Unit 6 Test

What is Tuesday October 29th 1929, referred to as?

• Red Tuesday

• Blue Tuesday

• Black Tuesday

• Bankrupt Tuesday

Which of the following events was NOT a causation of the Great Depression?

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• Bank Failures (closings) of the early 1930's

• The Dust Bowl

• Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

What 2 events led to the Great Dust Bowl?

• Rise of Hitler

• Long Drought

• Over farming the land

• Election of Roosevelt

What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?

• Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems associated with urban poverty.
• Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy of the United States.
• Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve social inequality.
• Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of

• excessive stock market speculation
• high unemployment
• increased use of credit
• limited income of senior citizens

What was/ is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

• Regulate the Stock Market and protect investors from dishonest trading practices
• Founded projects in arts, literature, music and theatre
• allowed students to work and remain in school
• provided money for local and state welfare agencies

Hoover's philosophy on the start of the Great Depression was that

• government intervention was absolutely necessary
• the Stock Market will make people enough money to get by
• the economy will eventually repair itself
• the problems of the Depression would destroy the economy

Which President created the New Deal, a plan to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

• Franklin Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry Truman
• Woodrow Wilson 

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

• aggression

• advancement

• internment

• appeasement

What country did Germany invade to start WWII?

• Poland

• France

• Soviet Union

• Britain