WorksheetsGreat Depression and New Deal
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction and underconsumption
High tariffs restricting trade
buying stocks on the margin
high income taxes
What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?
He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy
He created mass welfare
He increased infrastructure to create jobs
He violated his policy of laissez-faire
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt respond to the Great Depression?
He supported the use of private charities to help the poor
He reduced the government's influence over public funding
He created more jobs to give direct employment to the people
He permanently closed the banks in favor of one federal bank
Which New Deal organization created jobs by encouraging national park projects?
Works Project Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Why did many midwestern farmers migrate from the Great Plains to California?
There was no unemployment on the West Coast
California was experiencing a gold rush
The Dust Bowl pushed farmers out of the Great Plains
The Stock Market crash led farmers to lose their homes on the Great Plains
How did Americans feel about Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?
They accepted his "hands-off" approach and policy of "rugged individualism"
They were glad that Hoover did not increase federal programs and therefore increase taxes
They expected Hoover and the federal government to help them, and nicknamed shantytowns "Hoovervilles" in anger
They began promoting radical communism in an attempt to overthrow Hoover's capitalist policies
Which of the following is NOT a long-term impact of FDR's New Deal?
Reformed the economy with a "safety net" for economic crises
Recovered the economy with employment through public projects
Provided relief to Americans and increased political participation from the working classes
Removed private ownership of major industries in favor of state ownership
What philosophy did the New Deal follow?
Laissez-Faire policies should guide our economy
"rugged individualism" will get us through the Great Depression
the federal government should work to help Americans in poverty
capitalism is a natural cure for economic crisis
Which of the following is the most likely reason why FDR was re-elected so many times?
Americans knew Congress had control over FDR
Americans and Congress trusted FDR to lead the nation
FDR's wealth allowed him to bribe voters
Americans feared another republican presidency
Which event marked the end of the Roaring 20's and the started of the Great Depression in the 1930s?
The election of Herbert Hoover
The Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
The Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which New Deal organization provided electricity to the states in the south through the building of dams?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Which New Deal organization worked to build infrastructure, including roads, schools, parks, etc?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Social Security Act
What was NOT an impact of the Great Depression on Americans?
Farmers have no market to sell their crops
unemployment rises
rise of shantytowns/hoovervilles
poverty was about the same for minorities and white
Americans
