Study Guide Great Depression

The man who promised a “New Deal” for America was

• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Huey Long

After the Stock Market Crash in October 1929, there was

• A decrease in demand for consumer goods
• An increase in loans for building and factories
• A decrease in business failures
• An increase in industrial production

All of following were a long-term causes of the Great Depression except

• Decline of Farming Industry
• Unregulated Banking
• Stock Market Speculation
• Decline of industries like steel and oil

Why was President Hoover hated so much?

• He was known for his racist ideas
• He forced Japanese Americans into Internment Camps
• He did very little to help end the Great Depression
• He decided to drop the atomic bomb

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

• purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
• buying the stock for someone else
• paying less than the market price of the stock
• borrowing money to help pay for the stock

Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Drought
• Overproduction of Crops
• Thick layers of prairie grasses
• High Winds

Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?

• Social Security
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Works Progress Administration
• Security and Exchange Commission

FDR’s plan to end the Great Depression helped in all ways EXCEPT:

• Created jobs
• Fixed the banking system
• Forced people to buy war bonds
• Put systems in place to prevent another economic collapse.

Which one of the following help prices of crops?

• FDIC
• TVA
• AAA
• CCC

Who is the photographer of the picture of the Great Depression?

• Langston Hughes
• Sinclair Lewis
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Dorthea Lange