Great Depression/New Deal Quiz

Why did soup kitchens like the one in the picture open during the Great Depression?

• to give meals to refugees coming to the US

• to provide meals to unemployed people

• to provide meals for government employees

• to provide meals for soldiers from WWI

Why was Herbert Hoover an unpopular president?

• Hoover only helped wealthy people.

• Hoover spent too much money trying to help.

• Hoover didn't help trade

• Hoover didn't do enough to help people who struggled.

How did farmers react to the Dust Bowl?

• hired more workers.

• they grew different crops on their farms.

• they moved west in search of work.

• they made investments in more equipment

Some would argue that this cartoon proves that who(m) seemed to have much of the control of the New Deal

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• All of the above

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Harry S Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

FDR wanted to be able to control all parts of the government including the Supreme court, he tried doing this by attempting to...

• Abolish the Supreme court

• Take away judges

• Give more power to the courts

• Pack the Supreme Court with his judges

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?

• low worker productivity

• high income taxes

• decreasing tariff rates

• buying stocks on margin

During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• By ending the practice of sharecropping
• By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
• By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
• By training farmers for jobs in a new field

A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-

• Provide health care benefits to southerners
• Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley
• Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
• Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region