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Great Depresssion/New Deal/FDR

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This was the name for the set of programs put in place by FDR to help the depression era economy.
a)
fireside chat
b)
bank holiday
c)
New Deal
d)
packing the court
2.
Why were the people of the United States angry at President Hoover during the Great Depression?
a)
he seemed uncaring, opposing most types of government direct relief
b)
he did not take enough action to help enough during the depression
c)
Americans opposed his handling of the Bonus Army marchers
d)
all of these are reasons
3.

This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

b)

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

c)

Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

d)

Social Security Act (SSA)

4.

Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement?

a)

Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

Social Security Act (SSA)

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

5.

A New Deal program that is still in operation today is the

a)

Social Security Administration.

b)

FDIC

c)

TVA

d)

All of the above

6.

a 12 year economic and social disaster that began in the U.S. and eventually spread around the world

a)

The Gilded Age

b)

The Great Depresssion

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Progressive Era

7.

October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed is known as

a)

Black Friday

b)

Black Monday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Black Wednesday

8.

Towns of homeless people during the Great Depression, named after Herbert Hoover who was president when the Depression began

a)

Poor Town

b)

Slums

c)

Ghettos

d)

Hoovervilles

9.

Drought that hits the Mid-West and causes massive crop failures and devastating dust storms

a)

Great Depression

b)

Mid-West Disaster

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

The Big Drought

10.

The president elected during the Great Depression who served almost 4 terms in office

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

William Taft

11.

Staring in 1924, FDR visited Warm Springs, GA to ease the pain in his paralyzed legs caused by _________?

a)

MS

b)

polio

c)

thyphiod

d)

scurvy

12.

What New Deal program was inspired by FDR's views of rural GA at night (his neighbors had no lights shining)?

a)

AAA

b)

CCC

c)

REA

d)

SSA

13.

FDR's residence in Georgia was called the ___________?

a)

Little white House

b)

Hyde Park House

c)

Hooverville House

d)

President's Place

14.

Why was FDR so popular in Georgia?

a)

His New Deal programs greatly benefited the state and helped thousands of Georgia residents.

b)

His wife was born and raised in Georgia.

c)

FDR is the only president from the state of Georgia.

d)

ALL answer choices

15.

All represent the three "R's" of FDR's New Deal EXCEPT

a)

relief

b)

recovery

c)

reform

d)

renewal

16.

Where did FDR pass away in 1945?

a)

Warm Springs, GA

b)

Hyde Park, NY

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Atlanta, GA

17.
What was the bug that migrated from Mexico during the early 1900's and caused major issues for American crops?
a)
Bold Weesal
b)
Bowl Wheezes
c)
Boll Weeval
d)
Roaches
18.
What other natural disaster lead to the destruction of Georgia's farm land?
a)
Drought
b)
Fire
c)
Hurricane
d)
Sand Storm
19.
The mass movement of poor, southern black families to the north was called...
a)
The Great Gatsby
b)
The Great Oz
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The Great Motion
20.
When factories produce more good than they can sell it is called...
a)
Depressed Agricultural Production
b)
Laissez-faire
c)
Over Production
d)
Over Borrowing
21.
Which Georgia Governor did not like the New Deal, was a white supremacist, and used his power to get whoever he wanted into government seats?
a)
Nathan Deal
b)
Eugene Talmadge
c)
Ellis Arnall
d)
David Privett
22.

Which long term (38 years) U.S. Senator from Barrow County is considered the "Father of the School Lunch Program"?

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Richard Russell Jr.

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Ellis Arnall

23.

True of False: The banking collapse of 1930 is what actually sent the United States spiraling into the Great Depression?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which year was FDR NOT elected President of the U.S.?

a)

1932

b)

1936

c)

1940

d)

1944

e)

All options are correct

25.

At the height of the Great Depression in 1932 how many Americans were out of work...

a)

1 out of 3 (33%)

b)

1 out of 5 (20%)

c)

1 out of 4 (25%)

d)

1 out of 10 (10%)