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WorksheetsUS History Standard 6 (6.3-6.4) Great Depression & New Deal
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s
Industrial Workers
Stock Market
Farmers
Bank Owners
This image portrays what during the Great Depression
Slow Farming
Dust Bowl
Migration
Poor Rural America
Who was elected President in 1929 as the Great Depression started?
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
What is Stock Speculation?
Investors buying stocks with their own money.
Investors partnering with a friend to buy stocks.
Investors borrowing money to buy high risk stocks.
Investors dumping all their stocks quickly back into the market to avoid a loss.
What officially marks the start of the Great Depression?
Stok Market Crash.
Over buying of stocks.
Hoover being elected President
Industrial overproduction
Define the Great Depression
Period in history that led to mass profits for the Elite of America.
Panic in the economy.
The period from 1929-1941 in America where the US economy faltered and unemployment soared.
A Recession that cost Americans half of their fortunes.
Which date is known as "Black Tuesday"?
October 16, 1930
October 17, 1930
October 29, 1929
October 30, 1929
What did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff do?
Placed a high tax on foreign goods coming into the US.
Lowered the tax on foreign goods coming into the US.
Kept Taxes the same on all goods.
European nations placing a tax on US imports to Europe.
During the Great Depression the average unemployment rates rose how much?
1% to 10%
2% to 20%
3% to 15%
3% to 20-25%
Many of the farmers who left the southern part of the country affected by the Dust Bowl were called?
Oklahomans
Okies
Okay farmers
poor
Which answer best defines trickle down economic?
government gives money to the farm workers.
government giving money to the elite in society.
Government giving monthly money to every citizens.
The government loaning money to banks who then loan money to businesses who in return hire workers.
What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation created by President Hoover during Great Depression.
To assist farmers
To provide loans for businesses.
To provide food for the poor.
To fund the soup kitchens.
Which year and where did the Bonus Army hold their protest?
1931, Boston
1931, New York
1932, Oklahoma
1932, Washington DC
Who led the soldiers that President Hoover called in to control the Bonus Army?
General Douglas McArthur
General Colin Powell
General Ulysses Grant
General George Patton
Who won the American Presidency in 1932?
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Which of the following is a cause(s) of the Great Depression?
Agriculture Concerns
Uneven Distribution of Wealth
Stock Market Speculation
Consumer Debt
All of the Above
Which Standard and Indicator is associated with The Great Depression?
Standard 6; Indicator 5.3
Standard 6; Indicator 5.4
Standard 6; Indicator 6.3
Standard 6; Indicator 6.4
African American unemployment by 1932 was _________ of other Americans?
Less
More
Twice as much
Three times as much
This person was a part of FDR's Brain Trust during his presidency?
Herbert Hoover
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Smith
John webber
What happened to the loans that America gave to European nations during the Great Depression?
They increased
They never changed
They had no impact on America
The repayment of loans dried up
What was Hoover's initial policy for dealing with the Great Depression?
All hands on deck
hands off approach
one hand approach
keep it at an arms length
Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression?
Personal incomes increase
Personal incomes decrease
Personal incomes stay the same
Personal incomes increased for the rich only
A camp made up of shacks and tents on public land was called?
Hooverville
Shantyville
Tentville
Poorville
What was FDR's campaign slogan during the 1932 election?
Together for America
The Great Depression can be beat
A new deal for the American people
A new deal for the elite only
FDR called a special session of Congress and passed how many bills?
20
15
10
5
What was the 3 goals of the New Deal?
Aim, Assurance, Award
Still, Stop, Secure
Time, Together, To the end
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What position did Henry Wallace hold on FDR's cabinet?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Interior
The Emergency Banking Bill accomplished what?
Stopping the Banks from loaning money for stocks
Gave the President broad powers to shutdown the banks to fix the crisis
Gave Congress all the power to stop the Great Depression
Gave money to anyone who declared they had an emergency
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
To tare down existing dams in America
To build bridges
To tare down bridges
To build dams for hydroelectricity
What was the purpose of the (CCC)
To provide jobs
To provide businesses with money
To provide relief
To provide food for the poor
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
To insure stocks
To insure businesses
To insure automobiles
To insure bank deposits
What was the purpose of the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
Protect the second amendment rights of citizens
Provided workers with better wages
Provided workers with supplemental incomes
Provided businesses with rights to pay workers as little as possible
This person was a priest who opposed FDR's New Deal and had a radio show in the Boston area?
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Herbert Hoover
What was FDR's purpose for the Second New Deal?
To promote general welfare and citizen rights
To extend relief and refunds
To provide for and protect businesses
To remedy problems and issues
The Social Security Act provided?
Created assurance for workers retention
Created more opportunities for Americans to find employment and loans
Created a pension system and unemployment insurance for American workers
Created nothing to help workers at all
The right to collective bargaining was part of the?
Social securities act
Agricultural Act
Roosevelt Act
Wagner Act
Members of the _____________ participated in a sit down strike against General Motors until they agreed to recognize them.
CIO
WPA
UAW
NRB
The conservatives accused FDR's New Deal of ?
Not doing enough
Doing too much
Being just right
Leaving out businesses
The Supreme Court struck down a number of the New Deal laws that FDR wanted passed?
True
False
Which defines court packing?
Squeezing as many people in the court room as possible.
Wanting more than the required number of jurors
Adding an excessive number of justices to the Supreme Court
Removing Supreme Court justices in excessive numbers
The New Deal increased the size and scope of the Federal Government during FDR's 4 terms in office?
True
False
The New Deal fought to end gender inequality in the workplace?
True
False
Which statement below best explains the political cartoon?
Hoover has a baby for FDR, who does not want it
Hoover is playing a prank on FDR with a basket that has a baby in it
Hoover wants FDR to change the way the presidency is run
Hoover is handing FDR a basket full of problems that are associated with the Great Depression
During the Great Depression Hoover issued a policy of "Localism", which means?
For everyone to fix their own problems
The government plans to give every citizen monthly funding
The local government needed to try and fix their citizens problems
The Army would be called out to control people and keep order
Which is an effect(s) of the New Deal?
Power of the people is increased
The government takes an active role in the economy
Minority rights diminish
Farmers continue to struggle
Which is an effect(s) of the New Deal?
Social Security provides a safety net for Americans
Social Security fails Americans
New Deal does NOT unify the nation
New Deal never works
The Dust bowl was caused by which of the following?
Wind storms
Technological advancements in farming equipment
Drought
Plowing too deep in the ground
All of the Above
John Steinbeck writes which book about the Oklahoma Dust Bowl situation?
From Dust till Dawn
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great farming catastrophe
The Okies from the Dust Bowl
Which movie was a form of escapism in the 1930s in America?
The Wizard of OZ
War of the Worlds
Dusty America
Surviving the Stock Market Crash
Dorothea Lange documented the Great Depression through?
Movies
Photographs
Sketches
Paintings
The Wagner Act 1935 provided what for labor?
Collective Bargaining & Union Rights
More money & Less hours
A voice & legislation
Nothing
The TVA was responsible to primarily supply _____________?
Hydroelectricity to farmers
Farm Equipment to farmers
Soil Conservation tips for farmers
Farming Support
The FDIC was responsible for providing ______________?
Government guarantee of deposits up to $1000
Government guarantee of deposits up to $2000
Government guarantee of deposits up to $3000
Government guarantee of deposits up to $5000
Was FDR's Bank Holiday considered _______________?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
All of the Above
The WPA was responsible for providing ________________?
employment through banking jobs
employment through public works
employment through construction
employment through industrial factories
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) was considered____________?
Relief
Reform
Recovery
All of the Above
The AAA agency stood for_________________?
Agriculture Above All
Automobiles Are Alright
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Auto industry Adjustment Act
The NLRB _________________ for workers?
Fixed wages
Reduced labor hours
provided employment in infrastructure jobs
was ineffective
The NIRA _______________ and _____________ for workers?
regulated prices & provided fair wages
deregulated prices & lowered wages
Changed business practices & adjusted time off
restricted businesses & provided employment
During the Great Depression, John Steinbeck released a book about poor tenant farmers from Oklahoma called?
No Place Like Home
Migration is difficult
Grapes of Wrath
Tomorrow Will Come
