Heimler APUSH 7.9 & 7.10 Review

What event is generally understood as the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The signing of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff

• Black Tuesday

• The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

• The establishment of the New Deal

What was a major cause of the stock market crash in 1929?

• Decrease in stock market speculation

• Low tariffs on imports

• Agricultural overproduction and high tariffs

• A sudden increase in consumer spending

What did President Herbert Hoover believe would correct the economic downturn?

• Heavy government intervention

• Banning stock market speculation

• Immediate financial aid to all citizens

• The economy would correct itself over time

What was the main aim of Roosevelt's New Deal?

• To privatize most government services

• To transform the United States into a limited welfare state

• To reduce the size of the federal government

• To eliminate all forms of taxation

Which program was established to provide a safety net of income for workers over the age of 65?

• The Social Security Act of 1935

• The Tennessee Valley Authority

• The Civilian Conservation Corps

• The Public Works Administration

What was the purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933?

• To regulate the stock market

• To increase regulation in banks and limit their investment activities

• To establish minimum wage levels

• To control flooding and erosion

Why were Hoovervilles named as such?

• In honor of President Hoover's efforts to end homelessness

• They were considered successful models of self-sufficiency

• As a criticism of Hoover's economic policies

• They were established by a charity named after Hoover

What was the reaction of conservatives to the New Deal?

• They fully supported it

• They were indifferent

• They criticized it for being too liberal

• They criticized it for extreme federal overreach

What was Roosevelt's court packing scheme intended to do?

• Appoint new Justices sympathetic to the New Deal

• Reduce the number of Supreme Court Justices

• Eliminate the Supreme Court entirely

• Increase the retirement age of Justices

Which groups realigned to the Democratic Party due to the New Deal?

• Wealthy individuals and landowners

• Conservatives and libertarians

• Black people, working class folks, and ethnic minorities

• Big businesses and international corporations