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WorksheetsAMSCO - 24 - Great Depression/New Deal Quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who was president when the Great Depression began?
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
At the worst of the Great Depression, in 1933, stock prices were worth ____ of their peak high in September 1929.
1/3
1/4
1/5
1/9
Which of the following was not a cause of the market crash and the Great Depression?
uneven distribution of income
stock speculation
massive unemployment
weak farm economy
Which of the following was not a direct effect of the Great Depression?
the weak farm economy
the end of Republican domination of the federal governement
massive unemployment
increased foreclosures and evictions leading to homelessness
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?
Walker Tariff
Dingley Tariff
Underwood Tariff
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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?
The Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Germany
When the federal government created the _____ in 1932, it's purpose was to help support failing railroads and financial institutions.
Bonus Army
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Company
National Recovery Administration
Which of the following is NOT true about the Bonus Army?
It was made up of unemployed WWI veterans who wanted their federal pension early.
They set up a Hooverville outside Washington, D.C.
Hoover granted them partial relief but not enough to support their families.
General Douglas MacArthur was called to break up their camp.
What did Franklin Roosevelt promise Americans in the election of 1932?
A Square Deal
A New Deal
An American System
A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage
What natural disaster struck during the Great Depression, making it worse for many Midwestern Americans?
Great California Blizzard of 1932
Salad Bowl
Dust Bowl
Super Bowl
What caused adoption of the 20th Amendment in 1933?
the failures of Prohibition
the failure of Hoover and Roosevelt to collaborate in the period between the election and inauguration
Roosevelt's 4th election as president
a growing movement to reduce the income tax
When FDR promised a NEW DEAL to Americans, which of the following was NOT a pillar of his plans?
Relief
Recovery
Repayment
Reform
Besides his diverse cabinet, FDR relied on a group of college business and economics professors to advise him. How were they collectively known?
The Kitchen Cabinet
The Brain Trust
The Men behind the Man
The Money Men
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.
True
False
In what ways did FDR informally address the American people throughout his presidency?
radio
television
newspapers
internet
All of the following are financial aspects of the New Deal EXCEPT...
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Glass-Steagall Act
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Farm Credit Administration
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...
PWA
FDIC
CCC
TVA
Which New Deal program was declared unconstitutional in the 1935 Supreme Court decision of Schechter v. U.S.?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Recovery Administration
Emergency Banking Relief Act
This New Deal program encouraged farmers to reduce production, paid them to plow under fields, and was declared unconstitutional in 1935.
NRA
AAA
TVA
CCC
What was the purpose of the Public Works Administration?
build roads, dams, bridges, etc.
employ young men on projects on federal land
grant federal monies to state and local governments for soup kitchens and other relief
guaranteed individual bank deposits
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
build roads, dams, bridges, etc.
employ young men on projects on federal land
grant federal monies to state and local governments for soup kitchens and other relief
guaranteed individual bank deposits
What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
build roads, dams, bridges, etc.
regulate the stock market and limit speculation
boost the construction and mortgage industries
guaranteed individual bank deposits
What was the purpose of the Federal Housing Administration?
build roads, dams, bridges, etc.
regulate the stock market and limit speculation
boost the construction and mortgage industries
guaranteed individual bank deposits
MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Identify Second New Deal relief programs.
National Labor Relations Board
Works Progress Administration
Resettlement Administration
National Youth Administration
MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Identify Second New Deal reform laws, agencies, and programs.
National Labor Relations Board
Rural Electrification Administration
Revenue Act of 1935
Social Security Act
Which New Deal program most supported the arts?
CCC
RRR
WPA
PWA
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?
Al Smith
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
What was the biggest failure of FDR's New Deal?
AAA
WPA
Court Packing Scheme
Its pro-Union positions
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.
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Packard
MULTIPLE ANSWERS-What were the stipulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act when it was signed into law by FDR in 1938?
a federal minimum wage
a standard 40-hour work-week
income tax benefits for heads of households
restrictions on hiring workers under 16
MULTIPLE ANSWERS-Which minority group saw modest social gains as a result of New Deal programs and legislation?
women
African Americans
Native Americans
Mexican Americans
After he became President, FDR helped the federal government raise needed tax revenue by
working to repeal Prohibition.
securing banks through emergency legislation.
providing financial assistance to farmers.
securing rights for labor.
