Great Depression Test

Black Tuesday has been cited many times as the beginning of —

• the Dust Bowl.

• World War I.

• the Great Depression.

• the New Deal.

New Deal programs, such as the Works Progress Administration, expanded the role of the federal government by —

• employing out-of-work laborers to construct a national highway system without state approval.

• acting as an oversight committee that approved and supervised state relief efforts.

• becoming directly involved in hiring unemployed individuals and providing relief benefits.

• helping states plan and conduct relief efforts based upon large public works projects.

The expansion of the role of the federal government as caretaker of the nation's well-being was a product of the —

• Fair Deal.

• New Deal.

• Gilded Age.

• Great Society.

One way in which the Gold Rush in 1849 and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s are similar is that both resulted in —

• a war with other countries.

• the removal of Native American Indians to reservations.

• an increase in westward migration.

• the sale of cheap federal land.

The term "Dust Bowl" is most closely associated with which historical circumstance?

• An increase in pollution during the 1960s

• A major drought that occurred during the 1930s

• The migration to the Sun Belt in the 1970s

• Logging practices in the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s

Which of the following events happened first?

• Publication of The Grapes of Wrath

• Passage of New Deal legislation to conserve soil

• Development of Dust Bowl conditions

• Migration of 300,000 people to California to find work

The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was to —

• provide immediate employment opportunities.

• enable the federal government to take over failing industries.

• assure a guaranteed income for American families.

• develop rules to limit speculation and safeguard savings.

The Social Security Act of 1935 is considered an important program because it —

• extended support to elderly citizens.

• established a progressive income tax.

• provided employment for those in need of a job.

• brought about a quick end to the Great Depression.

The chart shows bank failures during the 1930s. The major reason for the change in the number of bank failures between the early 1926 and 1937 is that by 1937 —

• most Americans had transferred their savings to European banks.

• new banking laws had restored public confidence in the nation's banks.

• most people were too poor to have any savings.

• the government had purchased and was operating the nation's banks.

The Social Security Act (1935) provided—

• healthcare for children.

• a tax exemption for families.

• retirement benefits for seniors.

• a stock portfolio.