WorksheetsU8 - Great Depression/New Deal (and review)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which trend was a result of the stock market crash of 1929?
increasing crop prices
increasing number of business failures
decreasing unemployment rates
decreasing number of bankruptcies
Which reason caused the Bonus Army to march on Washington DC in 1932?
activists supported equality for minority groups
labor unions organized the event to seek an increase in wages
veterans of WWI were eligible for unemployment benefits
government policies were jeopardizing the availability of funds for veterans
The Social Security Act of 1935 allowed people to
qualify for retirement benefits
register for the military draft
earn interest on savings accounts
invest money in the stock market
Which was not a result of the Great Depression?
The Bonus Army March
Soup Kitchens & Bread Lines
"Hoovervilles"
increased employent
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
unemployed workers
homeowners
farmers
businesses
Which of the following trends in the 1920s helped lead to the Great Depression?
not enough people buying stocks before 1929
too many people bought stocks on speculation and "on the margin"
underproduction of products
government programs that interfered too much with business
The following quote is from President FDR in the early 1900s:
"This Second New Deal Act gives contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployed benefits."
Based on this quote, to which Second New Deal Act is Roosevelt referring?
Social Security Act
Volstead Act
Wealth Tax Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
What did President FDR focus on during his First 100 Days?
creating welfare programs to relieve public suffering
increasing government spending to stimulate production
establishing agricultural subsidies to relieve farmers
regulating banks to solve the root causes of the economic crisis
What was one economic problem that led to the Great Depression?
Farmers were not producing enough food
people refused to borrow money from banks
people could not afford to buy the products flooding the marketplace
the government was spending too much money on welfare programs
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Protected money of depositors in insured banks
Which of Roosevelt's New Deal goals did the FDIC meet?
fiscal (financial) reform
relief for the needy
benefits for the unemployed
recovery for agriculture and industry
Why did the US participate in the Washington Conference (1921) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?
to reduce barriers to international trade
to work with other nations to prevent future wars
to form military alliances as a defense against aggression
to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America
The timeline below shows changes in US tariff policy between 1920 and 1930:
May 1921 -- Emergency Tariff increases import taxes on agricultural products
September 1922 -- Fordney-McCumber Tariff raises tariffs on farm and manufactured goods
June 1930 -- Smoot-Hawley Tariff increases tariff levels to record high level
What conclusion can be drawn from this timeline?
the American economy was almost entirely self-sufficient throughout the 1920s
during the 1920s, Congress supported domestic producers with a protective trade policy
during the 1920s, the US shifted from an export-based economy to an import-based economy
crop prices and corporate profits increased steadily during the 1920s as a result of government policy
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to find and deport illegal immigrants
to break the power of the Ku Klux Klan
to identify and punish suspected communists
to undermine the Civil Rights movement
Which of the following describes a reason for US involvement in WWI?
US citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government
US citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France's cruelty on display
US leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade
US leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the US
The US acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain's influence in the Western Hemisphere?
Samoa
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
the Virgin Islands
Which statement describes both the 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolutions?
both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas
both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers
both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity
both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?
to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier
to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another
to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition
to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates
Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become US citizens?
to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans
to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society
to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes
to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?
African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs
African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts
African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery
African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?
providing aid and education to emancipated slaves
helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union
securing protections for African Americans in the South
preventing violence against African Americans in the South
