Chapter 9 - The Great Depression and the New Deal

A "Hooverville" was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.

• True

• False

The New Deal was a series of programs enacted by President _________ in the United States between 1933 and 1939.

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

• Franklin D, Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was used to build post offices, libraries, schools, and public buildings.

• True

• False

What kind of dam uses water they store to produce electricity?

• concrete dam

• steel dam

• masonry dam

• hydroelectric dam

What is an investor?

• an idea for a law to Congress

• someone who uses money to buy something that will earn more money

• a place where stocks are bought

• the number of workers without jobs

What is the definition of unemployment?

• a time when the economy does not grow

• someone who uses money to buy stocks

• a time when the government does not spend more money then what they have

• the number of workers without jobs

Who was the President of the U.S. when the Great Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised import duties to protect American businesses and _____________.

• teachers

• farmers

• rich people

• librarians

Which feature of the New Deal gave Americans confidence that their money was safe?

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The _____________ crashed on October 29, 1929 which caused investors to lose billions.

• stock market

• balanced budget

• depression

• New Deal