Unit 6 Review - Grade 7

The purpose of the New Deal program was to —

• Stop the sale of alcohol in states

• Improve working conditions in factories

• Help the nation recover from the Depression

• End discrimination against African Americans

The photograph labeled "Food Line During the Great Depression" shows men standing in a long line outside a storefront with a sign advertising free soup, coffee, and doughnuts for the unemployed. The photograph below best illustrates which impact of the Great Depression on Americans?

• The stock market crashed.

• A large number of banks failed.

• Farmers' incomes fell to low levels.

• Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.

The topic of the this newspaper article is the — New York Times, October 1929: "Stock Market Undergoes Wildest Selling Spree in History as Many Try to Sell Their Stocks!"

• Great Migration

• Roaring Twenties

• Stock Market Crash

• The beginning of Prohibition

Directions: Select the three (3) correct answers. Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?

• Unpaid debts from the Civil War

• High tariffs discouraged international trade

• Over speculation on stocks using borrowed money

• Too much debt from buying goods on installment plans

What is the best title for the list? Social Security; Federal Work Programs; Farm Assistance; Increased rights for workers; Environmental improvement programs

• Segregation

• Reconstruction

• League of Nations

• New Deal Features

Which of the following best explains the relationship between the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression?

• The Dust Bowl ended the Great Depression

• The Dust Bowl helped improve economic conditions

• The Dust Bowl had no connection to the Great Depression

• The Dust Bowl worsened the effects of the Great Depression by forcing families off their farms

How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?

• It created new job opportunities

• It increased the value of farms and crops

• It led to widespread bank failures and loss of savings

• It encouraged people to invest more money in stocks

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was significant because it —

• Expanded the military draft

• Focused on financial reform for banks

• Provided jobs, building roads, school, and public buildings

• Created new tariffs on imported goods and shipping to other countries

Which New Deal program helped restore public confidence in banks?

• Civil Works Administration (CWA)

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

One lasting institution of the New Deal that still exists today is —

• The Civilian Conservation Corps

• The Social Security Administration

• The Works Progress Administration

• The National Recovery Administration