American History 2 (Part One) Quiz

Who was the Republican candidate who won the 1928 election?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Theodore Roosevelt

What is the term for paying a small part of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest?

• Stock exchange

• Buying on margin

• Investment banking

• Financial speculation

What is the term for buying and selling stocks in hope of making a quick profit?

• Asset management

• Long-term investment

• Financial planning

• Speculation

What event marked the first terrible event in the Great Depression?

• Stock market plunge

• Crash of 1929

• Black Tuesday

• Bankruptcy crisis

What was the goal of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)?

• Provide federal money for relief projects

• Regulate farm production

• Protect depositors' money in insured banks

• Create jobs through public works

What was the goal of the Public Works Administration (PWA)?

• Provide unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Regulate farm production

• Create jobs by building highways and bridges

• Regulate industry and raise wages

What was the goal of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• Provide unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Hire young men for conservation projects

• Create jobs by building highways and bridges

• Regulate industry and raise wages

What did the Social Security Act provide for workers?

• Job programs for young people

• Unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Regulation of labor disputes

• Electricity to rural areas

What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

• Provide unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Regulate farm production

• Create jobs through public works

• Regulate industry and raise wages

What is the term for using borrowed money to fund government programs?

• Asset management

• Long-term investment

• Financial speculation

• Deficit spending