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The Great Depression

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday 
d)
Hurricanes
2.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the 
a)
Bank Crisis 
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
New Deal 
3.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
4.
The collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.
a)
Margin
b)
New Deal
c)
Deficit Spending 
d)
Stock Market 
5.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA) helped farmers get crop prices under control. This is an example of:
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
6.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation 
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
7.

This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance

a)

FDIC

b)

SSA

c)

AAA

d)

CCC

8.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
9.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again 
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
10.
Programs that were put into place to put Americans back to work completing government funded projects
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
11.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II. 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt 
12.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday 
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday 
13.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again 
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
14.
This new deal program put unemployed American to work on completing government funded public projects
a)
PWA
b)
FDIC
c)
CCC
d)
AAA 
15.
Even though war was breaking out in Europe again, America decided to remain 
a)
Isolated
b)
Involved with the Allies
c)
Involved with the Axis
d)
Scared
16.
Government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation.
a)
Deficit Spending
b)
Margin
c)
Stock Market
d)
Bank Crisis 
17.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
18.
The most popular home appliance in the 1930's 
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Movies
d)
Telephone 
19.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
20.
When FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stable 
a)
Bank closures
b)
Bank retreats
c)
Bank Holiday
d)
Margin Holiday 
21.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to strengthen the economy 
b)
to avoid going to war 
c)
to improve public education 
d)
to end racial discrimination 
22.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

23.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
24.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush 
b)
the crash of the stock exchange 
c)
the ending of World War II 
d)
the high price of oil 
25.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
26.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. People did not have money to pay for necessities, such as shelter, food, and clothing. The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," a program that
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
provided new ways for people to apply for unemployment insurance. 
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
27.
a)
The Great Recession
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
New Deal
d)
Great Depression
28.
In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?
a)
The depression was severe, but only in the United States. 
b)
Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years
c)
The depression caused revolutions all across the world. 
d)
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression
29.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
30.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 
31.
In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?
a)
) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government. 
b)
The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country. 
c)
The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed. 
d)
The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country. 
32.
The Great Depression was a very difficult time period for most Americans, including farmers.  People looked for ways to forget their troubles.  Which of the following is NOT a way people tried to escape their troubles?
a)
Going to the movies 
b)
Running track and field 
c)
Listening to popular music 
d)
Reading books 
33.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
34.
This famous author wrote one of the most popular novels known as Gone With the Wind. They were born in Atlanta and won a Pulitzer Prize for this amazing book.  Who is this famous author? 
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
35.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
36.
Why is it important to have representatives in our government?
a)
It allows people who are well educated to make decisions. 
b)
Representatives in our government can change our freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights. 
c)
Representatives in our government can only make decisions based on their personal beliefs. 
d)
It allows citizens to have a voice in the decision making process. 
37.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history. 
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies. 
c)
 Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.    
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry. 
38.
Which of the following is NOT a New Deal Program that FDR established? 
a)
Conservation Country Corporation (CCC)
b)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
39.
Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to California 
a)
True
b)
False 
40.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Herbert Hoover helped the United States by coming up with many programs to help Americans get out of the Great Depression.  These programs were known as the New Deal. 
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The day the stock market crashed, October 29, 1929, came to be known as _____.
a)
Black Friday
b)
Crash Thursday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Depression Day
43.
President Herbert Hoover believed that the _____ should not get involved in helping unemployed people.
a)
state and local governments
b)
federal government
c)
churches
d)
charities
44.
In the 1930s, the southern Great Plains and western Texas were called the _____ because overplanting of wheat, severe drought, and strong windstorms destroyed farms.
a)
Great American Desert
b)
Barren Lands
c)
Depression Zone
d)
Dust Bowl
45.
During the Great Depression, state government agencies often denied aid to _____, prompting them to leave Texas to look for work in cities.
a)
Native Americans
b)
wildcatters
c)
African Americans
d)
women
46.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

47.

Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

a)

It gave African-Americans the right to vote.

b)

It created programs to put people back to work.

c)

It let all new immigrants become American citizens right away

d)

It organized different sports leagues to provide people jobs

48.

This New Deal program that gave people jobs planting trees and working in national parks

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

49.

This New Deal program which insured people's bank deposits so they would not lose their money if a bank closed.

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Social Security Adminstration

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

50.

New Deal program that put unemployed American to work on completing government funded public projects

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

51.

This man was elected president in 1932 by a landslide and he started the programs known as the New Deal

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Grover Clevland

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

52.

Frustrated with the Supreme Court who was declaring New Deal Programs unconstitutional, Roosevelt tried to do this.

a)

Veto their rulings

b)

Pack the court with more justices

c)

Have a constitutional amendment made

d)

Fire all the justices

53.
Which was not an effect of the Great Depression?
a)
Many children had a poor diet
b)
Many families became homeless
c)
Many men became unemployed
d)
Many people started farming
54.
This New Deal Program was created to restore confidence in the stock market.
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Emergency Banking Relief Act
c)
Federal Art Project
d)
Wagner Act
55.

What did the Mexican Repatriation Act seek to do?

a)

Increase participation of Mexican immigrants in the Political system

b)

Decrease the amount of Mexican immigrants on Public Relief

c)

Give Mexican immigrants a safe place until they become citizens

d)

Send Mexican immigrants back to Mexico

56.

Dust Bowl Damages caused the migration of Americans, because...

a)

poor irrigation and use of crop rotation

b)

multiple El Nino events and dam building

c)

Years of drought and poor farming techniques

d)

farm workers labor shortages and chemical fertilizers

57.

Which challenge did Roosevelt face from the Supreme Court, as President?

a)

desire for voters to choose Supreme Court justices

b)

resistance of Congress to vote on New Deal

c)

unwillingness of Supreme Court justices to retre

d)

repeated rulings declaring New Deal unconstitutional

58.

Demographics in California changes in the 1920s as a result of

a)

The arrival of African Americans

b)

arrival of unskilled immigrant workers from Eastern cities

c)

arrival of migrant families seeking settlement houses

d)

arrival of migrant families from the Midwest seeking relief

59.

What economic practice became popular in the 1920s that help contribute to the crash?

a)

paying only cash for stock purchases

b)

selling stocks in very rapid succession

c)

buying stocks with only a down payment

d)

sharing insider information on stock trades

60.

Which constitutional issue concerned opponents of FDR's court packing?

a)

it would restrict individual rights

b)

it would not allow people of elect judges

c)

it would weaken the seperation of powers

d)

it would shift power from states to the federal government

61.

What happened in the summer of 1929?

a)

Production of goods increased, and employment rose.

b)

Production of goods decreased, and employment dropped.

c)

Americans sold millions of shares, and the stock market crashed.

d)

Americans paid back the money that they had borrowed to buy stocks.

62.

What is another term for shantytowns?

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Hoover slums

c)

Rooseveltvilles

d)

depression houses

63.

The Social Security Act of 1935 guaranteed

a)

citizenship for working immigrants who moved to America.

b)

access to education for children from impoverished families.

c)

employment for workers who would construct public buildings.

d)

pensions for the retired elderly and unemployment money for the jobless.

64.

Agency created under the NIRA, which created jobs building schools and other community buildings. Failed to make a sufficient dent in unemployment.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

65.

This law / agency paid farmers not to plant crops in certain portions of their land, destroy portions of their crops, or in some cases slaughter farm animals to help raise the prices of farm products.

a)

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

66.

Agency criticized as the create work agency. Created an estimated 4 million immediate jobs constructing 40,000 schools, and paying the salaries of over 50,000 rural teachers.

a)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

67.

Agency which employed thousands of young men (18-25) who built roads, developed parks, and planted over 200 million trees.

a)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

d)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

68.

Agency which provided funds for home mortgages and home repairs

a)

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

b)

Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

d)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

69.

Agency created to re-establish trust in the banking industry. Insured deposits into personal bank accounts up to $5,000

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

Federal Securities Act (FSA)

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d)

Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA)

70.

Agency headed by Harry Hopkins which created as many jobs as possible. Spent an excess of $11 billion in the creation of over 8 million jobs

a)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

71.

Agency created to help depressed area in and surrounding the Tennessee River Valley

a)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

72.

Agency funded with $500 million to provide direct relief to the needy

a)

National Recovery Act (NRA)

b)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

c)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

73.

Agency created to help settle disputes between employees and employers

a)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

b)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

c)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

d)

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

74.

Agency created to provide jobs, education, counseling, and recreation to the nation’s youth

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Youth Administration (NYA)

75.
The three goals of the new deal were: _____ for the needy, economic ____, and financial _____.
a)
assistance, aid, absolutism
b)
homes, stability, freedom
c)
relief, recovery, reform
d)
assistance, reform, relief
76.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
National Recovery Administration
77.
Spending more than the government receives in revenue. (Roosevelt did this with great resistance)
a)
Relief, recovery, reform
b)
deficit spending
c)
Overture spending
d)
Wagner Act
78.

Authorized the treasury department to inspect the nation's banks. Bank Holiday's.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps CCC

b)

Emergency Relief Act ERA

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act AAA

79.
Which president provided the New Deal to America?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Herbert Hoover
80.
What were fireside chats?
a)
conversational radio addresses given by FDR
b)
a radio show that bashed the New Deal
c)
a fun time within the campfire
d)
conversational radio addresses given by Wilson
81.
What program provided conversation jobs to young men?
a)
CCC
b)
AAA
c)
CAC
d)
PWA
82.
What program provided increased government regulation of trading on stock exchanges?
a)
ACC
b)
AAC
c)
SEC
d)
SSA
83.
Who was the wild Catholic priest who praised Hitler?
a)
Charles Coughlin
b)
Dr. Townshend
c)
Huey Long
d)
Carl Lewis
84.
What is social security?
a)
pensions for people who are unemployed
b)
pensions for people who are physically challenged
c)
pensions for all Americans over the age of 65
d)
pensions for men who leave women in a marriage
85.
What does the FDIC do?
a)
protecting bank interest rates
b)
protecting people against the machines
c)
protecting bank deposits
d)
loans for new home owners
86.
What encouraged loans for renovating or building homes?
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
FHA
d)
OLO
87.
What is the sit-down strike?
a)
a strike where the workers leave the factory
b)
a strike where the owners decide to fire all the workers
c)
a strike where the owners fall to make a deal with the workers
d)
a strike where workers refuse to work or leave the workplace
88.
Who used the "Black Cabinet"?
a)
Wilson
b)
Craig Yancy
c)
Billy Ray Cyrus
d)
FDR
89.
What was the name of FDR's first 100 days as President?
a)
200 days
b)
115 days
c)
Hundred Days
d)
OMG LOL TGIF
90.
Which program provided public jobs for many people who needed relief?
a)
WPA
b)
PWA
c)
AAA
d)
SSS
91.
Which term means "the lowest wage an employer can legally pay a worker"?
a)
maximum wage
b)
lost wages
c)
minimum wage
d)
wealthy
92.
Which branch did FDR attempt to "pack"
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial 
c)
Oak
d)
Executive
93.
What disease did FDR have in his 20?
a)
ADHD
b)
typhoid fever 
c)
polio
d)
polo
94.
What did the REA provide?
a)
Water
b)
Power
c)
a challenge
d)
Oil
95.
Who was not a critic of the New Deal?
a)
Huey Long
b)
Dr. Townshed
c)
John Maynard Keynes
d)
Charles Coughlin 
96.
Eleanor Roosevelt revolutionized the position of the _________________________ 
a)
White House Lady
b)
Lady of the White House
c)
Supreme Court
d)
First-Lady
97.
Which was not a 1930s movie?
a)
Snow White 
b)
Wizard of Oz
c)
Gone with the Wind
d)
Toy Story
98.
Why was Eleanor Roosevelt important? 
a)
she went around the country to examine how the programs were doing 
b)
she helped Franklin Delano Roosevelt
99.

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)

Home Owners Insurance Corporation

100.

What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Okies

c)

Rooseveltowns

101.

Who was president during the New Deal?

a)

Theodore Rooesvelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

102.

What natural calamity coincided with the New Deal and caused intensified and increased poverty throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other parts of the south?

a)

the bank holiday

b)

the great flood of 1927

c)

the dustbowl

103.

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)

World War II

104.

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

105.

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

106.

Which of the following DID NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

overproduction

b)

windstorms

c)

tornadoes

107.

The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.

a)

New Deal

b)

Great Depression

c)

Dust Bowl

108.

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

109.

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

110.

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

111.
New Deal ended the Great Depression. 
a)
True 
b)
False
112.

The _________________ helped to insured deposits made in banks and made people feel comfortable using savings accounts again.

a)

FERA

b)

NRA

c)

FDIC

113.
The Okies were the people who left Oklahoma due to the Dust Bowl. 
a)
True
b)
False
114.
FDR believed that leadership should come from the federal government.
a)
True
b)
False
115.
Entertainment helped Americans struggling to survive the depression escape their worries.
a)
True
b)
False
116.
Radio was a vital part of everyday life during the Great Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
117.

The president cannot serve more than two terms. Which amendment is this?

a)

16th

b)

19th

c)

22nd

118.

“I’ve got a crop of peaches comin’ ripe, but by the time I pay to have them picked and shipped, I won’t make any money on them. Soon, I’ll have to give up my farm ‘cause I can’t pay my debts.”

a)

AAA

b)

NRIA

c)

FDIC

d)

WPA

119.

“I finally graduated from high school, but now I can’t find a job. Seems like everyone competing for the jobs has more experience than me.”

a)

PWA

b)

CWA

c)

NYA

d)

NRA

120.

“Me and my family live in the Appalachian mountains. There ain’t a lot of work round here because there’s no electricity. Sure do have a lot a water though.”

a)

FDIC

b)

SEC

c)

TVA

d)

FERA

121.

“I’m a 70-year old retired school-teacher with emphysema. I can hardly breath, much less work. And I can’t afford the medicines I need. My husband is feeble too, and we have no children to take care of us.”

a)

SEC

b)

SSA

c)

SSS

d)

SRC

122.

“I’m the president of the local bank in town. I’m afraid to go to work these days. People line up at the bank and demand their money. I refuse to give them all their money back; if I did, the bank would collapse. I need some people to have faith in the banks and to start bringing their money back, rather than withdrawing it.”

a)

FDIC

b)

NYA

c)

FLSB

d)

HOLC

123.

“I’ve got two kids in school and my husband has run off. We are about to lose the house since we can’t make payments. If my family becomes homeless, I don’t know what I’ll do.”

a)

FERA

b)

HOLC

c)

REA

d)

AAA

124.

“I’m a brick mason who can’t find work. Seems like nobody is building anything new these days that requires my skill.”

a)

CWA

b)

WPA

c)

AAA

d)

NYA

125.

“I own a business that makes men’s hats. I can’t compete with the other hat manufactures. They use child labor that is cheaper. I don’t think that’s right, but I don’t know what I can do about it. I’ll soon go out of business.”

a)

CCC

b)

AAA

c)

NIRA

d)

FERA

126.

“I’m the mayor of my town. We’ve got lots of people milling around needing work. I’ve got things I could put them to work doing, but I don’t have any money to pay them.”

a)

FERA

b)

AAA

c)

WPA

d)

CCC

127.

"As a 20 year old man, I'm able to do hard work, but no one is hiring. I sure wish I could help support my famiy."

a)

CWA

b)

AAA

c)

NYA

d)

CCC

128.

"As a 20 year old man, I'm able to do hard work, but no one is hiring. I sure wish I could help support my famiy."

a)

CWA

b)

AAA

c)

NYA

d)

CCC

129.

"I'm a true starving artist! No one is paying for paintings these days, and I don't have many other skils."

a)

WPA

b)

PWA

c)

CWA

d)

AAA