Exploring the Great Depression

The video explores the economic turmoil of the Great Depression, starting with Hoover's presidency and the stock market crash of 1929. It details the widespread unemployment and poverty that followed, Hoover's inadequate response, and the public's discontent. The narrative shifts to FDR's election and his New Deal policies aimed at economic recovery, including banking reforms and job creation programs. Despite criticism, FDR's initiatives, including the Second New Deal, laid the groundwork for economic stabilization, eventually leading to recovery efforts that were bolstered by the onset of World War II.

Who was the president when the Great Depression started?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What year did the stock market crash, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?

• 1930

• 1931

• 1928

• 1929

Which act, passed in 1930, worsened the economic situation by imposing high tariffs?

• Federal Reserve Act

• Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

What was the primary goal of the New Deal?

• To impeach the president

• To start World War II

• To provide relief, recovery, and reform

• To increase taxes

Which program was created to provide jobs and improve infrastructure?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Public Works Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

Which act supported workers' rights to form unions?

• Wagner Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?

• To establish minimum wage

• To provide healthcare

• To offer insurance and aid for the elderly and unemployed

• To regulate the stock market

Which administration was established to provide electricity to rural farms?

• Civil Works Administration

• National Recovery Administration

• Public Works Administration

• Rural Electrification Administration

Who was the first female Secretary of Labor?

• Frances Perkins

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Marion Anderson

• Mary McLeod Bethune

What significant event finally lifted the United States out of the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• The election of FDR

• World War II

• The invention of the television