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The Great Depression/New Deal

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following were probable causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

a)

over speculation of the stock market

b)

high tariffs that strangled international trade

c)

not enough workers to keep the economy going

d)

failure of the Federal Reserve to regulate the economy

2.

One the most defining characteristics of the Great Depression was…

a)

reduction of national debt

b)

high unemployment rates and overproduction

c)

too much money in the economy

d)

surplus of jobs and low taxes

3.

A major controversy of the New Deal programs was that they were…

a)

reduced the power of the Federal Government

b)

ignored the difficulty faced by homeowners with mortgages

c)

provided too much protection for big business

d)

made people dependent on the Federal Government

4.

What finally brought the Great Depression to an end?

a)

the New Deal programs

b)

the stock market recovered

c)

lower tariffs

d)

U.S involvement in World War II

5.

Which of the following was not an impact on Americans because of the Great Depression…

a)

a large number of banks and businesses failed

b)

¼ of workers were out of work

c)

farmers were making huge profits

d)

many people were homeless and hungry

6.

The Supreme Court ruled that some of the New Deal programs were unconstitutional because they…

a)

extended the power of the federal government

b)

increased national debt

c)

did not help Americans

d)

FDR did not support them

7.

What does this image represent?

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Bank Closures

c)

The New Deal

d)

A Fire

8.

What does this image represent?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

Banks Reopening

d)

FDR getting elected

9.

Why was the Dust Bowl important?

a)

Made farming easier

b)

Pushed farmers out of their homes and moved them west

c)

It showed the failure of the New Deal

d)

Caused banks to close

10.

What caused the Stock Market Crash?

a)

People taking risk with their money and investing it in banks who loaned their money to businesses

b)

People stopped farming

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

11.

What is this a photo of?

a)

A Jazz concert

b)

Breadline

c)

Run on a bank

d)

Propserity

12.

What New Deal program helped farmers?

a)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp)

b)

SS (Social Security)

c)

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

d)

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

13.

What New Deal Program helped the elderly and is still in effect today?

a)

SS Social Security

b)

CCC Civilian Conservation Corp

c)

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

14.

What New Deal program created accessible electricity to rural and isolated areas?

a)

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

b)

FERA Federal Emergency Relief Act

c)

SS Social Security

d)

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

15.

A migrant worker who "rode the rails" in the Great Depression is called a...

a)

Hobo

b)

Hooverville

c)

FDR

d)

Bum

16.

What New Deal program created Federal Project Number One that helped artists, musicians, and writers?

a)

SS Social Security

b)

WPA Work Progress Administration

c)

FERA Federal Emergency Relief Act

d)

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

17.

What New Deal program provided relief to soup kitchens/breadlines by giving states federal money?

a)

FERA Federal Emergency Relief Administration

b)

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

c)

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

WPA Works Progress Administration

18.

Which are causes of the Great Depression? Select all that apply:

a)

Stock Market Crash

b)

Farming Crisis

c)

The New Deal

d)

Tariffs on international trade

e)

Failure of the Federal Reserve to protect banks

19.

Which of the following are effects of the Great Depression? Select all that apply:

a)

Bank and business closures

b)

Farmers lost money

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

Homelessness and Hunger

e)

Herbert Hoover was reelected

20.

What New Deal program provided education to the youth?

a)

SS Social Security

b)

NYA National Youth Administration

c)

WPA Works Progress Administration

d)

CCC Civilian Conservation Corp

21.

What New Deal program gave millions of men jobs on conservation projects?

a)

WPA Works Progress Administration

b)

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

CCC Civilian Conservation Corp

d)

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Act

22.

What New Deal program monitored banks?

a)

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

b)

FERA Federal Emergency Relief Act

c)

SS Social Security

d)

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

23.

Shanty homes were known as...

a)

Slums

b)

Ghettos

c)

Hoovervilles

d)

Hobo jungles

24.

“The bank is something more than men, it’s a monster. Men made it but they can’t control it.” Who said this quote?

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

FDR

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

25.

This political cartoon is representing the New Deal/FDR as...

a)

Bad for the American people

b)

Medicine to help the economy

c)

A bad president

d)

A failure