Great Depression Review

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

• FDR

• Eisenhower

• Hoover

• Truman

What 1929 event is often marked as the start of the Great Depression that resulted in the loss of billions of dollars over a single day?

• Overproduction in farming

• decline of industries like steel and oil

• decrease in farm prices

• the Stock market crash

What were Hoovervilles? 

• Settlements created by the government that provided shelter for Americans who lost their homes.

• The nickname given to suburban towns during the Great Depression, named after President Hoover who was greatly admired for his work supporting financial distressed Americans.

• The nickname for tent villages filled with people who had lost their homes or jobs during the Great Depression.

• The suburbs built around Northeast cities in the 1930s, funded by President Hoover’s Department of Homeland Security.

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 of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?

• Many children had a poor diet.

• Many families became homeless.

• Many men became unemployed.

• Many people started farming.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bonnie & Clyde?

• They were bank robbers.

• They were glamorized by the press and the public.

• Killed by law enforcement officers in 1934.

• All of the above statements are true.

Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Drought

• high winds

• thick layers of prairie grasses

• overproduction of crops

Which of the following was the goal of the New Deal?

• help alleviate the problems of the depression

• keep American neutral in World War I

• decrease prices of farm goods

• increase crop production

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

• Social Security Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• National Labor Relations Act

• Works Progress Administration