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Great Depression & New Deal

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which president offered American's a New Deal?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

2.

Who was president when the Stock Market crashed?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

3.

What was the main goal of the New Deal Programs?

a)

The Supreme Court is responsible for the Executive Branch .

b)

The National Government is responsible for economic growth.

c)

The State Government is responsible for the Federal Government.

d)

Private businesses are responsible for energy growth and development.

4.

Which of the following is the best description of Hoovervilles?

a)

Shantytowns where homeless families lived during the Great Depression

b)

Apartment buildings where multiple families lived together

c)

Homes set up by President Hoover that helped homeless citizens

d)

A nickname for a New Deal Program that set up housing

5.

Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 election in a landslide. What was the main reason for this?

a)

Roosevelt was a WWI hero and people were anxious about the thoughts of WWII.

b)

Hoover was stealing money from poor Americans and giving it to the wealthy and Roosevelt pledged to stop him.

c)

Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression and not doing anything to help America recover.

d)

Roosevelt suffered from the disease Polio and people felt sorry for him.

6.

Which New Deal Program planted trees and worked to help prevent another Dust Bowl?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corp

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

7.

Which area of America was affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

West Coast

b)

Northeast

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

8.

The Civilian Conservation Corp

The Works Progress Administration

The Tennessee Valley Authority


All of these are associated with what?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Program

b)

Herbert Hoover's New Deal Program

c)

Private company names

d)

Private charities established during the Great Depression

9.

The Civilian Conservation Corp

The Works Progress Administration

The Tennessee Valley Authority


These programs are associated with what time period?

a)

The Reagan Era

b)

9/11

c)

The New Deal

d)

World War II

10.

Which New Deal program was responsible for providing jobs to people for road and building construction?

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corp

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Wagner Act

11.

What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Great Depression?

a)

To build roads, dams, bridges, and other infrastructure

b)

To provide young, single men with jobs taking care of National Forests

c)

To provide electricity to one of the poorest regions in the United States

d)

To provide financial security and insurance to banks

12.

Who was Duke Ellington?

a)

An olympic gold medalist

b)

An author

c)

A "Big Band" Jazz musician

d)

A country music singer

13.

Who was an olympic athlete and track star during the Great Depression era?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Hank Aaron

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Louis Armstrong

14.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

Margaret Mitchell was an author.

b)

Jesse Owens was an Olympic athlete.

c)

Duke Ellington was a politician.

d)

Louis Armstrong was a Jazz musician.

15.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

Margaret Mitchell was a famous actress.

b)

Duke Ellington was a Big Band Jazz leader.

c)

Babe Ruth was a famous baseball player.

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.

16.

The Great Plains region, also the location of the Dust Bowl, was best known for its production of ______________.

a)

Cars

b)

Oil

c)

Wheat

d)

Ships

17.

Many New Deal Programs were designed to help people recovery from the Great Depression. The following are steps showing how it helped:


  1. New Deal Programs provide jobs.
  2. People buy more and help store owners.
  3. Store owners buy more goods from farms and factories
  4. ______________________________________________________


What goes in the final blank?

a)

Store owners reduce workers' pay and people stop affording goods

b)

People are able to find more jobs in factories and on farms to produce more goods

c)

People are now able to put their money in the banks to save for the future

d)

People are able to buy food more easily

18.

Margaret Mitchell wrote which book?

a)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

b)

Gone with the Wind

c)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

d)

The Grapes of Wrath

19.

What was Black Tuesday?

a)

The day Herbert Hoover came into office.

b)

The day the Stock Market Crashed.

c)

The day Franklin Roosevelt started his New Deal.

d)

The day WWII began.

20.

What were the main causes of the Dust Bowl? Choose MORE THAN ONE answer.

a)

Americans over producing goods in factories

b)

Lack of rain for an extended time

c)

Farmers over plowing the soil and removing strong roots

d)

Erosion of the coast line

e)

Presidents believing charities should aid poor Americans