UNIT 6 REVIEW

Which domestic policy was a direct response to the Great Depression?

• the Fair Deal

• the New Deal

• the New Frontier

• the Great Society

Which statement best describes how Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program helped combat the Great Depression?

• It boosted the economy through foreign borrowing.

• It refocused the economy on agricultural production.

• It increased government spending to help create jobs.

• It eliminated government spending on welfare programs.

What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to help the country out of the Great Depression?

• He proposed to wait and let the economy fix itself.

• He signed a bill allowing children to work forty hours a week.

• He allowed businesses to work with few rules and regulations.

• He introduced new government programs that helped people find jobs.

Which practice by American consumers during the 1920s contributed to economic instability?

• paying for goods with cash

• using credit to purchase items

• ordering catalog items by mail

• paying for goods with advance payments

How did movies made in the 1930s reflect trends in American society at that time?

• by promoting the importance of civil rights

• by emphasizing the idea of political isolationism

• by encouraging the purchase of consumer goods

• by providing an escape from the difficulties of daily life

The Bonneville Dam was constructed in 1937, thanks in large part to funding received through which New Deal program?

• the Public Works Administration

• the Tennessee Valley Authority

• the Civil Works Administration

• the Federal Security Agency

Which event was the direct cause of the change shown in this chart?

• the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles

• the crash of the New York Stock Exchange

• the creation of the Works Progress Administration

• the establishment of the Social Security Administration

Which statement best completes this diagram?

• Prices rise for goods as public demand grows.

• Overproduction of goods leads to economic decline.

• Stock prices rise as industries reach maximum production.

• Industries focus on military goods as totalitarianism emerges.

Which characteristic made the darker-shaded region susceptible to this natural disaster?

• steep hills

• cold winters

• flat farmland

• high precipitation

Which event completes this diagram?

• Start of the Second World War

• Election of President Franklin Roosevelt

• Creation of the National Recovery Administration

• Establishment of the Works Progress Administration