In 1933, when FDR took over the office of the Presidency, the most important job facing him was

What event is most closely associated with the start of the Great Depression?

Which government agency from the New Deal is still functioning today?

Which is not a major cause of the Great Depression?

Which is not an effect of the Great Depression?

Which of the following statements best describes the relief, recovery, and reform measures of the New Deal?

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between the New Deal and the Great Depression?

Run down "tent cities" where unemployed/homeless people lived during the Great Depression were know as _________ or ____________.

Who was the President when the stock market crashed in 1929. He was widely blamed for the Great Depression.

FDR's plan for pulling America out of the Depression by creating gov't agencies to provide assistance and jobs was called the:

Which of the following was not one of the 3 R's of FDR's New Deal?

The years from 1929-1940 when America was in the worst financial distress of all time is known as the:

Signing a paper that binds you to paying off a purchase in small increments was known as an ______________ ________. These are similar to today's credit cards and often landed people during this time in debt.

All of the following were effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT

This New Deal agency employed thousands of young men 18-25 years old to live in camps and work in the parks and forests for $30/month

This New Deal program built 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding. The energy harnessed by these dams also brought power and light to nearby farms.

Which of the following was NOT a way in which Americans "coped" with the Great Depression:

This New Deal program helped farmers decrease crop production in order to raise crop prices.

The action of taking back possession of a property when the borrower fails to keep up their payments is called _______________. It happened to many homeowners during the Great Depression.

Borrowing money in order to purchase stocks is called --

October 29, 1929, is also known as --

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Great Depression.

This New Deal program still exists today for the purpose of providing monthly payments to the elderly and the disabled. Money for this benefit comes from taxes paid by employers and employees.

Engaging in risky business transactions, such as buying stocks on credit, with the hope that huge profits will be made. Overdoing this would be a major contributor to the Great Depression.

This occurs when too many people try to withdrawal their money from the bank at the same time.

One of America's most devastating environmental disasters; occurred when 350 million tons of top soil blew east from the Great Plains blacking out the sun and covering everything in its path with dirt:

Which two major American crisis did FDR lead the country through --

FDR's radio speeches in which he explained to the American people what he was doing in office were called the --

This woman transformed the role of the First Lady by often working along side her husband in important issues of the day.

This was the name given to the group of college professors (social workers, lawyers, economists) that advised FDR and helped him create the New Deal:

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the historical significance of the New Deal;

This action was taken on FDR's first day in office to help stabilize the economy: