Chapter 13 The Great Depression and the New Deal Study Guide

What was the main cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• The Federal Reserve's lack of regulation on borrowing money

• The high American tariffs discouraging international trade

• The Dust Bowl disaster affecting farmers

• President Hoover's belief in rugged individualism

What was the main consequence of the Dust Bowl disaster?

• Farmers packing up and moving west to find work and farmland

• The government providing funding to jumpstart the economy

• The creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• The building of dams to prevent flooding by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Who was the president during the Great Depression?

• Neither President Hoover nor President Roosevelt

• President Hoover

• Both President Hoover and President Roosevelt

• President Roosevelt

What was President Hoover's belief about government intervention during tough times?

• The government should provide funding to jumpstart the economy

• The government shouldn't help during tough times

• The government should help people during tough times

• The government should regulate borrowing money from banks

What was President Roosevelt's belief about government intervention during tough times?

• The government should regulate borrowing money from banks

• The government should provide funding to jumpstart the economy

• The government shouldn't help during tough times

• The government should help people during tough times

Which agency of the New Deal focused on preserving natural resources?

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Federal Reserve

Which agency of the New Deal focused on building airports, highways, and public parks?

• Federal Reserve

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Which agency of the New Deal focused on building dams to prevent flooding?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Federal Reserve

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

What was the main goal of the New Deal?

• To ensure that the Great Depression would never happen again

• To create jobs and end mass unemployment

• To provide funding to jumpstart the economy

• To regulate borrowing money from banks

What did the New Deal ensure?

• That the government should help people during tough times

• That the government shouldn't help during tough times

• That the crisis would never happen again

• That the government should provide funding to jumpstart the economy