Social Studies Test Great Depression

What was the ultimate goal of the New Deal programs?

• to prevent the stock market crash

• to bring an end to the Great Depression

• to improve trade with countries after WWI

• to increase awareness of the Great Depression

How did Jesse Owens contribute to US culture?

• He won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1937 novel.

• He brought jazz music to national attention.

• He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

• He won three Purple Hearts as a combat pilot.

How did Duke Ellington help change American society in the 1930s?

• by spreading southern traditions through novels he published about the Civil War

• by helping people recover from the Great Depression through his work in Congress

• by introducing many people to African American culture through music and radio

• by challenging racial stereotypes through his athletic success at the Berlin Olympics

What was the major reason that some Americans did not support the New Deal during the Great Depression?

• the lack of focus on poor rural areas of the country

• the use of tax revenue to help fund these programs

• the potential threat that these programs posed to the environment

• the increased role of the federal government in the national economy

How did the dust storms add to the problems of the Great Depression for those living in the Dust Bowl?

• Farmers could not get to the banks to buy more stocks.

• Farmers could not mine for iron ore to make steel to sell.

• Farmers could not grow crops to sell to others to make a living.

• Farmers could not make enough soup to sell to the government.

Which of the following contributed to American culture during the Great Depression by singing the blues, jazz, and swing music?

• Jesse Owens

• Duke Ellington

• Margaret Mitchell

• Eleanor Roosevelt

Which of the following contributed to American culture by writing a romance novel during the Great Depression?

• Jesse Owens

• Duke Ellington

• Margaret Mitchell

• Eleanor Roosevelt

Look at the 1936 picture of a man eating at a Volunteers of America Soup Kitchen in Washington, DC. Then answer the question that follows. Why did soup kitchens such as this one open during the 1930s?

• to provide meals for refugees coming to America from Europe

• to provide meals for unemployed people who lost their savings in the Great Depression

• to provide meals for government employees working in the city

• to provide meals for veterans returning to the United States after fighting in World War II

Why did some US citizens oppose the New Deal?

• They wanted more government regulation of businesses.

• They wanted businesses and farmers to pay higher taxes.

• They thought the government was spending too much money.

• They thought the government programs favored rich people.

What caused the Dust Bowl phenomenon and led many families to migrate from Oklahoma and Texas during the 1930s?

• a blizzard

• a drought

• a flood

• a wildfire