Comparing Hoover and FDR's Approaches to the Great Depression

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The introduction of the New Deal

• The establishment of the RFC

• Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929

• The 1932 election

What does 'rugged individualism' refer to?

• A New Deal program

• The spirit of independence and self-sufficiency

• A business strategy

• A government policy

What was Herbert Hoover's strategy to combat the Great Depression?

• Increasing taxes on businesses

• Supporting businesses to indirectly help people

• Direct financial aid to individuals

• Implementing the New Deal

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

• To give emergency loans to businesses

• To reform banking regulations

• To provide direct aid to the unemployed

• To establish new social security measures

Who ran against Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

What was a key difference between FDR's and Hoover's approaches to the Great Depression?

• Hoover supported high taxes on the wealthy

• FDR believed in direct government aid to people

• Hoover implemented the New Deal

• FDR focused on helping businesses only

What are the three R's of the New Deal?

• Recovery, Reform, Responsibility

• Rescue, Rebuild, Renew

• Relief, Recovery, Reform

• Relief, Rebuild, Responsibility

What was the primary focus of New Deal's relief programs?

• Banking reform

• Long-term economic planning

• Immediate aid for basic needs

• Business loans

What was the outcome of the 1932 election?

• FDR won decisively

• FDR won by a small margin

• Hoover was re-elected

• The election was postponed

What lasting impact did FDR's New Deal have on America?

• It ended the Great Depression immediately

• It reduced the power of the presidency

• It introduced programs like Social Security

• It abolished the stock market