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WorksheetsGREAT DEPRESSION PRACTICE TEST
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Many industries in 1920s were in trouble. Such as......
agriculture
railroads
textile mills
mines
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Businesses couldn’t pay for.............................. if they could not sell their products.
materials
salaries
equipment
shipping
all of the above
Investors also started...................pay a small amount of the price as a down payment and borrowed the rest. When they sold the stock, they repaid the loan and kept the rest as profit. This system worked as long as prices rose
buying on margin
paying off their loans
After the crash of the stock market, banks demanded........
that people pay back the money they borrowed to buy the stocks
that people should run away and hide
Banks ran short of money when __people could not pay back the loans__. This caused people to __with drawl their savings from banks_______. But banks don’t usually keep that much cash on hand and since they could not give everyone their money; banks did what.............
banks closed
banks asked the President for help
banks stole money
banks were broke down
President Hoover feared that government interference would __hurt the economy even more___
President Hoover tried to balance the __federal budget____ by .............and __raising taxes___. This pulled money out of the economy and made things worse.
cutting government spending
paying banks money
As unemployment, hunger, and homelessness grew; they blamed President Hoover and even called villages of huts filled with homeless people............
Hoovervilles
federal budget
In 1932, President Hoover loaned federal money to states to help the needy. This was called __public works projects___ - ...........(definition)
government funded projects to build resources such as roads and dams. These projects would create jobs, but it was too little and too late.
aid to the poor - would make people too dependent on the government___
President Roosevelt (FDR - Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was different than President Hoover in two important ways. Those two ways were: .........
He gave Americans hope
he wasnt different and he caused more trouble
He was willing to try new ideas and change the way government worked
none of the above
President Roosevelt had no set way to end the depression, but he set up a __brain trust_____, which included ........
college professors
economists
none of the above
doctors
all above
President Roosevelt took three immediate steps to boost the public’s confidence:
He declared a “bank holiday” - a temporary shutdown of all banks
He promised that only the banks that were in good shape would be allowed to reopen
Began giving “fireside chats”
he allowed them to do ANYTHING
During FDR’s campaign, he pledged there would be a “_New Deal___” for Americans. This came to be known to stand for
FDR’s programs to fight the depression
new deal
none of the abvove
all of the above
The many laws passed during the __Hundred Days______ Congress session had three major goals. They were: ..
Relief - for the hungry and jobless
Recovery - for agriculture and industry
Reforms - change the way the economy worked
Relief - for agriculture and industry
Some opposed the new deal because they opposed the growth of the _federal government_____ and were concerned about how they would _pay__ for the programs as well as thought it was moving the country...
toward socialism
toward depression
In 1935 Congress passed the.............- workers and employers made payments into a special fund, from which they would draw a pension after they retired
Social Security Act
volstead act
FERA: Federal Emergency Relief Administration:
Provided federal money for relief projects to the roughly 13 million unemployed
Created jobs by having people build highways, bridges and other public works
PWA: Public Works Administration:
Created jobs by having people build highways, bridges and other public works
Planned development of the Tennessee Valley region
AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Administration:
Regulated farm production and promoted soil conservation
Provided federal money for relief projects to the roughly 13 million unemployed
TVA:
Planned development of the Tennessee Valley region
Regulated farm production and promoted soil conservation
none of the above
CCC:
Hired young men to plant trees, build dams, and work on other conservation projects
Protected the money of depositors in insured banks
FDIC:
Protected the money of depositors in insured banks
Regulated industry and raised wages and prices
NRA:
Regulated industry and raised wages and prices
Hired young men to plant trees, build dams, and work on other conservation projects
WPA:
Established large-scale national works programs to create jobs
Brought electricity to rural areas
REA:
Brought electricity to rural areas
Set up job programs for young people and helped them continue their education
NYA:
Set up job programs for young people and helped them continue their education
Hired young men to plant trees, build dams, and work on other conservation projects
Wagner Act
Protected labor’s right to form unions and set up a board to hear labor disputes
Provided workers with unemployment insurance and retirement benefits
Social Security Act
Provided workers with unemployment insurance and retirement benefits
Brought electricity to rural areas
Established large-scale national works programs to create jobs
all of the above
How did the PWA and the CCC help both those who were hired and the nation as a whole?
It provided jobs for people to be able to earn a living to afford food, clothing and other essentials. At the same time, it provided things the country needed. Like highways and helping the environment.
It provided job programs and helped young people continue their education as well as providing retirement benefits to the elderly.
How did the Second New Deal help both young and old workers?
It provided job programs and helped young people continue their education as well as providing retirement benefits to the elderly.
it provided them school stuff
The Supreme Court did not support FDR’s programs because _they felt some gave too much power to the federal government__. These actions threatened to....
destroy the New Deal
go through the new deal
what caused dust storms
Poor agricultural practices and years of sustained drought
Stock Market Crash of 1929 - Many believe erroneously that the stock market crash that occurred on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is one and the same with the Great Depression
which states were affected by the dust bowl
Texas,Oklahoma,Colorado and New Mexico 😅
Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut.
what children had to do during the depression
Many boys worked after school or even _dropped out of school Often girls stayed home to look after younger children
stayed home and had fun before all the disaster begun
what did Eleanor Roosevelt do
worked to help poor Americans. She toured the country visiting different places to find out how programs were working In March 1933, she began holding regular press conferences with women reporters. She introduced women who ran New Deal programs During Roosevelt’s presidency, more women held government jobs than ever before
she stayed home and hoped things get better
Know who the first female cabinet member was
Frances Perkins
eleanor roosevelt
what the secretary of labor favored during the depression
played a role in government during this time as well as William Hastie and Robert C. Weaver
worked in the Department of the Interior Weaver was an economist and became an adviser to the president on _racial issues
why the economy started to grow again
because of World War II
because drought ended
the New Deal programs seen today and what they do
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ... Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) ... National Labor Relations Board. ... Securities and Exchange Commission. ... Social Security. ... Soil Conservation Service. ... Tennessee Valley Authority.
During the 1930s, union workers practiced the _sit-down strike_ - workers would not walk off their jobs, but instead sit idle in the plant. Owners could not hire _strikebreakers___ to do their work. The _Wagner Act__ gave unions the ability to negotiate better working conditions.
which programs created during this time you feel were the most beneficial or most important and why
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) ... AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) ... WPA (Works Progress Administration) ... NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act) ... TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) ... FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) ... SSA (Social Security Act) ... FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)
ife improved a little for _Native Americans__. In 1934, Congress passed the _Indian Reorganization Act___ - restored some reservation lands to Indian ownership.
