Great Depression

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

• Overproduction of Goods

• Protests from the Bonus Army

• Stock Market Crash

• Bank Failures

President Roosevelt's first task was...

• Treating unemployment as a national emergency

• Dealing with the Bonus Army

• Fixing the stock market

• Opening more private charities

What was the name given to these types of towns early in the Great Depression

• Tenements

• Levittowns

• Scottsville

• Hoovervilles

All of the following are criticisms EXCEPT

• Some believed it expanded the power of the Government too much

• Labor Unions were too powerful

• The New Deal led to FDR's reelection

• The Government was spending too much money

Which New Deal program established a system of unemployment and pensions for retired workers?

• National Labor Relations Act

• Social Security Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• National Recovery Act

Which of the following is an effect of the Dust Bowl?

• Extreme storms made the depression worse

• Stockholders lost investments

• People got sick from the dust

• People left the mid west for the west coast

What happened when FDR tried to pack the court?

• He faced opposition from both political parties

• He packed the court with 6 new judges

• The court heard more cases

• People believed he had the right idea

Why did FDR want to add 6 more Supreme Court judges?

• People were unhappy with the 9 current judges

• He felt it would be fair to the American people

• To include women and blacks on the court

• The court started to rule against his New Deal programs