WorksheetsTopic 5 The Great Depression and New Deal Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
John Maynard Keynes argued that the best way to lower unemployment is to
increase demand for goods and services by cutting government costs.
allow the market to set interest rates for loans to businesses.
increase government spending in order to increase demand for goods and services.
allow interest rates to increase in order to lower unemployment rates.
What connection did President Roosevelt draw between social security and unemployment?
President Roosevelt argued that the social security program only related to the future welfare and had no connection to unemployment.
President Roosevelt stated that social security would ease unemployment by encouraging older workers to retire and opening up jobs for younger workers.
President Roosevelt explained that social security benefits are expensive and that this cost would drive up the unemployment rate.
President Roosevelt argued that social security might increase or decrease unemployment so he also proposed a comprehensive work plan.
In the speech above, Frances Perkins is discussing the benefits of which New Deal program?
the Wagner Act
the Social Security Act
the Works Progres Administration
the National Recovery Administration
This quote best reflects Father Coughlin’s point of view that
the United States ought to send aid to other countries.
the United States was not doing enough to help its own citizens.
government leaders were unfairly treating farmers without provocation.
government leaders were using capitalist ideals to handle international affairs.
What actions did Roosevelt take during the first year of his presidency that show the sentiment expressed in this quote?
President Roosevelt asked his wife, Eleanor, to gather information about the conditions faced by ordinary Americans.
President Roosevelt acted quickly and proposed a number of major relief and reform bills in his first Hundred Days in office.
President Roosevelt reassured Americans and explained his policies through his "fireside chat" radio broadcasts.
President Roosevelt reached out to leaders of European nations to collaborate in restoring the global banking system.
The auto workers who participated in the 1936-37 strike at General Motors were concerned about their safety but continued to protest the company’s refusal to
raise their wages.
recognize their union.
allow collective bargaining.
guarantee them a full work week.
When Eleanor Roosevelt referred to "living up to the principles upon which it was founded," she most likely meant
helping all Americans to become prosperous.
achieving equal rights for all racial groups.
keeping the scope of the federal government limited.
allowing organized labor.
According to the map, most environmental projects conducted by the PWA and WPA involved
infrastructure.
irrigation.
soil conservation.
reducing pollution.
According to the information in the graph, which country had the smallest percent change in unemployment rate between 1929 and 1932?
Canada
Germany
Norway
Poland
According to this chart, which country’s tariff rate was most impacted by the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
Italy
Australia
Great Britain
the Netherlands
This graph shows minimum wage and real minimum wage (the purchasing power of minimum wage adjusted for inflation) in 2013 dollars. According to the graph, in what year was the purchasing power of the minimum wage highest in 2013 dollars?
1938
1966
1988
2009
Farmers suffered financial losses during the early years of the Depression. With which viewpoint about government aid to farmers does the cartoonist agree?
The government should offer some financial support to farmers.
It’s not appropriate for the government to give direct aid to farmers.
It’s not appropriate to increase taxes on farmers during a depression.
The government should pay for farmers to increase their crop yields.
This photo illustrates the bank failures that occurred in the early 1930s because
customers withdrew their money from the banks all at once.
the government refused to intervene in the banks’ dealings.
too many people opened accounts without making deposits.
they overextended credit to people who could not repay the debt.
This drawing of President Roosevelt implies that he
does not sympathize with the common man’s plight.
does not understand the great task that is ahead of him.
is capable of leading the U.S. through the Great Depression.
is unsure of the best plan of action to end the Great Depression.
This political cartoon implies that President Roosevelt is
trying to get rid of justices who disagree with him.
trying to appoint justices who agree with his views.
planning to replace the older justices with younger ones.
arguing that the courts should have a larger role in government.
According to the economist John Maynard Keynes, the Great Depression could have been avoided if
American industries had been wiser in handling surpluses.
free markets had been allowed to flourish without oversight.
the government had taken a larger role in reducing unemployment.
the Federal Reserve had not raised the amount of money in circulation.
Which of the following could best be considered a positive result of the Dust Bowl?
Large farmers bought repossessed farms in great numbers.
The federal government funded improvements in infrastructure.
Thousands of people moved westward to find better opportunities.
New types of crops were introduced that could withstand the conditions.
Which New Deal program was founded with the primary goal of creating jobs for young men?
the Tennessee Valley Authority
the Civilian Conservation Corps
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
the National Recovery Administration
One of the most important pieces of New Deal labor legislation, the Wagner Act
established a minimum wage and a maximum workweek of 44 hours.
gave workers the right to hold sit-down strikes without the fear of being fired.
recognized the right for employees to join labor unions and bargain collectively.
allowed states to choose whether or not they would require workers to join unions.
Frances Perkins, the first woman to be appointed to a presidential Cabinet position, played a large role in establishing
increased home ownership.
Social Security.
a reduction in gender discrimination.
a reduction in racial discrimination.
