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Hoover quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
who was Herbert Hoover?
a)
a president during the Great Depression
b)
a cook  during the Great 
c)
a man who fought in the civil war
d)
worked in the stock market
2.
what time period was he the president in
a)
the civil war
b)
the great depression
c)
a hard worker during world war 1
d)
a slave owner
3.
what year was he born in?
a)
in 1964
b)
1874
c)
2017
d)
1847
4.
What caused the Great Depression?
a)
Dust Storms and rain drought
b)
Black Friday
c)
Stock Market crash
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
5.
Who was the president at the end of the Great Depression?
a)
(F.D.R)
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
William Mckinley
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.

What do we call a share of ownership in a company?

a)

minimum wage

b)

soup kitchen

c)

stock

d)

stock market

7.

What are bank services?

a)

selling goods

b)

installment loans & checking/savings accounts

c)

buying goods

d)

regulating the stock market to avoid a crash

8.

Lowest pay a worker can receive by law

a)

minimum wage

b)

maximum wage

c)

saddest wage

d)

reasonable wage

9.

Which president believed in the idea of a , "Return to Normalcy?"

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

10.

The Teapot Dome Scandal is important because:

a)

The government did not intervene in business in Wyoming

b)

The government was looking to expand its power through the state legislature.

c)

The government accepted bribes through a Cabinet Member. who was eventually imprisoned.

d)

The government was completely unaware of what was happening in Wyoming.

11.

This term describes all the presidents approach in regards to government involvement in the 1920s.

a)

Egalitarianism

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Liberty

d)

Popular Sovereignty

12.

Which of the following was NOT a way the Hoover tried to fix the economy?

a)

he founded government agencies

b)

encouraged labor harmony

c)

supported local aid

d)

gave citizens money for aid

13.

What is another term for "rugged individualism"?

a)

government interference

b)

self-reliance

c)

reliance upon businesses

d)

socialism

14.

What was Hoover's job before he was president?

a)

military leader

b)

conductor

c)

teacher

d)

engineer

15.
Hoovervilles were
a)
a great place to live
b)
a wealthy neighborhood
c)
shacks and tents made from anything people could find
d)
cities with a lot of unemployment
16.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
b)
many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
c)
protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
d)
the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.