Great Depression and the New Deal

Who was President of the U.S. when the Great Depression began?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Ronald Reagan

• Woodrow Wilson

What was the name of the day where 16 million shares were traded and ushered in the Great Depression?

• Black Friday
• Black Tuesday
• Black Monday
• Black Saturday

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list for Causes of the Great Depression?

• Decrease in interest rates.

• Failure of banks.

• Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs.

• Outbreak of a global war.

Which group didn't prosper during the 1920s and suffered more during The Great Depression?

• bankers

• engineers

• farmers

• all of the above

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

• The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor.

• Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands.

• Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing.

• Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.

Which of the following two were not a characteristics of the Great Depression?

• Prosperity

• Rising food prices

• Low wages

• High consumer debt

• Unemployment

During the Great Depression many things were named after the President, which of the following was one of those things?

• Carter Towns

• Roosevelt Chickens

• Hoovervilles

• Coolidge Colleges

How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• Hoover wanted to implement social welfare programs to provide for the poor.

• Roosevelt wanted private charities to take responsibility for relief efforts.

• Hoover wanted to limit the role of the federal government in managing the crisis.

• Roosevelt wanted state governments to regulate private business activity.

FDR passed more legislation in the First ______ than most presidents do in two years

• 50 days
• 75 days
• 100 days
• 150 days

What was the name given to the collective programs designed to get America out of the Great Depression?

• The New Deal
• The Old Deal
• The Triple R Agreement
• The Bank Deal