The Great Depression and the New Deal Review

The act of buying shares in a company is called ___________.

• Investing

• Sharing

• Donating

• Stocking

In the 1930s, the event that consisted of a drought, high temperatures, and strong wind was known as the _________________.

• The Great Bowl

• The New Deal

• The Dust Bowl

• The Dust Depression

Select all of the events that led to the Great Depression.

• The Stock Market Crashed.

• Banks were lending more money than they actually had.

• Companies were laying off a lot of people.

• President Herbert Hoover did not feel like the government was responsible for helping people.

Who was the first president during the Great Depression? Hint: This president did not believe it was the government's responsibility to help citizens.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who was the second president? Hint: This president created programs to recover the United States's economy.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was FDR's plan to get the United States of out The Great Depression?

• The Great Deal

• The Great Plan

• The New Plan

• The New Deal

The Work Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program that ______________.

• built 50 dams and 13 power plants

• employed more than 8 million people to build roads, bridges, schools, and parks

• set up work camps for 2 million unemployed men between ages 18-25 and provided them housing, food, and $30 a day.

• provided monthly payments for the elderly, disabled, and unemployed.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a New Deal program that ____________________.

• employed more than 8 million people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks

• built 50 dams and 13 power plants

• set up work camps for 2 million unemployed men between ages 18-25 and provided them housing, food and $30 a month

• provides monthly payments to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal program that ______________________.

• employed more than 8 million people to build roads, bridges, schools, and parks

• built 50 dams and 13 power plants

• set up work camps for 2 million unemployed men between 18-25 and provided them housing, food, and $30

• provided monthly payments to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed

The Social Security Administration was a New Deal program that ___________________.

• employed more than 8 million to build roads, bridges, schools, and parks

• set up work camps for 2 million unemployed men between ages 18-25 and provided them housing, food and $30

• built 50 dams and 13 power plants

• provided monthly payments to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed