WorksheetsT U4 - Roaring 20s, Depression, New Deal
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 7mins
People criticized the New Deal for
Being too costly
Giving the government too much power
Not going far enough in providing relief and recovery
All of the above.
Which best describes the New Deal?
The senators and representatives who opposed FDR’s domestic agenda.
A series of programs designed to help the needy and reform the economy.
A series of laws designed to break up trusts and monopolies and ensure fair competition.
Who were the Bootleggers of the 1920s?
Individuals who illegally sold alcohol
Immigrants who opposed Prohibition
Women who broke away from societal expectations
How did FDR attempt to “pack” the SCOTUS?
proposing an increase in the number of justices
introducing mandatory retirement for aging justices
introducing legislation to have justices chosen in elections
What is one characteristic of the post-WWI era?
government intervention in foreign policy
assimilation efforts through settlement houses
expansion of mass culture through entertainment
Why is “buying on margin” a very risky practice?
An investor has too much money invested in farming.
An investor may not be able to pay back the money he or she borrowed.
An investor has too much money invested in banks that were vulnerable to fail.
What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?
It resulted in mass migration to major cities in the North.
It helped establish federal funding for African American artists.
It helped diffuse African American culture across the United States.
What factor contributed greatly to the Dust Bowl?
The building of Shantytowns
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The exhaustion of farm land in the USA
A major cause of the sharp decline in prices in 1929 was
high tariff rates that decreased the popularity of stocks.
speculation in stocks that made the economy unstable.
corporate failures that made buying stocks unprofitable.
Which of the following was the main legacy of the New Deal?
The federal government first took a sympathetic attitude towards labor unions.
New Deal legislation treated all Americans fairly regardless of race, creed or sex.
The federal government took responsibility for the economic well being of its citizens for the first time.
Which action was most responsible for the events in this list?
• Rebecca Felton was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate in 1922.
• Alice Robertson was the first woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives in 1922.
• Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate in 1932.
ratification of the 19th Amendment
development of the populist movement
development of the temperance movement
Which statement describes a major outcome of the New Deal?
The public schools were desegregated.
Retirees were guaranteed federal medical insurance.
Bank deposits were insured by the federal government.
What was the main complaint critics had against the New Deal?
They felt that the government was losing power to the individual states.
They felt the New Deal programs gave the government too much power.
They felt that the government was doing too little to help the American people.
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
Easy Credit
Imbalance in Foreign trade
Unequal distribution of income
Lack of mechanization in industrial factories
The purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to
Create schools to retrain the unemployed.
Provide funding for the construction of federal buildings.
Provide federal loans to troubled banks, railroads and other big businesses.
What motivated the Bonus Army to march on Washington, D.C. in 1932?
to demand pay for service during WWI
to join the American Federation of Labor
to alert Americans to the threat of Communism
Which of the following occurred as the result of legislation during the New Deal?
Unions were made illegal.
Subsidies for U.S. farmers were canceled.
A national minimum wage was established.
Which statement best describes one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?
It encouraged students to participate in non-violent protests.
It ensured African American tenant farmers were treated fairly.
It raised awareness of the cultural contributions of African Americans.
Why did FDR want to increase the number of Supreme Court justices?
He wanted to decrease the power of the Judicial Branch of government.
He wanted to make the Judicial Branch of the government more powerful.
He wanted to add justices in order ensure his New Deal legislation was ruled constitutional.
During which presidential administration did the Teapot Dome scandal occur?
Taft
Hoover
Harding
Coolidge
Which New Deal program specifically hired young men for public works projects?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
How did the New Deal address the economic problems of the Depression?
By creating useful employment for many citizens.
By temporarily suspending the federal income tax.
By pouring government funds into struggling banks.
How did the introduction of these New Deal programs affect the role of the government?
Selected New Deal Programs
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Works Progress Administration (WPA)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal government pensions were administered at the state level.
The federal government took an active role in protecting individual prosperity.
Congress replaced the president as the initiator of most government programs.
How did New Deal legislation affect the relationship between federal and state governments?
State debts were absolved.
Federal authority was expanded.
Federal unemployment increased.
Which of the following was a major difference between Hoover and FDR in the 1930s?
Hoover favored direct federal relief for the people, whereas Roosevelt favored massive assistance to big business.
Hoover accepted the necessity of active government involvement in the national economy, whereas Roosevelt favored laissez-faire.
Hoover favored massive federal assistance to big business and banks, whereas Roosevelt favored direct federal relief programs for the people.
Which New Deal Program helped make people more confident to put their money in banks again?
Federal Securities Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Which innovation was MOST responsible for aiding in the spread of popular culture in the 1920s?
radio
telephone
automobile
phonograph
How did the Tennessee Valley Authority improve the lives of people in rural areas of Southern states?
It created public buildings and roads.
It provided electricity and flood control.
It regulated barge traffic on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers.
Which New Deal program below created a government managed retirement system for Americans?
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Industry Recovery Act
Which one of the following statements about the New Deal’s impact on the federal government is FALSE?
The federal government insured bank deposits.
The federal government provided pensions to retirees.
The federal government introduced state-supported health care insurance.
The federal government was given the authority to regulate the stock market.
Which best explains Pres. Hoover’s unwillingness to initiate social programs that would bring relief to the nation?
He was a socialist by conviction and inclination.
He believed that people in trouble should help themselves.
He knew that the economic crisis would soon resolve itself.
Which statement BEST describes an agricultural practice that led to the decline of the farming industry in the 1930s?
Cattle drives were increased to meet the demand from consumers in eastern states.
Technology was used to clear large tracts of land, resulting in the overproduction of crops.
Western farmers constructed elaborate systems of irrigation to bring water to desert regions.
One evening several of us sat around an open campfire and one of the shanty dwellers remarked that “We must have a name for this place, we cannot call it ‘any old thing.’” Another man remarked, “This is the era of Hoover prosperity; let’s call this place ‘Hooverville.’” So the name, “Hooverville,” given through sarcasm to President Hoover, has clung to the place ever since.
—“The Story of Seattle’s Hooverville,” Jesse Jackson, 1944
overuse of credit and stock market speculation
extensive government regulations causing unemployment
limitations on access to private land and capital for development
In early 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt submitted to Congress a “Judicial Procedures Reform Bill” which would increase the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
What was President Roosevelt’s motivation for submitting this plan?
He opposed rulings that declared New Deal legislation unconstitutional.
He wanted to demonstrate political support for the principle of rule of law.
He objected to decisions that weakened strategic relations with Great Britain.
In 1932, a group of WWI veterans marched on Washington, D.C. and were known as the Bonus Army. What did this group want?
They demanded the government give them jobs.
They called for the resignation of Herbert Hoover.
They demanded payment promised them for their service in WWI.
Unemployment Rate
Year ---------------- Rate
1923–1929 ------- 3.3%
1930 ---------------- 8.9%
1931 ---------------- 15.9%
1932 ---------------- 23.6%
1933 ---------------- 24.9%
Which economic factor was responsible for the changes in this table?
Protective tariffs decreased the value of stocks.
Higher interest rates reduced commercial investments.
Reduced consumer purchases caused businesses to close.
Economic Developments in the 1920s
• Rapid growth of electric utility networks
• Increased productivity of farms and industries
• __________?__________
Which factor best completes this list?
Increased pro-business policies
Decreased availability of raw materials
Reduced investment in the stock market
What do the data in this table suggest about the impact of the New Deal?
Congress was pressured to adopt a balanced budget.
Congress was encouraged to introduce an income tax.
The government took a more active role in the economy.
FDR began his first inaugural address by saying, “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself; nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
Which best describes what FDR was trying to convey to the American people?
He was explaining that the Great Depression was no big deal, and people should not worry.
He was joking about the misery of the Depression so that people would laugh and forget their troubles.
He was sharing his belief that the courage of the American people was what was needed to conquer the Great Depression.
Created a minimum wage Ended child labor for those under the age of 16 Established a maximum number of work hours in a week
The items listed above were all part of which legislation that went into effect during the Great Depression?
Wagner Act
. Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
