WorksheetsGreat Depression & New Deal Unit Test Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3610secs
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1.
"In January 1932 Congress approved the formation of an independent government agency called the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). The RFC was funded by the U.S. Treasury and was authorized to make loans to banks, railroads, life insurance companies, and other large businesses devastated by the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover believed that funds disbursed through the RFC would eventually benefit the average citizen through job growth, higher wages, and the protection of bank accounts and insurance policies."
The RFC is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both:
The RFC is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both:
a)
Protected the economy through government intervention in private business
b)
gave direct relief payments to unemployed citizens
c)
provided more efficient services through public utility regulation
d)
borrowed money from foreign banks to reduce the national debt
2.
"We are not now required to ascertain the scope of the phrase 'general welfare of the United States' or to determine whether an appropriation in aid of agrIculture falls within it. Wholly apart from that question, another principle embedded in our Constitution prohibits the enforcement of the Agricultural Adjustment Act...It is a statutory plan to regulate and control agricultural production, a matter beyond the powers delegated to the federal government." -U.S. v. Butler, 1936
Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme court use as a basis of this ruling.
Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme court use as a basis of this ruling.
a)
First
b)
Tenth
c)
Fourteenth
d)
Twenty-sixth
3.
"There is a solidarity and interdependence about the modern world which makes it impossible for any nation completely to isolate itself from economic and political upheavals in the rest of the world, especially when such upheavals appear to be spreading and not declining. International anarchy destroys every foundation of peace. It jeopardizes the future and security of every nation, large or small. It is, therefore, a matter of vital interest and concern to the people of the United States that the sanctity of international treaties and the maintenance of international morality be restored." -President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.
President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for:
President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for:
a)
implementation of the Marshall Plan
b)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
c)
U.S. involvement in World War II
d)
U.S. participation in the League of Nations
4.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Purpose: To protect U.S. agriculture and industry from foreign competition.
Outcome: ?
Purpose: To protect U.S. agriculture and industry from foreign competition.
Outcome: ?
a)
Led to a decrease in U.S. international trade
b)
Helped stabilize U.S. economy
c)
Strengthened U.S. relationships overseas
d)
Led to a decline in U.S. unemployment
5.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal?
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states.
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs.
d)
People can rely more on the federal government during times of economic distress.
6.
Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?
a)
A sharp increase in the power given to state governments.
b)
An extended period of economic depression.
c)
The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy.
d)
The formation of a national Civil Rights movement.
7.
"The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, was establish in 1938 and was a grassroots campaign run primarily by volunteers. Over the years, millions of people gave small amounts of money to support both the care of people who got (1) and research into prevention and treatment. Those contributions financed Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and the other researchers who developed the (2) that children around the world receive today.
a)
chicken pox, antibiotics
b)
tuberculosis, iron lung treatment
c)
polio, vaccines
d)
whooping cough, serum
8.
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
a)
Flash flooding and intense deforestation.
b)
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices.
c)
High winds and railroad construction.
d)
Severe heat and rapic suburban development.
9.
"They wanted us out of the country. I didn't understand why when we'd been born here."
Emilia Castaneda was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. In 1935, she and her father and brother were forced to board a train bound for Mexico.
This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation?
Emilia Castaneda was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. In 1935, she and her father and brother were forced to board a train bound for Mexico.
This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation?
a)
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty.
b)
To protect national security.
c)
To reduce competition for jobs.
d)
To prevent communist influence on labor unions.
10.
In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government:
a)
abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturns.
b)
dismantled financial regulatory agencies.
c)
assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability.
d)
decreased the number of federal entitlement programs.
11.
What was the main reason the federal government had the Hoover Dam built?
a)
To provide resources for a growing population.
b)
To facilitate the transportation of goods in the region.
c)
To increase tourism in the region.
d)
To prevent the Colorado River from drying out.
12.
"In the 1936 movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, a man named Longfellow Deeds inherits millions of dollars and moves to New York City, where he is caught up the "fast Life." During this time, he is confronted by a farmer who criticizes Mr. Deeds for squandering his money. Moved by the farmer's plight, Mr. Deeds distributes his fortune to needy farmers and their families."
-The farmer's criticism are similar to those found in:
-The farmer's criticism are similar to those found in:
a)
Warren Harding's advocacy of a "return to normalcy."
b)
Huey Long's proposal to "share our wealth."
c)
Charles Coughlin's rhetoric of "Christianized democracy."
d)
Herbert Hoover's emphasis on "rugged individualism."
13.
Speaker 1: The plan interferes with the Senate's power to ratify treaties.
Speaker 2: The plan threatens the principle of popular sovereignty.
Speaker 3: The plan takes too much power away from the states.
Speaker 4: The plan gives the executive branch too much power.
Which speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?
Speaker 2: The plan threatens the principle of popular sovereignty.
Speaker 3: The plan takes too much power away from the states.
Speaker 4: The plan gives the executive branch too much power.
Which speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Making a partial payment for stock while borrowing the rest from a broker or bank is known as....
a)
Insider trading
b)
buying on margin
c)
market call
d)
bull market
15.
Frances Perkins made history as the first woman to...
a)
serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
b)
be elected to the United States Congress.
c)
Be elected Governor.
d)
Serve in the President's cabinet as Secretary of Labor.
16.
Which New Deal program ensures everyone's bank account for up to $10,000?
a)
Social Security
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Tennesee Valley Authority
d)
Securities & Exchange Commission
17.
What was the consequence of overproduction?
a)
People bought more items than they needed.
b)
Sellers had to drop the price, and consumers still didn't buy them.
18.
October 24 is known as....
a)
Pearl Harbor Day
b)
Black Tuesday
19.
Which term describes the attitude taken before the New Deal, which believed that government should not interfere in the nation's economy?
a)
Interventionist
b)
Laissez-faire
c)
Supply-side
d)
Demand-side
20.
Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
a)
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
The Glass-Steagall Act
c)
The Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
The Truth-in-Labelling Act
21.
Program created to provide the elderly with an income (still exists)
a)
Medicare
b)
Social Security
c)
Medicaid
d)
SNAP
22.
The federal agency which is charged with enforcing federal stock market laws and regulation the stock market
a)
SEC
b)
FDIC
c)
WPA
d)
FDA
23.
New Deal program tasked with providing electricity to the people of the Tennessee River Valley through dams and other means
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Tennessee Valley Electrical Organization
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
24.
The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
Bureau of Land Management
25.
CCC and WPA were primarily intended to help
a)
Homeowners
b)
Unemployed
c)
Failing Banks
d)
Businesses
26.
The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
World Peace Association
c)
Working Period Administration
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
27.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
No gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
State's rights
c)
Relief, recovery, and reform
d)
Expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
28.
Which New Deal reforms most directly targeted the basic problem of the victims of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
b)
Guarantee workers the right to organize and bargain collectively
c)
Providing farmers low-cost loans and paying them NOT to grow certain crops
d)
Moving Westward
29.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Relief/Recovery/Reform
30.
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to
a)
have government take an active role in solving economic problems
b)
return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism
c)
continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration
d)
Fear of Dictators
31.
In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that
a)
Corporations were best left to operate without government interference
b)
State governments should give up control over commerce inside their states
c)
The government should be more involved in regulating economy
d)
Rugged Individualism
32.
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
33.
In an attempt to try and keep the nation calm as they dealt with the Great Depression crisis, Roosevelt decided to have a weekly Radio Show where he would sit down and talk to the citizens of the nation, in a calm, reassuring voice. What name was given to these weekly speeches where Roosevelt spoke to the people?
a)
Roosevelt Radio Hours
b)
Fireside Chats
c)
Conversation Corner
d)
The President Speaks
34.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
35.
Deficit Spending is
a)
a. creating more money via printing
b)
b. spending more money than the government received in revenue
c)
c. None of the above
36.
Farmers in the Midwest were devastated by severe drought during this period; this was known as the ______________.
a)
crop bowl
b)
dust bowl
c)
drought bowl
37.
__________ offered free food to families in need during the Great Depression.
a)
soup kitchens
b)
cafeterias
38.
The crash of the stock market marked the beginning of the ________________.
a)
Great War
b)
Great Depression
c)
WWII
d)
Jazz Age
39.
What happened on a Tuesday in 1929 that devastated America's economy?
a)
US went to war
b)
Women earned the right to vote.
c)
Stock Market crashed
d)
Pearl Harbor
40.
Hoover believed in _______________ or the idea that people should succeed on their own efforts and not with help from the government.
a)
welfare
b)
hard work
c)
government assistance
d)
rugged individualism
41.
One project Hoover did during the Great Depression was the construction of _____________________________, which was later changed to his name.
a)
Boulder Dam
b)
Empire State Building
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
World Trade Center
42.
Which of the following was not one of the goals of the New Deal?
a)
Economic Recovery
b)
Relief for the Needy
c)
Financial Reform
d)
Credit Reform
43.
The group that was named as FDR’s cabinet and advisors had the nickname ________________________ because they were so intelligent.
a)
Brain Trust
b)
Kitchen Cabinet
c)
Diploma Advisors
d)
Intelligence Agency
44.
Ironically, while people in the cities were starving, people on farms were
a)
gaining weight.
b)
destroying food.
c)
providing charity.
d)
selling food to Europe.
45.
High school students benefited during the New Deal as a result of the
a)
NYA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
NIRA
46.
Who claimed that New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called Share-Our-Wealth?
a)
Huey Long
b)
Francis Townshend
c)
John Lewis
d)
Jim Braddock
47.
One of the most popular movies of all time was _______________________ about the Civil War and Reconstruction.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
c)
The Grapes of Wrath
d)
Captain America:Civil War
48.
What was the name of the army of WWI veterans that marched on Washington?
a)
Bonus Army
b)
Hoover Army
c)
Homeless Army
d)
Veterans Army
49.
Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Economic cycles
b)
The farm crisis
c)
The availability of easy credit
d)
Taxes on domestic goods
50.
When the Great Depression hit, millions of Americans were affected by it. Many of those millions had to leave their homes and set up their families in shanty-towns. What name was given to these poor pockets of shanties, that mocked the President at that time, who was being blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
Roosevelt Ranches
b)
Herbert Hothouses
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
Collidgetowns
51.
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
52.
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
53.
Securities and Exchange Commission was...
a)
Insure bank deposits and promote economic stability
b)
Mediate between business and labor and ensure fair competition
c)
Regulate prices of agricultural goods and reduce surpluses
d)
Oversee stock trading and prevent fraud
54.
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
55.
One of the causes of the Great Depression occurred when people would purchase products on an installment plan, but what caused this method to fail?
a)
People would by less than they could afford.
b)
People could not afford monthly payments, so they would not be able to finish paying for the product.
c)
People paid too much up front for the product.
d)
Demand for consumer goods was low, so people would not even want to buy these luxury goods.
56.
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
57.
TVA
a)
Used borrowed money to build dams, power plants, moved farmers, reforested land, and provided cheap electric power in the Tennessee area.
b)
Used borrowed money to build dams, power plants, moved farmers, reforested land, and provided cheap electric power in the Virginia area.
c)
One of the many programs of the New Deal that put people to work.
d)
Make shift community for homeless during the Depression.
58.
What New Deal agency paid for production by writers, painters, and photographers?
a)
National Arts Council (NAC)
b)
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
c)
NAACP
d)
Works Progress Adminsitration (WPA)
59.
Federal Reserve Act
a)
FDR's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.
b)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment and borrowing the rest.
c)
Law that provided for 12 Federal Reserve Banks- failed to prevent collapse of banking system.
d)
Name of FDR's plan to pull the country out of the Depression.
60.
Which one of these reasons above were a cause or causes of the Great Depression?
Reason 1: Increase in consumer spending
Reason 2: Overspeculation in the Stock Market
Reason 3: Bank failures
Reason 4. Government subsidation of farming
Reason 1: Increase in consumer spending
Reason 2: Overspeculation in the Stock Market
Reason 3: Bank failures
Reason 4. Government subsidation of farming
a)
Reasons 1 and 4
b)
Reasons 1 and 2
c)
Reasons 3 and 4
d)
Reasons 2 and 3
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