Great Depression New Deal Quizziz

Who was president during the Great Depression?

• Herbert Hoover & Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover & Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt & Teddy Roosevelt

• JFK

What was Hoover's "trickle down" solution to the Great Depression?

• cut taxes to big businesses and hope wealth trickles down from the rich to the poor through increased spending.

• raise taxes and interest rates to make more money to build roads, dams, and civic buildings.

• Give every American a check for 150 dollars to boost economic spending and rescue the economy.

Why did FDR try to pack the supreme court?

• He wanted to strengthen the congressional power of impeachment. 

• He wanted to strengthen federal judicial authority over state governments. 

• He wanted to remove congressional leaders from office. 

• He wanted to add more members to get his programs passed

How did President Roosevelt's New Deal change the role of the federal government?

• gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens  and expanded federal power

• forced citizens to participate in federal programs 

• gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies 

• forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies 

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Deforestation and less drought resistant crops

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices compounded by high winds

• A horde of locusts

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

Which of the following caused the great depression?

• Only wealthy Americans invested in the stock market and the poor couldn't afford it

• Speculation on stocks, buying on credit, and overproduction of goods

• War in Europe caused by Adolf Hitler

• Everyone invested in companies that performed poorly

What was the primary purpose of the tennessee valley authority (TVA)?

• Preventing the spread of the dust bowl

• Provide electricity by building hydroelectric dams in rural areas, improving economic conditions.

• Building roads and bridges using unemployed young men

• Regulate trucking and transport of goods

How did Herbert Hoover respond to the problems of the great depression?

• Laissez Faire - the federal government should not regulate businesses or directly give people money

• Pluralism - The entire country would unify and collectivize debt to make repayment easier.

• Socialism - The government would step in with more robust social programs to combat poverty.

• Capitalism - Big businesses would be supported and deregulated.

How did the Indian new deal affect native tribes?

• They were given economic assistance.

• They were moved onto reservations

• Multiple long standing treaties were renegotiated

• The carslile indian school was shut down

What did Mary Bethune do during the 1930s?

• She advised FDR to repeal the Smoot Hawley Tariff and reopen trade with Europe

• She served on FDR's "Black Cabinet" to advise him on civil rights and helping African Americans in the south.

• She convinced the president to take a harsher stance on Hitler's Germany

• She organized food donation drives during the worst years of the depression in the south.