WorksheetsGreat Depression/ New Deal Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 58mins
What was Franksgiving?
A Federal holiday that required citizens to personally thank FDR
The name given to FDR's plan to move Thanksgiving back a week
A slang term for the New Deal
The Roosevelt's White House Christmas Party
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in October, 1920:
Investors bought record shares of stock
Bankers pardoned personal loans and mortgages
President Hoover warned Americans to stop investing
Investors races to get their money out of the stock market
A major environmental crisis of the 1930's was known as
The Grapes of Wrath
Black Tuesday
The Dust Bowl
The Great Crash
During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
Often lost jobs to white laborers
made great strides in equal rights legislation
were less affected than other groups
were encouraged to start their own businesses
In 1933 the Twenty-First Amendment brought an end to
buying stock on margin
The Communist party
the Depression
Prohibition
Which statement best describes the American economy on the 1920's
Wages decreased steadily and the economy was weak
stock prices rose and the economy appeared healthy
unemployment was at an all time high
small businesses dominated American Industry
Which group faced hard times during much of the 1920's?
Urban bankers
Communists
Farmers
Owners of large corporations
Which of the following was an example of an unsound economy during the 1920's?
Personal debt decreasing
Wages were keeping pace with production
More goods were being produced than consumers could buy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady
European economies were hurt during the Depression when
Pres. Hoover pardoned war debts
Congress raised tariffs
U.S. stopped investing in South America
The U.S. increased its exports
Which was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930's?
The divorce rate nearly tripled
Banks pardoned thousands of farm mortgages
Hooverville's sprang up in the nation's cities
Most industries gave jobs to married women
During the Depression, many African Americans
Took low paying jobs previously held by white workers
Experienced worsening conditions and discrimination in job and relief programs
Returned from Northern cities to the South
Won new civil rights, such as access to education and health care
President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was?
Encouraging massive government spending
Lowering Import duties
Setting up Federal Relief
Encouraging voluntary controls in the business sector
A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 election concerned whether or not?
The Depression existed
The Federal government should try to fix people's problems
Americans should offer air to Europe
Any relief efforts ere necessary to ease
Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" early in his administration?
To cut off the use of cash
To weaken the banking industry
To inspect the financial health of the banks
To give people in the baking industry a vacation
Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses?
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
What was the Second New Deal?
A series of tax laws that benefited the rich
A program designed to balance the budget
A program that gave every American a pony
A wave of legislation including more social welfare benefits
Which of the following did the New Deal programs fail to address?
Protection for domestic workers
Low prices on agricultural products
The decline of industrial prices
Native American need for schools, hospitals, and irrigation systems
What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
It unfairly taxed successful hardworking people
It promoted a regimented, militaristic society
It did not do enough to redistribute wealth
Many of its programs smacked of "Bolshevism/communism"
Which of the following aroused the greater opposition?
FDR's attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court
Government funding the arts
The Social Security Act
The Wagner Act
Why did FDR cut back on expensive relief programs in 1937?
He lost faith in government programs
He was worried about the rising national debt
He wanted to put money into weapons programs instead
He wanted to lower the Social Security tax
Which of the following was part of the New Deal plan?
Guaranteed health insurance for all citizens
An end to recessions in the economy
A restored sense of hope among the people
An end to discrimination against African Americans and women
In his first few months in office President Roosevelt
Pushed Congress to pass legislation to improve the economy
Avoided direct action and sent problems to committees for study
Abolished the banking system and government building projects
Concentrated on programs that strengthened big business
First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt defied tradition by
Serving as one of her husbands Cabinet members
Refusing most public appearances
Actively and aggressively promoting the New Deal
Rallying opposition to many of her husband's programs
The National Recovery Act aimed to help businesses by
removing regulation
bolstering industrial prices
helping industries get rid of excess workers
giving consumers money to spend
Many Republicans criticized the New Deal for
going too far in its attempts to reform the economy
not doing enough to address the nation's ills
failing to address unemployment
trying to put an end to the unequal distribution of wealth
In the short run, the Wagner act led to
Decline in importance as other art forms received more attention
A decline in Union membership
Rapid unionization of agricultural workers
An end to the National Labor Relations board
In the 1930's movies
Declined in importance as other art forms received more attention
Almost always focused on the harsh realities of the Depression
Often provided a temporary escape for struggling Americans
Suffered tremendous losses, as very few people could afford to see them
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was passed by Congress in order to?
Train farmers in how to better grow their crops
Protect American farmers from foreign competition
Give American farmers incentive to grow more than one crop
regulate the railroad industry in order to make it harder for farmers to travel
Investors in the stock market can make money when the stocks they purchase
Increase in price
stabilize where they are
Decrease in price
Diminish in value
President Hoover's biggest mistake in dealing with the economic crisis was
Trusting his economic advisors
Delaying the opportunity to implement government involvement
Signing every piece of legislation that promised to help the economy
Firing his treasury secretary
The following question has multiple answers
Which of the following were goals of FDR's first administration?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Resolve
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Frank Herbert
J.K. Rowling
Of the following New Deal policies, which had the biggest long-term impact on society?
AAA- Agriculture Adjustment Act
TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority
CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps
SSA-Social Security Act
WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. were called?
The Red Army
Cobra
G.I. Joes
The Bonus Army
In order to prevent discrimination in pay, the government established this?
Prevailing wage
Minimum wage
Salaried positions
Maximum wage
The Federal Securities act created this organization to oversee publicly traded companies
CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA- Works Progress Admin
SEC-Securities Exchange Commission
TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority
Which of the following was established to guarantee bank accounts and calm public fear?
SEC-Securities Exchange Commission
MSHA-Mine Safety Health Administration
CDC-Center for Disease Control
FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Wagner Act of 1935 addressed what major labor issue?
Health Insurance
Collective Bargaining
minimum wage
Workplace safety
How would an African American during the Depression most likely feel about the New Deal?
Disappointed, because the TVA failed to bring electricity to sharecroppers
Outraged, because minorities were eligible for benefits under Federal Programs
Frustrated, because the CCC and other programs didn't provide equal opportunities
Surprised, because FDR did not support racial equality
Depression-era artists received important sponsorship from what New Deal agency?
The Civil Works Admin
The Public Works Admin
The Works Progress Admin
The National Recovery Admin
Which civil rights activist was appointed to serve on FDR's "Black Cabinet"?
Madam C.J. Walker
Muhammad Ali
Mary McLeod Bethune
Rosa Parks
Who won the Presidential Election of 1932?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
James Nance Garner
Donald Duck
Shanty towns built by homeless people during the Depression were called what?
Shanty Towns
Green Acres
Hooverville
Hooterville
Who was in charge of removing the Bonus Army from Washington D.C. ?
Douglass MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton and Omar Bradley
Chester Nimitz and George Marshall
Steve Roger and James "Bucky" Barnes
Which of the following was a popular movie during the Depression era?
President Hoover did nothing to try and fix the Great Depression.
True
False
One of Hoover's public works project was
Social Security Act
Franksgiving
The Boulder Dam/ Hoover Dam
FDIC
Known as "The Kingfish" this Louisiana Governor wanted to "Share the Wealth" and make "Everyman a King". Who was this critic of FDR?
Huey Long
Father Charles Coughlin
Alf Landon
Wendel Wilkie
Built in 1936 to house the U.S. gold supply, where is the U.S. Bullion Depository located?
Area 51
Ft. Benning, Georgia
Bluegrass Army Depot Richmond, KY
Fort Knox, KY
FDR suffered from what illness which confined him to a wheelchair?
ALS
Polio
color blindness
Parkinsons Disease
What was the name of FDR's dog
Bo
Macaroni
Rex
Fala
FDR was the fifth cousin of which president?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Rutherford B. Hayes
Franklin Pierce
Operated by local charities and the Government, these establishments offered free food to the unemployed and suffering.
Homeless Shelter
Kroger
Soup Kitchen/ Bread lines
Hooverville
Which infamous criminal couple declared war on the banks and went on a crime spree during before being killed by Texas Lawmen in 1934?
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Rose Marie and Mory Amsterdam
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Abbot and Costello
What New Deal program employed men aged 18-25 and put them to work paving roads, planting trees, and aiding farmers?
TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority
CCR-Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA-Works Progress Admin
The Stock Market Crash caused the Great Depression.
True
False
FDR's plan to jumpstart the economy was called
The Square Deal
The Fair Deal
Deal or No Deal
The New Deal
In 1938, which superhero made his debut in Action Comics #1
Batman
Spider-Man
Captain America
Superman
