US History Great Depression

Why did the stock market crash in 1929?

• The money supply was increased by the Federal Reserve

• People asked for all their money from the banks

• People panicked and sold all their stock

• Companies stopped selling stock

What was the reason the Bonus Army marched on Washington D.C.?

• Congress refused to pay WW1 vets their benefits

• General MacArthur attacked the protestors

• President Hoover vetoed a bill that would have given the vets their bonuses early

• Government said they were repealing the bonuses promised to WW1 vets.

What were people trying to show by calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles"?

• Their love of the country

• Their distrust of Hoover

• Their trust in Hoover

• Their grudging respect for Hoover

Which one of Roosevelt's ideas did NOT become law?

• Home loans supported by Federal Government

• The addition of justices to the Supreme Court

• The creation of regional planning authorities

• Federally supported pension programs

Which of the following New Deal policies had the largest long-term impact on the U.S. economy?

• Social Security Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Federal Emergency Relief Agency

What law was passed to help solve the banking crisis and put trust back into the banks?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Emergency Banking Bill

• Bonus Army Act

• Securities and Exchange Commission

What does the FDIC place insurance on?

• Bank Deposits

• Farm Loans

• Business Investments

• Stock Investments

What did the National Labor Relations Act allow workers to do?

• Set a minimum wage

• Create industries codes

• Join Labor Unions

• Receive paid vacations

Which of the following provided jobs to unmarried men such as, replanting forests and fighting fires?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Emergency Relief Act

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Securities and Exchange Commission

Which was a New Deal program that guaranteed monthly funds to any disabled American and those older than 65 years of age?

• Social Security Act

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Wagner Act

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Civilian Conservation Corps