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WorksheetsU.S. History, The Great Depression
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The causes of the Great Depression are easy to explain.
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False
Hoover’s efforts to fight the Great Depression using combinations of voluntary cooperation and government interference in the free market ended in humiliating failure.
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Hoover asked the states to buy farmer's surplus crops to prop up prices.
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The theme of FDR’s first campaign was to honor tradition.
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers to plow up their cotton and slaughter their pigs.
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The Roosevelt Administration’s policies greatly improved the lives of sharecroppers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed the sit-down strike.
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The first time that the majority of blacks voted for democrats was during the presidential election of 1936.
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The number of criminal gangs fell dramatically with the end of the Roaring Twenties and the end of Prohibition.
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the vast majority of FDR’s initiatives to end the Great Depression.
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What was the least significant contributor to the Great Depression?
the growth of pessimism
the heavy debts of Americans
unpaid European debts to the United States
demands for higher wages
Whom or what did Americans blame for the Great Depression?
their own greed
FDR
J.P. Morgan
Herbert Hoover
One of Hoover’s first responses to the Great Depression was to:
promise a dole
increase welfare
declare a bank holiday
lower taxes
Herbert Hoover refused to:
develop work relief programs
fund public works
give subsidies to farmers
offer a dole to the unemployed
One of Hoover’s actions that was most harmful to the economy was the:
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Credit Corporation
Federal Farm Bureau
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
A major difference between Hoover and FDR was Hoover’s sincere support of:
regulation of industry
legalized beer
insurance for bank deposits
a balanced budget
What was the Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF)?
workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps
unskilled laborers in the CIO
followers of Charles Coughlin
WWI veterans who demanded early payment of service certificates
Why did Hoover fail to take action in the final months of his administration?
He had lost hope in finding a solution
He did not want to cooperate with Roosevelt
He wanted to make the situation more difficult for Roosevelt to solve
Roosevelt refused to cooperate with Hoover's proposed actions
FDR's first action to end the banking crisis was to:
establish the NCC
establish the RFC
establish the FDIC
declare a bank holiday
The “Three Rs” of the New Deal included all the following except:
reform
recovery
relief
repair
The political right opposed Roosevelt because of his failure to:
provide bank loans
regulate industry
insure banks
balance the budget
Which of Roosevelt’s efforts did the political left oppose?
regulating industry
insuring the banks
balancing the budget
being fair in taxation
How did FDR make the supreme court support his New Deal policies?
He impeached the justices who opposed the New Deal
He introduced an amendment that limited the age of justices to seventy
He "packed" the court by adding seven new justices
He replaced retiring justices with his own supporters
What tactic did the CIO introduce to gain concessions for industrial workers?
black lists
labor legislation
mediation
sit-down strikes
Which state was hit hardest by the drought in the 1930s?
California
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Whose son was tragically killed and murdered during the 1930s?
Amelia Earhart
Bing Crosby
Benny Goodman
Charles Lindbergh
What was the theme of the New York World’s Fair?
the Depression
the Dust Bowl
the New Deal
the world of tomorrow
The Republican who lost to FDR by a landslide in the 1936 presidential election was:
Al Smith
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Unskilled workers in large industries were organized by:
Francis Townsend
Charles Coughlin
Alf Landon
John L. Lewis
FDR’s informal talks broadcast over radio to inspire public confidence were called:
chit-chat sessions
home to home broadcasts
round table discussions
fireside chats
