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WorksheetsGreat Depression/New Deal Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following New Deal laws/agencies regulated the buying and selling of stocks?
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Emergency Banking Act
d)
Home Owners Insurance Corporation
2.
Federal deposit insurance for banks stopped which of the following phenomena that was motivated by a lack of confidence in the financial industry?
a)
buying stock on margin
b)
robbing banks
c)
runs on banks
d)
selling short
3.
What natural calamity coincided with the New Deal and caused intensified and increased poverty throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other parts of the south & midwest?
a)
the bank holiday
b)
the great flood of 1927
c)
the dustbowl
d)
increaded lynchings
4.
What was the culminating event that brought the country out of the Great Depression?
a)
the Bonus Army
b)
the building of the Hoover Dam
c)
going off of the gold standard
d)
World War II
5.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
6.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
7.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that declaring a bank holiday and creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would help the nation’s banking system by
a)
restoring public confidence in the banks
b)
reducing government regulation of banks
c)
restricting foreign investments
d)
granting tax relief to individuals
8.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
9.
Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the Great Depression?
a)
by expanding the role of government in citizens’ lives
b)
by expanding the authority of legislative representatives
c)
by regulating the stock purchases by individual investors
d)
by restricting the spending by government on domestic projects
10.
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
a)
low worker productivity
b)
high income taxes
c)
decreasing tariff rates
d)
buying stocks on margin
11.
This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Rooselvelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
12.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
13.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
14.
During the Great Depression, many people lost their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
15.
Which option below was one of the causes of the Great Depression?
a)
High Taxes
b)
Too much regulation of the stock market
c)
Equally distributed wealth between wealthy and unwealthy
d)
Unequal distribution of wealth
16.
A significant effect of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff was that:
a)
US consumers benefited from lower prices on goods and services
b)
American businesses benefitted while foreign trade decreased
c)
Labor unions gained legal protection for collective bargaining
d)
US manufacturers faced more competition from foreign nations.
17.
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
a)
8.0%
b)
15.6%
c)
54.0%
d)
24.9%
18.
Which of the following is most responsible for the trend evident in this chart from 1933 through 1937?
a)
Effects of New Deal relief and recovery efforts
b)
Establishment of Lend-Lease program
c)
Impact of Great Depression on stockholders' profits
d)
Increase in War Production Board orders to munitions
19.
What was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Court Packing
d)
Second New Deal
20.
Which of the following is the most valid statement regarding the long-term economic effects of the Great Depression?
a)
The government placed fewer restrictions on large corporations
b)
The role of the federal government was expanded
c)
The government reduced its dependence on foreign trade
d)
The American people had greater confidence in the nation’s economic leadership
21.
Which of the following is the most valid statement regarding the long-term economic effects of the Great Depression?
a)
The government placed fewer restrictions on large corporations
b)
The role of the federal government was expanded
c)
The government reduced its dependence on foreign trade
d)
The American people had greater confidence in the nation’s economic leadership
22.
The AAA provided money to:
a)
states for local relief
b)
farmers to reduce crop production
c)
industries to continue production
d)
sharecroppers to purchase land
23.
Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's three R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief
b)
Repair
c)
Reform
d)
Recovery
24.
Who helped organize the "Black Cabinet?"
a)
Mary McLeod Bethune
b)
Dorothea Lange
c)
Francis Perkins
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
25.
What two New Deal programs were found unconstitutional?
a)
PWA & AAA
b)
NIRA & PWA
c)
TVA & WPA
d)
AAA & NIRA
26.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
27.
Which of the following was the most clear form of direct relief?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
NIRA
28.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
29.
Who was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet?
a)
Arlene Francis
b)
Mary McLeod Bethune
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Francis Perkins
30.
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
a)
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems associated with urban poverty
b)
Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy of the United States
c)
Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve social inequality
d)
Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor
31.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that declaring a bank holiday and creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would help the nation’s banking system by
a)
restoring public confidence in the banks
b)
reducing government regulation of banks
c)
restricting foreign investments
d)
granting tax relief to individuals
32.
What caused this?
a)
Passing Smoot-Hawley Act
b)
Creating Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Implementing Revenue Act
d)
Establishing Reconstruction Finance Commission
33.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
34.
How many times was FDR elected President?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
Going to the movies in the 1930s
a)
Had great special effects.
b)
Cost a lot of money.
c)
Helped people escape their own problems
d)
Were known for their quality
36.
immediate action to halt the economic decline
a)
recovery
b)
reform
c)
relief
37.
permanent programs to avoid another economic disaster
a)
recovery
b)
relief
c)
reform
38.
temporary programs to restart the economy
a)
recovery
b)
relief
c)
reform
39.
New Deal ended the Great Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The primary responsibility of the Securities and Exchange Commission was...
a)
to insure bank deposits and promote economic stability
b)
to mediate between business and labor and ensure fair competition
c)
to regulate the prices of agricultural goods and reduce surpluses
d)
to oversee stock trading and prevent fraud
41.
What was Hoover's belief about the governments involvement in businesses and individuals?
a)
The government should help the people
b)
The government should avoid direct involvement
c)
The government should provide solutions to the people
d)
The government should shut down
42.
Makeshift cities of homeless people during the Great Depression were known as:
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Ghettos
c)
Hideaways
d)
Slums
43.
WWI veterans and their families who marched on Washington were referred to as the:
a)
Bonus Army
b)
WWI Veteran Union
c)
Veterans' Alliance
d)
Angry Mob
44.
What does it mean to buy stocks on margin?
a)
buying the stock for someone else
b)
purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
c)
paying less than the market price of the stock
d)
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
45.
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
25%
d)
10%
46.
What name was given to the men who rode the rails as they searched for work?
a)
hoboes
b)
wild boys
c)
speculators
d)
Okies
47.
October 29th, 1929
a)
Black Monday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
48.
Who was president during the New Deal?
a)
Theodore Rooesvelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
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