Final Review Great Depression

Which of the following is a legacy of the New Deal?

• an increase in the size of the federal government

• an increase in the power of each state government

• a decrease in the federal government's power to regulate taxes

• a decrease in the states' ability to pay elected officials

What was the immediate impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Relief Act?

• It created bank loans to provide assistance to struggling farmers.

• It forced banks to foreclose on weak businesses.

• It allowed financially sound banks to remain open for business.

• It allowed banks to issue gold in exchange for cash.

President Herbert Hoover's administration contributed to the Depression because it—

• did too little to create jobs.

• lowered interest rates too much.

• loaned too much money to banks.

• imposed too many regulations on business.

What factor led to the Dust Bowl?

• drought and poor farming techniques

• railroad expansion

• rapid urbanization

• construction of canals

Which present day institution was created during the Great Depression to provide elderly citizens income help?

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Social Security Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Federal Housing Administration

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• Congress and the President were unable to cope with the Great Depression

• The President and Congress constantly fought over Depression era programs

• President Roosevelt used a system of trial and error to mend the economy

• President Roosevelt always followed the recommendations of Congress

Working on reforestation projects, flood control and swamp drainage, the Civilian Conservation Corps helped lessen the Great Depression by directly sustaining people with which of the following?

• bank protections

• jobs

• food

• loans

What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?

• Roosevelts boys
• New Deal
• FDR's relief

The photograph best illustrates which impact of the Great Depression upon Americans

• Large numbers of people were, hungry and unemployed

• Workers were able to afford luxury items

• banks were seizing property for failure to pay

• Workers' income rose to high levels

People who could no longer afford to live in their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they build in public parks. What were these shacks called?

• Shantyshacks

• Tenement Housing

• Town Homes

• Hoovervilles