Unit 6 Test Review

One of the main causes of the Dust Bowl was-

• excessive rainfall and flooding
• increased urbanization and industrialization
• severe drought and poor agricultural practices
• introduction of new crop varieties

Huey Long opposed the New Deal and instead suggested

• raising tariffs to support government welfare programs

• allowing children to work to increase family income

• borrowing money from European countries to pump into our economy

• taxing the wealthy and sharing it with the poor

Parts of the New Deal aimed at--

• helping the poor during the Great Depression

• staying out of the American Economy

• declaring war on rival economic powers

• preventing Communist propaganda from being published in newspapers

The decline in demand for goods led to companies losing money, which eventually led to

• Companies hire Union workers

• Bank Holiday issued

• Companies laying off employees

• 22nd Amendment passed

President Roosevelt held fireside chats to encourage Americans and -

• explain reasons for Mexican repatriation

• challenge the American people to work harder

• outline his New Deal programs

• increase enlistment in the military

The Social Security Act provided aid to-

• children under 18
• important government officials

• the elderly and dependent family members
• Native Americans on reservations

Which letter represents the Great Depression Era?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which of these helped lower the unemployment rate?

• the stock market crash of 1929

• the Dust Bowl

• New Deal Programs

• The Federal Housing Administration

This political cartoon was most likely drawn in response to -

• The Social Security Act being passed

• Roosevelt’s fireside chats

• Roosevelt’s New Deal Programs

• Roosevelt’s court packing scheme

The Stock Market Crash was an effect of -

• overspeculation in the stock market

• the Federal Government’s involvement in the economy

• American overspending during World War I

• the collapse of the farming industry due to the Dust Bowl