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Worksheets11th Great Depression & New Deal
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following was a sign of an unsound economy during the 1920s?
Personal debt was increasing
Wages were keeping pace with production
Less people were buying stocks on margin and credit debt was declining
Stock market speculation was down.
A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election concerned whether or not
The Depression existed
The federal government should try to fix people’s problems
Americans should offer aid to European economies
Any relief efforts were necessary to ease the economic crisis
A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as
The Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Crash
The Second New Deal aimed to
Relax controls over business
Lower taxes on the rich
Slow down legislative activity
Do more for farmers and workers
What was the reaction of President Hoover and Congress when the Great Depression first began?
They did not take action because they believed the economy would fix itself
They cut taxes and increased spending to increase the money supply
They offered to help workers who had lost their jobs
They forced businesses to hire back workers who had lost their jobs
How did President Roosevelt help farmers during the Great Depression?
He created programs to stabilize prices and reform bad farming practices
He set up factories in farming areas so farmers could work at their jobs
He created a government agency to collectivize farms
He paid farmers to plant more
Which statement BEST describes the human impact of the Great Depression?
Problems were greatest in cities and for whites
People in rural South and West had the greatest problems
All types of people suffered in all areas of the country
Women had fewer problems because they did not lose their jobs
The Dust Bowl was caused by
New Deal farm policies
Drought, winds, and poor farming practices
Farmers using too much fertilizer
Farmers losing their savings in the stock market.
Most victims of the Dust Bowl that did move went to
California
The Great Plains
The Southeast
Canada and Mexico
Social Security was established during the New Deal to provide pensions for retired workers. It also provided
Assistance for children and disabled people
Age requirements for public schools
Guidelines for medical care for workers
Jobs for unemployed youth
How did the New Deal affect government’s role in the economy?
Government took steps to deregulate key industries
Government took a more active role in managing the economy
Government adopted a hands off policy for more sectors of the economy
Government’s role in the economy remained unchanged by the New Deal
What ended the Great Depression?
The Civil Conservation Corporation
The Second New Deal
World War II
National Labor Relations Act
Which of the following is NOT one of the three goals of the New Deal?
Relief
Rescue
Reform
Recovery
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
To increase farm production
To raise prices of farm products
To provide pensions for retired farmers
To encourage more people to enter farming
Which one of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
Emergency Banking Relief Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
What was the purpose of FDR’s Fireside Chats
To raise money for the federal government
To gain public support for government programs
To encourage the country to war against Hitler
To criticize the government policies of Hoover
Woody Guthrie wrote songs to capture which part of American life during the depression?
The hardship and struggle of those seeking a better life
The hopes of striking it rich in the stock market
The political ideas of socialism and communism and a shift in political power in the U.S.
How great America was
