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05.20 QUIZIZZ: The Great Depression & New Deal

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The man who promised a “New Deal” for America was:

a)

FDR

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Hoover

d)

Truman

2.

After the Stock Market Crash in October 1929, there was:

a)

A decrease in demand for consumer goods

b)

An increase in loans for building and factories

c)

A decrease in business failures

d)

An increase in industrial production

3.

All of following were a long-term causes of the Great Depression except:

a)

Overproduction in farming

b)

Decline of industries like steel and oil

c)

Decrease in farm prices

d)

The Stock market crash

4.

Why was President Hoover hated so much?

a)

He was known for his racist ideas

b)

He forced Japanese Americans into Internment Camps

c)

He did very little to help end the Great Depression

d)

He decided to drop the atomic bomb

5.

The Bonus Army consisted of:

a)

World War I veterans and their families

b)

Farmers forced off their land by dust storms

c)

Unemployed industrial workers and their families

d)

Business and labor leaders who attempted to work together

6.

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

a)

Purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange

b)

Buying the stock for someone else

c)

Paying less than the market price of the stock

d)

Borrowing money to help pay for the stock

7.

Which of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

Many children had a poor diet.

b)

Many families became homeless.

c)

Many men became unemployed.

d)

Many people started farming.

8.

Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Drought

b)

High winds

c)

Thick layers of prairie grasses

d)

Overproduction of crops

9.

Which of the following was the goal of the New Deal?

a)

Help alleviate the problems of the depression

b)

Keep American neutral in World War I

c)

Decrease prices of farm goods

d)

Increase crop production

10.

Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Fair Labor Standards Act

c)

National Labor Relations Act

d)

Works Progress Administration

11.

FDR’s plan to end the Great Depression helped in all ways EXCEPT:

a)

Created jobs

b)

Fixed the banking system

c)

Forced people to buy war bonds

d)

Put systems in place to prevent another economic collapse.

12.

(2015) President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in 20th century U.S. history?

a)

Increasing numbers of immigrants

b)

The rise of laissez-faire economic policies

c)

The expanding role of the federal government

d)

Widespread persecution of suspected communists

13.

(2016,17) What was one effect of the New Deal?

a)

Thousands of government workers lost their jobs

b)

The powers of the president became significantly weaker

c)

The role of federal government in American’s lives expanded

d)

Roosevelt became a one-term president when he lost the 1936 election

14.

(2019) The Great Depression was caused by several key factors, resulting in a dramatic change in American society.

Identify three factors that led to the Great Depression.

a)

Excessive lending and consumer debt

b)

Speculation and stock market crash

c)

Increased government spending to create jobs

d)

The elimination of social programs

e)

Federal Reserve constricts money supply

15.

(2019) The Great Depression was caused by several key factors, resulting in a dramatic change in American society.

Identify the resulting action that was taken to address the negative conditions of the Great Depression.

a)

Excessive lending and consumer debt

b)

Speculation and stock market crash

c)

Increased government spending to create jobs

d)

The elimination of social programs

e)

Federal Reserve constricts money supply

16.

(2015) President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in 20th century U.S. history?

a)

Increasing numbers of immigrants

b)

The rise of laissez-faire economic policies

c)

The expanding role of the federal government

d)

Widespread persecution of suspected communists

17.

(2016,17) What was one effect of the New Deal?

a)

Thousands of government workers lost their jobs

b)

The powers of the president became significantly weaker

c)

The role of federal government in American’s lives expanded

d)

Roosevelt became a one-term president when he lost the 1936 election

18.

(2019) Historians evaluate the credibility of sources using a number of criteria. What is one of the criteria that historians consider?

a)

the ease of availability of the source

b)

the race and gender of the source’s author

c)

the accuracy and internal consistency of the source

d)

the payment made by the publisher to the source’s author

19.

(2019) Which source would provide the most credible information about the daily life of factory workers during the 1880s?

a)

a collection of letters written by a farmer

b)

a journal written by an employee at a factory

c)

a novel written to encourage factory regulation

d)

a pamphlet written by a group opposing unions

20.

(2016) A student is researching popular culture in the United States. She has found a book on the subject and will need to determine whether it is a credible source. Which piece of information should she evaluate to determine the source’s credibility?

a)

The age of the author

b)

The length of the book

c)

The author’s qualifications

d)

The city in which the book was published

21.

(2019) Use your knowledge of research methods to identify three factors that need to be considered when considering the credibility of a source.

The level of bias in the information

a)

The author’s qualifications

b)

The ability to verify information in other credible sources

c)

The employment status of the author

d)

The accuracy of the information

e)

The availability of the information

22.

(2018) A historian is collecting sources for a paper about the impact of industrialization in the United States during the early 1900s. She has determined that all of the sources she has collected are relevant to the topic, but is worried that some may not be credible. Select three sources the historian can use because they are credible.

a)

A transcript of eye-witness trial testimony following a New York City factory fire in 1911

b)

A research article without citations that describes working conditions in factories in the early 1900s

c)

A data set from the Census Bureau detailing changes to urban and rural populations between 1900 and 1910

d)

A fictional novel about challenges facing a group of female factory workers in Philadelphia during the early 1900s

e)

A book published by the American Historical Association about working conditions in factories during the early 1900s