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WorksheetsNew Deal, Great Depression
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
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 FDR plan to change the role of the federal government?
He wanted to increase the role of the executive branch and its power over Congress and the Supreme Court
He wanted to put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court
He wanted to follow the direction of Congress to solve the Great Depression
He wanted to reduce the overall power of the federal government over the states
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
The purpose of the FDIC was to
provide insurance on bank deposits and restore people's faith in the banking industry
provide increased job opportunities through government jobs
re-open the Stock Market with increased regulations and safety nets
grant tax relief to citizens who deposit money in the bank
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
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Great Depression crisis?
The Dust Bowl
Bank Failures
Black Tuesday
National government debt
Which of the following did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?
drought
lack of crop rotation
overproduction
reduction of farming
The Events listed are most closely associated with which decade?
~ Major drought coditions in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
~ Large numbers of bank failures
~ Widespread unemployment
~ Expanded role of the federal government
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and the New Deal?
Artistic issues
Economic issues
Geographic issues
Chronological issues
Which of the following correctly pairs the event with its corresponding date?
Beginning of American Dust Bowl - 1920
End of the First Worl War in Europe - 1928
Crash of the market in the United States - 1931
Beginning of the Great Depression in the United States - 1929
Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
Purchase of Alaska
Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Crash of the New York Stock Exchange
Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight over the Atlantic
Which government agency, established during the Great Depression, still protects consumer savings today?
Social Security Agency
National Resources Committee
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Which set of factors contributed most to the pattern shown on the maps?
Poor irrigation and use of crop rotation
Multiple El Nino events and dam building
Years of drought and poor farming techniques
Farm worker labor shortage and chemical fertilizers
How did the Great Depression impact employment?
The number of people employed stayed consistent.
The number of people employed increased sharply.
The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.
The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.
