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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?
many factories closed
many banks closed
many people lost their homes
the stock market crashed
The Tennessee Valley Authority is significant because it hired people to
deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents
build dams and generators that provided electricity
work on farms to help stabilize agriculture
publish important facts about businesses
Which New Deal program was responsible for supporting farmers and supplying electricity to rural areas?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Authority
buying stocks with loans from brokers
Stock loan
Buying on a margin
Tariff
Subsidy
10. A supporter of Keynesian economics would criticize the laissez faire of Adam Smith because it
tends to shift purchasing power from the wealthy to the poor
absolves government in resolving economic problems
reduces the role of the individual in economic decision making
accelerates the amount of investment capital available to entrepreneurs
Which of the following actions is evidence that economic liberalism is shifting towards the left?
decreasing regulation of banking systems
decreasing number of social welfare programs
increasing economic isolationism between nations
increasing number of bailouts being offered to important industries
A Keynesian economist would most likely respond to the writer’s view with
Disagreement, because the writer fails to recognize the role of the state in reducing marketplace fluctuations.
Agreement, because the writer recognizes that there are actually some benefits to an economic recession.
Agreement, because the writer acknowledges the inevitability of extensive economic fluctuations
Disagreement, because the writer ignores the need for the state nationalization of failing enterprises.
To supporters of the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, what government actions should be taken to solve the problem shown in the graph?
Decrease taxation and increase spending.
Raise taxes and cut expenditures.
Print more money and raise interest rates.
Nationalize key industries and collectivize agriculture.
Economist John Maynard Keynes greatly influence the evolution of economic liberalism by advocating for
labourers to use collective action to bring about the nationalization of the productive forces of the country and thus ensure sustainable economic growth
consumers to be informed as to the environmental and labour practices of businesses and make ethical decisions when purchasing goods and services
corporations to work cooperatively rather than competitively to ensure that the prices for goods and services could be set by their collective decisions
governments to use fiscal and monetary policies to more closely regulate the economy and thus prevent excessive fluctuations in the economic cycle
What is the minimum time you should wash your hands for?
10 seconds
15 seconds
20 seconds
30 seconds
You no longer have to write a diploma exam for Social Studies this January?
True
False
