Understanding the Great Depression Quiz

What was a major cause of the Great Depression in 1929?

• A sudden increase in manufacturing output

• The collapse of the stock market

• A decrease in agricultural production

• An increase in global trade

Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression

• New Deal

• Real Deal

• Square Deal

• Great Society

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A severe drought that affected the Great Plains during the 1930s

• A series of dust storms caused by deforestation

• A nickname for the stock market crash of 1929

• A government program to help farmers during the Great Depression

Which New Deal program was designed to provide immediate economic relief to the unemployed?

• The National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• The Social Security Act

• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

What was the primary goal of the Social Security Act of 1935?

• To regulate the stock market

• To provide pensions for retired workers

• To insure bank deposits

• To create jobs through public works projects

How did the Dust Bowl affect American farmers?

• It led to an increase in agricultural prices

• It caused widespread crop failures and farm foreclosures

• It resulted in an increase in farm labor wages

• It had little to no effect on farming practices

Which of the following was a key feature of the New Deal's approach to banking?

• The creation of the Federal Reserve System

• The establishment of the Gold Standard

• The implementation of the Glass-Steagall Act

• The abolition of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

What was the main purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

• To increase the production of crops

• To reduce crop surplus and raise agricultural prices

• To provide direct financial aid to farmers

• To encourage the use of modern farming techniques

Which program was established to regulate the stock market?

• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

• The Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

What was the primary effect of the Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) of 1935?

• It made child labor illegal

• It granted workers the right to form unions and bargain collectively

• It established minimum wage laws

• It provided unemployment insurance