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AMSCO - 24 - Great Depression/New Deal Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was president when the Great Depression began?

a)

Warren G. Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.

At the worst of the Great Depression, in 1933, stock prices were worth ____ of their peak high in September 1929.

a)

1/3

b)

1/4

c)

1/5

d)

1/9

3.

Which of the following was not a cause of the market crash and the Great Depression?

a)

uneven distribution of income

b)

stock speculation

c)

massive unemployment

d)

weak farm economy

4.

Which of the following was not a direct effect of the Great Depression?

a)

the weak farm economy

b)

the end of Republican domination of the federal governement

c)

massive unemployment

d)

increased foreclosures and evictions leading to homelessness

5.

In response to the depression, in 1930, President Hoover signed into law the highest tariff rates, to-date, in American history. What was this called?

a)

Walker Tariff

b)

Dingley Tariff

c)

Underwood Tariff

d)

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

6.

When Hoover proposed a debt moratorium in 1931, and an end to the Dawes' Plan, which nation's disagreement led to default on international loans, and further problems with the world-wide depression?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

7.

When the federal government created the _____ in 1932, it's purpose was to help support failing railroads and financial institutions.

a)

Bonus Army

b)

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Company

d)

National Recovery Administration

8.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Bonus Army?

a)

It was made up of unemployed WWI veterans who wanted their federal pension early.

b)

They set up a Hooverville outside Washington, D.C.

c)

Hoover granted them partial relief but not enough to support their families.

d)

General Douglas MacArthur was called to break up their camp.

9.

What did Franklin Roosevelt promise Americans in the election of 1932?

a)

A Square Deal

b)

A New Deal

c)

An American System

d)

A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage

10.

What natural disaster struck during the Great Depression, making it worse for many Midwestern Americans?

a)

Great California Blizzard of 1932

b)

Salad Bowl

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

Super Bowl

11.

What caused adoption of the 20th Amendment in 1933?

a)

the failures of Prohibition

b)

the failure of Hoover and Roosevelt to collaborate in the period between the election and inauguration

c)

Roosevelt's 4th election as president

d)

a growing movement to reduce the income tax

12.

When FDR promised a NEW DEAL to Americans, which of the following was NOT a pillar of his plans?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Repayment

d)

Reform

13.

Besides his diverse cabinet, FDR relied on a group of college business and economics professors to advise him. How were they collectively known?

a)

The Kitchen Cabinet

b)

The Brain Trust

c)

The Men behind the Man

d)

The Money Men

14.

True or False: In the first 100 days of FDR's presidency, Congress passed more legislation than any previous congress had in its two-year tenure.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In what ways did FDR informally address the American people throughout his presidency?

a)

radio

b)

television

c)

newspapers

d)

internet

16.

All of the following are financial aspects of the New Deal EXCEPT...

a)

Home Owners Loan Corporation

b)

Glass-Steagall Act

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

d)

Farm Credit Administration

17.

In his first 100 Days, FDR's New Deal provided relief for the unemployed by all of the following programs created by the Federal Government EXCEPT...

a)

PWA

b)

FDIC

c)

CCC

d)

TVA

18.

Which New Deal program was declared unconstitutional in the 1935 Supreme Court decision of Schechter v. U.S.?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

National Recovery Administration

d)

Emergency Banking Relief Act

19.

This New Deal program encouraged farmers to reduce production, paid them to plow under fields, and was declared unconstitutional in 1935.

a)

NRA

b)

AAA

c)

TVA

d)

CCC

20.

What was the purpose of the Public Works Administration?

a)

build roads, dams, bridges, etc.

b)

employ young men on projects on federal land

c)

grant federal monies to state and local governments for soup kitchens and other relief

d)

guaranteed individual bank deposits

21.

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

a)

build roads, dams, bridges, etc.

b)

employ young men on projects on federal land

c)

grant federal monies to state and local governments for soup kitchens and other relief

d)

guaranteed individual bank deposits

22.

What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

a)

build roads, dams, bridges, etc.

b)

regulate the stock market and limit speculation

c)

boost the construction and mortgage industries

d)

guaranteed individual bank deposits

23.

What was the purpose of the Federal Housing Administration?

a)

build roads, dams, bridges, etc.

b)

regulate the stock market and limit speculation

c)

boost the construction and mortgage industries

d)

guaranteed individual bank deposits

24.

MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Identify Second New Deal relief programs.

a)

National Labor Relations Board

b)

Works Progress Administration

c)

Resettlement Administration

d)

National Youth Administration

25.

MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Identify Second New Deal reform laws, agencies, and programs.

a)

National Labor Relations Board

b)

Rural Electrification Administration

c)

Revenue Act of 1935

d)

Social Security Act

26.

Which New Deal program most supported the arts?

a)

CCC

b)

RRR

c)

WPA

d)

PWA

27.

Which critic of the New Deal proposed a program for old-age pensions funded by a special federal sales tax, which FDR made a more moderate version of with Social Security?

a)

Al Smith

b)

Huey Long

c)

Charles Coughlin

d)

Francis Townsend

28.

What was the biggest failure of FDR's New Deal?

a)

AAA

b)

WPA

c)

Court Packing Scheme

d)

Its pro-Union positions

29.

A sit-down strike in 1937 won a major labor victory when it gained management recognition of the United Auto-Workers union at the ___ plant in Flint, Michigan.

a)

Ford

b)

General Motors

c)

Chrysler

d)

Packard

30.

MULTIPLE ANSWERS-What were the stipulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act when it was signed into law by FDR in 1938?

a)

a federal minimum wage

b)

a standard 40-hour work-week

c)

income tax benefits for heads of households

d)

restrictions on hiring workers under 16

31.

MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Which minority group saw modest social gains as a result of New Deal programs and legislation?

a)

women

b)

African Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Mexican Americans

32.

After he became President, FDR helped the federal government raise needed tax revenue by

a)

working to repeal Prohibition.

b)

securing banks through emergency legislation.

c)

providing financial assistance to farmers.

d)

securing rights for labor.