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Great Depression and New Deal IRMS

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This ideology is associated with government's responsibility to intervene in the economy
a)
liberal
b)
conservative
c)
radical
d)
laissez faire
2.
This type of New Deal program was long term, meant to help industry and agriculture, & housing
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
3.
The New Deal worked on accomplishing 3 goals: bring relief to unemployed, improve the economy, and what else? 
a)
bring relief to unemployed
b)
ensure a depression would never happen again
c)
make sure citizens don't need to work to live
d)
redistribute wealth from the wealthy
4.
This type of New Deal program gave immediate, temporary help to unemployed Americans
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
5.
This ideology & president is associated with the belief that the economy would correct itself.  He did not support direct relief.
a)
Conservative;F.D.Roosevelt
b)
Liberal;Hoover
c)
Conservative;Hoover
d)
Radical;FDR
6.
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
7.
A type of New Deal program that made permanent changes to the economy to fix some of the problems that led to the Great Depression and ensure the Depression wouldn't happen again
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
8.
Where did Hoover expect the aid to the poor would come from? 
a)
churches & private charities
b)
state government
c)
federal government
d)
foreign countries
9.
This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts. 
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
d)
Social Security Act
10.
Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair labor Standards Act
c)
Rural Electrification Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
11.
Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement? 
a)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act 
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
12.

What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?

a)

End the depression

b)

closed the stock market for a week

c)

bank holiday

d)

close Hoovervilles

13.
The purpose of this program is to regulate the stock market & prevent another stock market crash 
a)
FDIC
b)
SEC
c)
TVA
d)
CCC
14.
This program created dams in 7 states to provide cheap hydroelectric power & create jobs 
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
d)
SEC
15.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers through the AAA?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By raising tariffs on farm imports
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
16.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
17.
A New Deal program that is still in operation today is the 
a)
Social Security Administration.
b)
FDIC
c)
SEC
d)
All of the above
18.

________________ won the 1932 presidential election in a landslide victory over Herbert Hoover.

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren G. Harding

19.

Stock market crashes on-

a)

October 29, 1929

b)

November 29, 1929

c)

December 29, 1929

d)

September 29, 1929

20.

The _______________ caused a huge migration of people from the Great Plains to the west.

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Mexican Repatriation Act

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Great Depression

21.

Unemployed and homeless people built shantytowns outside the city center during the Great Depression called-

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Favelas

c)

Barrios

d)

Vecindades

22.

FDR gave a series of speeches on the radio to encourage Americans during the Great Depression called-

a)

Fireside Chats

b)

Radio Chats

c)

Great Depression adresses

d)

One on One chats

23.

The long term effect of the Great Depression was the expanding role of the federal government.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The ___________________ upgraded the regional standard of living & created jobs during the Great Depression.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

National Industrial Recovery Act

d)

Works Progress Adminstration

25.

New Deal program responsible for the federal government guarantee of protection on bank deposits.

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

c)

Social Security Act (SSA)

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

26.

Led to the decrease in international trade and one of the causes to the Great Depression.

a)

high tariffs

b)

overproduction

c)

speculation

d)

stock market crash

27.
What was the human impact of The Great Depression?
a)
People were homeless and hungry
b)
People generally owned their own home 
c)
People were optimistic about their current circumstances. 
d)
There was so much economic prosperity that Photographers took historical images of all the boisterousness. 
28.
Who was Dorothea Lange?
a)
Photographer who took historically important pictures that documented the effects of the time
b)
A famous movie actress who spent time helping those impacted by the Dust Bowl
c)
FDR's wife
d)
A famous business woman who gave jobs to women to help support their family's 
29.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash? (Use process of elimination)
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.
b)
Stock prices fell; investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York.
30.
Shanty towns (make-shift) towns were named after this person due to the people’s dissatisfaction of the amount of help they were given after the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Shanty Villa 
c)
Bum Town
d)
Roosevelt RoadHouses 
31.
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”. 
a)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFORM
b)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFILL
c)
RELIEF, Reincarnation, & REFORM
32.
What federal agency is the >AAA< 
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
Apples and Apricots Act
c)
American Automobile Association
d)
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
33.
The criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to court-pack the Supreme Court was that the he was
a)
The criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to court-pack the Supreme Court was that the he was
b)
seeking the Supreme Court’s help against his political opponents
c)
attempting to exercise too much executive power over the Supreme Court
d)
refusing to allow the Supreme Court to review legislation
34.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual self-reliance
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
35.
An important factor contributing to the start of the Great Depression in the United States was the
a)
uneven distribution of wealth
b)
increase in military spending
c)
reduction of tariff rates
d)
failure to maintain the gold standard
36.
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
a)
 farmers
b)
homeowners
c)
businesses
d)
unemployed workers
37.
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
a)
passage of the Social Security Act
b)
beginning of World War II
c)
reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
d)
announcement of the Marshall Plan
38.
The situation shown in this photograph occurred in which region?
a)
Ohio River valley
b)
Great Plains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Northeast
39.
In the 1930s, one factor that accounted for the westward migration of farmers from the Great Plains was
a)
the Dust Bowl 
b)
high farm prices
c)
new technologies
d)
 the baby boom
40.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

41.
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?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
42.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
43.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
44.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
45.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them.  They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find.  These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
46.
The Works Progress Administration was an enormous program that put unemployed people back to work ...
a)
building highways and bridges
b)
painting murals and creating sculptures that decorate public buildings across the nation
c)
building public buildings, parks, and airports
d)
all of the answers are correct
47.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

48.
"If jobs are not available, the government must create jobs for those who are unemployed."
Which Depression-Era President would have said this?
a)
Hoover
b)
FDR
49.
FDR's Court-Packing plan involved increasing the number of judges on the Supreme Court from _____ to _____
a)
7 to 12
b)
5 to 7
c)
9 to 15
d)
15 to 21
50.
Due to the Dust Bowl, many people from the Midwest ended up migrating.  Where did most Okies end up going?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Washington
51.
What was the name of John Steinbeck's novel about Dust Bowl migrants from Oklahoma?
a)
The Grapes of Wrath
b)
Gone With The Wind
c)
Twister
d)
The Ides of March
52.
FDR passed more legislation in the First ______ than most presidents do in two years
a)
50 days
b)
75 days
c)
100 days
d)
150 days
53.
What did FDR use to communicate with the American people about the New Deal?
a)
Newspapers
b)
The Internet
c)
Radio
d)
Television 
54.

Which image below, if it would have been in existence, could have possibly prevented "Black Tuesday"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

The horror movie-like image seen here is actually associated with which event below?

a)

The Bonus Army Riot

b)

The Great Fire of 1877

c)

The Great Flood of 1927

d)

The Dust Bowl

56.

Migrants from the Great Plains headed west in search of better lives were called

a)

Okies

b)

Speculators

c)

Wagners

d)

Hoosier

57.

As a result of the stock market crash, banks were forced to

a)

attract more depositors

b)

approve more loans

c)

increase interest rates

d)

close their doors

58.

People who took a chance on the stock market were called

a)

Speculators

b)

Okies

c)

Bailiffs

d)

Republicans

59.

Using credit to buy stocks was a common practice in the 1920s and a major cause of the Great Depression. This practice was also known as

a)

installment plans

b)

laissez-faire

c)

buying on margin

d)

calculated risk

60.

What is a tariff?

a)

Buying stock with credit.

b)

Using installment plans to purchase goods.

c)

Tax on foreign goods (imports).

d)

A process to remove the President from office.

61.

The Great Depression and the New Deal occurred during which decade?

a)

the 1890s

b)

the 1920s

c)

the 1940s

d)

the 1930s

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