Topic 11 - The Great Depression and the New Deal

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• War in Europe

• Agricultural Drought

• Overproduction of Goods

• Introduction of New Technologies

Which statement best describes the American economy in the late 1920s?

• High tariffs stimulated international trade.

• Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.

• Mass production was not equally matched by consumption.

• Unemployment was higher than ever before in American history.

Based on these beliefs, what actions did President Hoover take in response to the Great Depression?

• He ordered emergency federal relief payments to the unemployed.

• He refused to take any measures at all as a violation of laissez-faire principles.

• He introduced a large number of public works projects to increase employment.

• He offered limited federal assistance directed primarily to businesses and banks.

How did the plans of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt

compare for dealing with the Great Depression?

• Hoover gave emergency loans to banks and businesses, while Roosevelt

  opposed such programs.

• Both Presidents believed the federal government should provide direct

  payments to the unemployed.

• Hoover increased federal spending on public works projects like Hoover Dam, while Roosevelt opposed such projects.

• Roosevelt proposed that the federal government provide direct employment to the needy, while Hoover relied more on local government and private charities.

Based on this excerpt, what could be inferred about the direction that Roosevelt planned to take the executive branch of the federal government?

• He planned to increase its size and power to deal with the Depression.

• He planned to maintain its size in relationship to the other two branches.

• He planned to look to Congress for most of his ideas for ending the Depression.

• He planned to reduce its size to give greater power to state and local

  governments.

The plaque shown was displayed in 2010.

It took the Great Depression and the New Deal to create the Florida State Park System. One of the New Deal’s work programs was responsible for:

- Constructing facilities in all eight original state parks

- Constructing dams for flood control, reforestation and landscaping

- Excavating sediment from caverns and establishing tourist routes for visitors

- Fighting wildfires and creating wildfire breaks

Which New Deal program was responsible for these accomplishments?

• The National Park Service

• The Civilian Conservation Corps

• The National Geographic Service

• The Florida Keys and Beach Preservation Act

What was one effect of the dust storms across the Great Plains in the 1930s?

• growth of the banking industry from farm loans

• suspension of government assistance to farmers

• increase in farm production on the Great Plains

• migration of many to California and other states

How did popular attitudes towards the federal government shift during the Great Depression?

• Public opinion turned against new federal programs because of increased taxes.

• People concluded that state governments were better at promoting economic growth.

• People concluded that state governments were better at promoting economic growth.

• Americans came to expect the federal government to help them solve their economic problems.

The political cartoon depicts President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937.

Based on the cartoon, what was the reaction to President Roosevelt’s “court-packing” plan?

• The public wanted President Roosevelt to act more quickly to save New Deal programs.

• Congress handed Roosevelt his first major defeat by upholding the separation of powers.

• A majority of Americans agreed that several of the Supreme Court Justices were too old.

• Most Americans agreed with the Supreme Court that the NRA and AAA were unconstitutional.

Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced

hydroelectricity?

• the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

• the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)