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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins
Unemployment is the number of people without.....
Money
Children
Jobs
Food
Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?
Many factories closed
Many banks closed
Many people lost their homes
The stock market crashed.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
A government program that gave free land to homesteaders
A government program designed to help people during the depression
A government program that helped women get the vote
A government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
to strengthen the economy
to avoid going to war
to end racial discrimination
to improve public education
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
It gave all people the right to vote.
It created programs to put people back to work.
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
It let people travel around the country freely.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States
the ending of World War II
the high price of oil
the end of the gold rush
the crash of the stock market
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the
formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
creation of wheat surpluses
growth of the Populist movement
development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
excessive stock market speculation
increased use of credit
high unemployment
limited income of senior citizens
Which New Deal program provide jobs for over 8.5 million and worked to develop public buildings and roads?
Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Which New Deal program was responsible for building dams, power stations, aid in flood control, & build model towns?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Authority
Works Progress Administration
Which of the following was a main feature of the New Deal?
providing jobs
desegregation
regulating trade
preparing for war
This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Which event eventually ended the Great Depression?
World War 2
The New Deal
Creation of the TVA
The publication of Gone With the Wind
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
FDR Hour
Fireside Chats
Around the Fire
Hangin' With Franklin
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $2,500?
WPA
CCC
TVA
FDIC
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
FDR's most famous quote says, "The only thing we have to fear is _________________.
Fear itself
The Great Depression
God Himself
Debt
In FDR's first ___________________in office, he sent many bills through congress.
Term
Week
60 Days
100 Days
True or False: Recovery programs were created to help the economy in the long run.
True
False
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
relief, recovery, and reform
abolition and suffrage
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
When FDR closed all banks this became known as the "______________Holiday."
Winter
Money
Banking
Federal
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”.
Reinvent
Recovery
Radicalize
Reissue
This Program helped retirees
Social Security Act
CCC
Social Service Act
Stock Market Advice
The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Bureau of Land Management
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the PWA, were important because ____________________.
they provided electricity to a poor region
they offered assistance to farmers
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
Many experts saw not end to the _______ market-one with and upward trend in stock prices.
Bear
Bull
Cat
Tiger
Investors and analysts claimed that the stock market was in no danger of becoming a _________ market- one with a downward trend in stock prices.
Hippo
Shark
Bear
Bull
On October 24, 1929 the bubble bust and the stock market crashed. What day is this know as?
Black Thursday
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
On October 29, 1929-prices sank to a shocking new low when panicked investors dumped more than 16 million shares of stock on the market. This day is known as?
Black Friday
Black Thursday
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
The program was designed to help the economy recover by encouraging businesses to draw up “codes of fair competition” suspends anti-trust laws.
Public Works Administration
Nation Recovery Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
This Recovery program paid farmers to reduce output.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
National Industrial Recovery Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
This program was designed to help young people 16-25. Give them part time jobs that allowed them to stay in school.
Tennessee Valley Authority
American Liberty League
National Youth Administration
This program was designed to provide electricity to rural areas.
Electrification Program
Rural Electrification Administration
Rural Light it up Administration
City Electrification Program
This program was designed to assist in offering low interest long term loans to help tenant farmers. Established migrant camps for migrant workers.
Farm Security Administration
Rural Security Administration
The Dust Bowl Compensation Administration
Farmers Union
President Roosevelt created the ______ to resettle “destitute or low-income families from rural and urban areas”; administer projects addressing “soil erosion, stream pollution, seacoast erosion, reforestation, forestation, and flood control”;
Resettlement Administration
Relocation Administration
This Banking Act of 1933 effectively separated commercial banking from investment banking and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among other things. What is it also referred as.
Plastic Stegall
Steel Steagall
Glass Steagall
Wooden Steagall
Who were the Bonus Army?
World War I veterans who needed money
Americans who lined up for food in bread lines in New York City
World War I veterans who did not need money
World War I veterans who hated Franklin Roosevelt
Which economic problem did advances in motorized farming technology created in the 1920's?
Decrease need for labor which resulted in mass unemployment.
Increased production which resulted in lower farm prices
Decreased product diversity which contributed to crop failures.
Increase demand for land which led to higher taxes on farm property.
Which of the following correctly defines President Herbert Hoover's idea of Rugged Individualism?
Even though Americas were self reliant they still needed government assistance
Americans should invest heavily in gold which was a rugged/tough currency that would help the US get out of the Depression
America was based on self-reliance and that Americans should help themselves instead of waiting on the government for assistance
Americans needed to suffer through the Great Depression because we needed to toughen up
President Hoover is often accused of "doing nothing" during the Great Depression. Which of the following did he do?Select all that apply.
Spent government money on many public works such as construction of bridges, roads and dams.
.
Encouraged charitable organizations to provide aid such as Red Cross and Salvation Army.
.
Urged businesses to maintain employment and wages.
Created organizations to provide credit to farmers and home owners , so they wouldn't lose their property.
In addition to FDR's cheerful and hopeful attitude, what was the biggest difference between Hoover and FDR?
FDR had never held a political position prior to becoming president while Hoover had served as Secretary of Commerce.
FDR was wealthy and Hoover was not.
Hoover would not give direct aid to people--FDR would.
What game was made during the depression that was used to occupy peoples minds from the economic troubles they had fallen into.
Baseball
Football
Magic The Gathering
Monopoly
What did Mr. Church title the 1930's party presentation?
The Dirty
The Filthily
The Gross
The Roaring
Hoover encouraged Voluntarism, what programs arose from this. Check all that apply.
YMCA
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Unemployment Benefits
Was Hoovers response to the economic collapse enough to rebuild the economy
Yes
No
As the nation sank into depression, Hoover's cabinet members proposed a ?
Fair approach
Simple approach
Laisse-faire approach
Lazy/fair approach
Hoover also tried to stimulate the economy with the RFC. What does RFC stand for?
Rebuild federal currency
Reconstruct fractured communities
Reconstruct finance corporation
What did FDR mean by "new deal"
Doing things differently than Hoover did.
Doing the same things that Hoover did.
