The Great Depression-REVIEW

The man who promised a “New Deal” for America was

• FDR

• Eisenhower

• Hoover

• Truman

Roosevelt helped explain and gain support for his new policies by the use of:

• Bank Holidays

• Campaigning

• Court packing

• Fireside Chats

Which of the following would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?

• Government

• Credit

• Rich People

• The Stock Market

Which year marks the Stock Market Crash that began the Great Depression?

• 1927
• 1928
• 1929
• 1930

Young people who rode the rails and traveled the highways looking for work and handouts during the Great Depression were known as _________

• runaways
• clowns
• hobos
• slaves

The goal of the New Deal was

• To specifically help farmers
• To ensure that Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected
• To restore confidence in the economy
• To put an end to dying industries

The day the stock market crashed is known as:

• Black Monday
• Black Tuesday
• Black Wednesday
• Black Thursday

Consumers who borrowed money to buy more stocks were buying on

• a whim

• margin

• their feet

• guarantees

These homeless shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

• Wilsontowns

• Rooseveltiums

• Hoovervilles

• suburbs

How did the New Deal programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration provide relief to the needy?

• By giving loans to the needy

• By creating jobs for the needy

• By distributing food to the needy

• By providing pensions to the needy