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The Century: Stormy Weather 1929-1936 American Studies SMHS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The WWI veterans marched on Washington DC to see what the government would do for them were called?

a)

Bonus Workers

b)

The Bonus army

c)

Veterans for life

2.

What was the bonus army asking for?

a)

wanted Hoover to be impeached

b)

Jobs for Veterans of WWI

c)

Go to war

d)

Bonus for servicing in WWI, wanted now instead of later

3.

The Depression got so bad, parents were borrowing money from their...?

a)

cousins

b)

Kids

c)

Grandparents

4.

How many banks collapsed after the crash?

a)

800

b)

200

c)

50

d)

150

5.

How many savings accounts were wiped out?

a)

700 million

b)

1 million

c)

9 million

6.

What do we have now that struggling financial individuals didn't have?

a)

Jobs for everyone

b)

Free Land

c)

Social Security or unemployment welfare

7.

Poverty, mass unemployment, unrest and disorder in Germany led to the rise of?

a)

Capitalism

b)

The Nazi Party

c)

Communism

8.

The Democratic Presidential Candidate in 1932 was...?

a)

Warren G Harding

b)

Woodrow WIlson

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

9.

What did FDR promise to the American?

a)

A "New Deal"

b)

A "Fair Deal"

c)

A "square Deal"

10.

How many people were out of work?

a)

32 million, 50%

b)

2 million, 5%

c)

16 million, 25%

11.

What was Roosevelt's famous quote at his inauguration ?

a)

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

b)

"The only thing we have to fear is Germany"

c)

"The only thing we have to fear is ourselves"

12.

What did FDR do involving the banks in his first 100 days?

a)

opened all the banks, ordered the Treasury to rush 2 billion dollar stimulus directly to the American people

b)

Closed the banks, ordered the Treasury to rush 2 billion to them to replenish their dwindling resources.

c)

Closed the banks, ordered the Bank CEO's to retire.

13.

What was the CCC?

a)

Citizen Conservation Corps; built homes for poor Americans

b)

Civilian Corporation Corps; built government controlled businesses

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps; providede temporary jobs buiilding government infrastructure.

14.

With labor unrest, economic recovery stalled and business leaders warned that America was leaning too far to the ...?

a)

Right, meaning it was becoming too conservative and government was not doing enough

b)

Left, meaning it was becoming too liberal and government was doing too much

c)

Left, yet the government isn't doing enough to help

15.

What was Huey Lon'gs plan?

a)

Take the money from the rich and give it to the poor

b)

Tax the poor more

c)

replace capitalism with communism

16.

What programs were instituted in FDR's second 100 days?

a)

None, he wasn't able to get congress to pass anything until after the 100 days

b)

Unemployment welfare, Old age programs, and centralized banking

c)

He was only able to get a couple direct relief programs that gave food to hungry Americans.

17.

what was the WPA?

a)

Works Progression Agency: The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests.

b)

Works Progress Administration: it was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

c)

Work Please America organization! protesters who demanded work.

18.

What was the TVA?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority: The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests. also provided jobs.

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority: The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, banking and stock market issues

c)

There was no such Agency

19.

FDR's New Deal was really designed to provide what 3 things?

a)

Relief, Recovery, and Reform

b)

Retirement, Rest, Restitution

c)

Refinancing, Restructure, Restart

20.

What New Deal Program the still exists today is the most known?

a)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

Social Security