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Worksheetsgreat depression pt 1
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
electricity
b)
oil
c)
fresh water
d)
natural gas
2.
The AAA helped what group of people by raising market prices?
a)
teachers
b)
farmers
c)
plumbers
d)
doctors
3.
What are cash payments or food given by the government straight to the poor?
a)
direct relief
b)
price supports
c)
fiat money
d)
rugged individualism
4.
Fireside Chats
a)
JFK's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.
b)
FDR's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.
c)
Ronald Reagan's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.
d)
Offered outdoor work to unemployed single men.
5.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
a)
Offered outdoor work to unemployed single men.
b)
Parts of the Federal government that were created to help fulfull FDR's New Deal promises; became known by their initials.
c)
Offered work to unemployed single men.
d)
Risky buisness venture on the chance that quick profit can be made.
6.
Social Security Act
a)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children.
b)
TVA
c)
Provided insurance for people who put money in banks.
d)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children, AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS PAID FOR BY TAXES ON WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
7.
To prevent any further Supreme Court rulings against the New Deal, Roosevelt
a)
proposed "packing the court" with more judges who would support his programs.
b)
gave a variety of speeches in front of the Court to convince them of the New Deal's importance.
c)
asked Congress to have the judges who opposed him impeached from the the Supreme Court.
d)
ordered a secret mission to have some judges assassinated.
8.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
9.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
10.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
11.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
12.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose 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
13.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion. This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday
14.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
15.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
16.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Farmers started purchasing automobiles from the Olds Company.
b)
Farmers' incomes were unchanged.
c)
Farmers became rich and sold stocks.
d)
Farmers' incomes fell to low levels and many left their farms.
23.
Which of the following is a term for buying something now and paying for it later?
a)
Credit
b)
Debit
c)
Speculation
d)
Investment
24.
A series of programs designed to bring Americans out of the Great Depression..
a)
The New Deal
b)
Bank Holiday
c)
Fireside Chat
d)
Bank Trust
25.
Which of the following was a cause of the Depression?
a)
Overproduction
b)
Easy Credit
c)
Unequal Distribution of Wealth
d)
All of the above
26.
Which President thought the government should not get involved in economic affairs?
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
27.
Roosevelt passed a record number of bills in what we call his...
a)
Political Reform
b)
Fireside Chat
c)
First Hundred Days
d)
Inaugural Speech
28.
The term for when those who invest in the stock market take great risk, buying stocks and bonds in hopes of earning a quick profit:
a)
Brokers
b)
Speculation
c)
Bear Market
d)
Buying on Margin
29.
Which of the following was a serious problem during the Great Depression?
a)
low prices
b)
buying on margin
c)
high unemployment
d)
business consolidation
30.
One of FDR's New Deal programs which insured bank deposits.
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
b)
Social Security Act (SSA)
c)
United States of America (USA)
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
31.
What program provides money to the elderly when they retire?
a)
SEC
b)
FHA
c)
Social Security
d)
AARP
32.
What form of technology did FDR use to give his “fireside chats”?
a)
Film
b)
television
c)
Newspaper
d)
Radio
33.
What is it called to send someone back to their home country?
a)
Repatriation
b)
A Send Back
c)
Export
d)
Exonerate
34.
Why were Mexicans and Mexican Americans repatriated?
a)
Planned to take over government
b)
Secret treaty with Mexico
c)
Reduce competition for jobs
d)
Afraid they were helping enemy nations
35.
This man was president in the late 1920s, and was blamed for the Great Depression.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
36.
A Great Depression era slang referring to areas of makeshift, ramshackle housing, created by large numbers of homeless people.
a)
Trumantowns
b)
Roosevelt Ruins
c)
Coolidge Clutter
d)
Hoovervilles
37.
An area of the southern Great Plains hard hit by prolonged drought and severe rural poverty.
a)
The Sonoran Desert
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Basin
d)
The Texas Panhandle
38.
What slogan did President Hoover use to describe his political philosophy?
a)
"Make America great again!"
b)
"Hope and change"
c)
"Rugged individualism"
d)
"Peace through strength"
39.
In 1930 Congress passed the _____. This tax on imported goods was historically high. When European countries responded with their own tariffs, trade plunged.
a)
McCain-Feingold Act
b)
Smoot-Hawley Act
c)
Hoover-Mills Act
d)
Babson-Mitchell Act
40.
In May 1932, a group of some 15,000 veterans converged on Washington D.C. to pressure Congress into paying the extra money owed to them for their service in World War I, even though the money was not due to be paid until 1945. This event came to be known as the _____.
a)
Money March
b)
Veterans March
c)
Capitol March
d)
Bonus March
41.
October 29, 1929
a)
Crash Tuesday
b)
Depression Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Dead Tuesday
42.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
43.
Harlem is a neighborhood in
a)
New York City
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Jersey
d)
Africa
44.
The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because
a)
it was the first time African-Americans published their art
b)
African-American artists were taken seriously
c)
So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
d)
That's when the first African-American won an Oscar
45.
Which art form WASN'T represented in the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
painting and art
b)
music and theatre
c)
fiction and poetry
d)
sculpture and architecture
46.
The Harlem Renaissance helped prove that
a)
art includes everyone
b)
only African-Americans can play jazz
c)
African-Americans are better off when separated from other ethnic groups
d)
Langston Hughes is the best poet
47.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
48.
Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Collective Identity
c)
Cultural Pride
d)
All of the above
49.
The Harlem Renaissance took place during what decade?
a)
1860's
b)
1880's
c)
1900's
d)
1920's
50.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
51.
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
promoted the growth of New York cities
b)
promoted culture identity of African Americans
c)
it fought discrimination in southern cities
d)
it established programs such as the NAACP
52.
What is the Great Migration?
a)
The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
b)
The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
c)
The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.
53.
What does the word Renaissance mean?
a)
redone
b)
rebirth
c)
change
d)
ridiculous
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