• Social Security Administration.
• FDIC
• SEC
• All of the above

Who was the president that helped create the New Deal program to create jobs in the U.S.? 

• William McKinley 
• Theodore Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover 
• Franklin Roosevelt 

What year did the Stock Market Crash?

• 1928
• 1929
• 1930
• 1931

Which is NOT  cause of The Great Depression?

• Overproduction
• Speculation
• Shaky Banking
• Unrestricted International Trade