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WorksheetsChapter 7-Part2: BUST!
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which feature of the New Deal does this policy illustrate?
a)
Farm assistance programs
b)
Social Security
c)
Increased rights for labor
d)
Federal works programs
2.
Which of the following was NOT an economic result of the Great Depression?
a)
Many homeless
b)
High inflation
c)
Increased national prosperity
d)
Massive unemployment
3.
As a result of the Great Depression, about how many workers were without jobs?
a)
Two-thirds
b)
Three-fourths
c)
One-fourth
d)
One-half
4.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
a)
There were large numbers of homeless and hungry people
b)
Many banks and businesses failed
c)
One-fourth of workers were without jobs
d)
Farmers' incomes increased to high levels
5.
Which American president is the subject of this report?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Harry S. Truman
6.
What major impact of the Great Depression is evident in a family living in this picture?
a)
Use of migrant labor
b)
Temperance movement
c)
Homelessness
d)
Bank failure
7.
During which year did the Great Depression have the most negative impact on the American economy?
a)
1932
b)
1929
c)
1931
d)
1933
8.
Which number on the graph most likely represents the United States economy in 1930?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which President made the statement above after being elected during The Great Depression?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
10.
Why are the 1933-1942 Civilian Conservation Corps projects still considered one of the most successful work programs today?
a)
It was not as costly as welfare.
b)
Many of the projects' roads, bridges, walls, etc. are still around to be enjoyed by Americans today.
c)
Everyone in the CCC received housing and meals.
d)
It was paid for by private industry.
11.
Which of the following completes this diagram?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Great Society
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Fair Deal
12.
What was the main purpose of programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
a)
these programs provided relief for the employed
b)
these programs provided recovery for bank
c)
these programs provided relief for the unemployed
d)
these programs provided recovery for businesses
13.
During the Great Depression, many banks failed. What government agency was supposed to keep banks from running out of money?
a)
High Tariffs
b)
Stock Market
c)
Federal Reserve
d)
Businesses
14.
What was the effect of high tariffs in the late 1920s?
a)
high tariffs hurt international trade
b)
high tariffs increased the prices of American made products
c)
high tariffs helped Americans recover from the Depression
d)
high tariffs were a solution to the Depression
15.
Which of the following was NOT part of Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
an end to labor unions and strikes
c)
Social Security to help elderly people
d)
federal work programs that provided people with jobs
16.
Which numbered area show where dust storms impacted farmers the most?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
During the 1930s, which of the following reasons caused the income of farmers in the United States to fall?
a)
Extreme flooding of the Midwest
b)
New Technology
c)
The dust bowl.
d)
The baby boom.
18.
All of the following impacted the lives of Americans during the Great Depression EXCEPT:
a)
One- fourth of workers were without jobs
b)
People were hungry and homeless
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
For the first time, Americans could afford expensive consumer goods
19.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Companies produced more goods than could be sold.
b)
Many people borrowed money to buy stocks.
c)
Banks closed because of losses in the stock market.
d)
American consumers had more money than they could spend.
20.
What is it called when people buy stocks with borrowed money that they can't repay?
a)
Hyper-inflation
b)
Insider trading
c)
Overspeculation
d)
Prohibition
21.
In what year did the Great Depression begin?
a)
1914
b)
1919
c)
1927
d)
1929
22.
What government agency failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system?
a)
League of Nations
b)
The Federal Reserve
c)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
d)
The U.S. Stock Market
23.
What action by the U.S. government strangled international trade?
a)
high inflation caused by over-printing of U.S. currency
b)
high tariffs on goods imported from other countries
c)
high taxes on goods exported from the United States
d)
low interest rates on loans for stock purchases
24.
What is it called when people buy stocks with borrowed money that they can't repay?
a)
Hyper-inflation
b)
Insider trading
c)
Overspeculation
d)
Prohibition
25.
What group of Americans saw their incomes fall to unusually low levels?
a)
Bootleggers
b)
Captains of Industry
c)
Farmers
d)
Managers
26.
What type of business failed in unusually large numbers, and made the Depression worse?
a)
Banks
b)
Factories
c)
Farmers markets
d)
Grocery Stores
27.
At the worst part of the Depression, how many workers were unemployed?
a)
5%
b)
15%
c)
10%
d)
25%
28.
Which President used governmental programs to help the nation during the Great Depression?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
29.
What was the name given to all of the government programs that intended to help the nation during the Great Depression?
a)
American Federation of Labor
b)
New Deal
c)
New Order
d)
Social Security
30.
What governmental program was created during the Great Depression to help Americans save money?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
c)
Social Security
d)
The Civilian Conservation Corps
31.
Along with creating jobs, what was another goal for government programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps?
a)
completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
encouraging international trade
c)
environmental improvement
d)
increased rights for organized labor
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