Worksheets1920s Depression and new deal review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following are causes of the great depression
Unstable Economy
Over Speculation
Lack of Government regulation
All the above
This tax helped create an uneven distribution of wealth in the United States
Melon Tax
RFC Tax
Liquor tax
Stamp act
The RFC was created by this president to provide loans to large businesses and banks in hopes that the money would "Trickle down" to the worker.
Warren Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities “Hoovervilles”?
President Hoover was very popular during the depression
They blamed President Hoover for the depression
They wanted to remember President Hoover
President Hoover grew up in similar housing
African Americans during the Depression often experienced
Access to low-paying industrial jobs once available only to whites
Increased discrimination in employment
Migration from the North back to Southern farms
Greatly improved civil rights and opportunities
How did the Dust Bowl affect the Great Plains during the Great Depression?
Thousands of families left for the West Coast
It brought economic prosperity to urban areas
Thousands of individuals relocated to the East
It causes a population decline in northeastern cities.
Giant dust storms known as ______________ ravaged the plains, some even reached as far as the Atlantic ocean.
Dust Devils
Black Blizzards
Dust Blizzards
Dust in the wind
What impact did the great depression have , list at least 2 that we discussed.
When prices are expected to rise and the stock market is doing well
Bull Market
Bear Market
Wall Street Bets
Buying stocks with 10% down was known as
Short Selling
The Squeeze
Buying on Margin
Gambling
October 29th 1929 was known as
The DAY!
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
My Birthday
One of the biggest problems of the stock market crash was the fact that
People were spending money
The President gave too much aid to failing institutions
Banks failed
all the above
The United States was helping this country by giving it loans so it could repay its war debts to Britain and France
Austria Hungry
Russia
Japan
Germany
The Melon Tax created by the federal government led to what?
An uneven distribution of wealth
Overproduction of goods
Buying on Margin
Government regulation
Two Tariffs helped bring the world's economy to a stand still the Fordney McCumber act and
Hawley Smoot Tariff
The ICC
The Railroad act of 1927
Hoover Tariff
The president of the United States at the time of the Stock Market crash and the onset of the great depression
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
The 1st group of American's to really feel the effects of the coming depression were
Farmers
Bankers
Investors
Though relatively few in number, flappers represented
the significant impact of women on national elections.
a sign of social stability.
women’s desire to return to the past.
women’s desire to break with the past.
Which of the following amendments to the Constitution granted women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
The economy grew in the 1920s as consumers
learned to ignore advertisements.
began to buy goods on credit.
invested most of their money in government bonds.
carefully conserved electricity.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
the rapid population increase within Harlem during the 1920s
the growing popularity of urban culture
the acceptance and popularity of African-American culture
a new dance created by the flappers
Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools?
The theory was unknown to most teachers.
The theory appeared to violate the Constitution.
The theory challenged scientific beliefs.
The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation.
Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools?
The theory was unknown to most teachers.
The theory appeared to violate the Constitution.
The theory challenged scientific beliefs.
The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation.
One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was
an increase in alcoholism.
the rise of organized crime.
a decline in dancing and socializing.
the creation of urban artistic colonies.
The creation of the SEC
increased the public’s trust of the stock exchange
brought about little regulation of the stock exchange
had no effect on the stock exchange
had nothing to do with the stock exchange
The Social Security Act established the federal government’s responsibility for the
establishment and enforcement of fair labor practices
funding of public works projects for job relief
funding of cultural and artistic activities
welfare of the elderly, poor, and handicapped
During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans
made great strides in equal rights legislation.
often lost jobs to white laborers.
were less affected than other groups.
were encouraged to start their own businesses.
Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising
lower taxes.
repeal of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff.
a New Deal for Americans.
a White House conference on business.
Why did FDR declare a “bank holiday” early in his administration?
to give people in the banking industry a well-earned vacation
to weaken the banking industry
to cut off the use of cash
to inspect the financial health of the banks
To get the Bonus Army marchers to leave the capital, General MacArthur
negotiated with the veterans’ leaders.
used force.
gave a patriotic speech.
paid them their bonus.
What eventually brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
stock exchange
World War II
FDR’s New Deal
World War I
Which of the following was a way in which people obtained alcohol during Prohibition?
work gatherings
barbers
funerals
speakeasies
Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed because they were
responsible for setting off bombs that damaged A. Mitchell Palmer’s home.
Communist agitators who helped organize strikes.
subversives trying to overthrow the government.
immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.
Which was not a result of the Great Depression?
The Bonus Army March
Soup Kitchens & Bread Lines
"Hoovervilles"
increased employent
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
unemployed workers
homeowners
farmers
businesses
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to find and deport illegal immigrants
to break the power of the Ku Klux Klan
to identify and punish suspected communists
to undermine the Civil Rights movement
After the Crash, thousands of American banks closed, because they
had to print new money.
had invested in European banks.
could not return depositors’ money.
charged too high an interest rate.
What was the goal of the 18th Amendment?
to restrict stock market spending
to ban the manufacture or sale of alcohol
to give women the right to vote
to set a quota system for immigrants
Why was the quota system designed in the 1920s?
to limit the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. from certain countries
to increase the number of immigrants coming to the U.S.
to allow an equal number of immigrants to come to the U.S. from every country
to attract skilled workers and bankers to the U.S.
What did FDR promise the public through his New Deal plans?
relief, recovery, and reform
renew, re-purpose, recycle
react, re-design, renew
re-investment, reaction, relevance
How did President Hoover and President Roosevelt's approaches to the Great Depression differ?
Hoover didn't want the federal government to get involved and FDR did
Hoover wanted to open soup kitchens and FDR wanted to wait and see how the market would change over time
Hoover wanted to open Hoovervilles to the public and FDR wanted people to live in shelters
Hoover thought the Great Depression was a major problem and FDR thought it would resolve itself
What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? (5-4.1)
Segregation
Jim Crow Laws
New job opportunities
New sharecropping opportunities
Why were the 1920's called the Roaring Twenties?
Many animals began to roar.
Time of excitement and prosperity.
War was about to erupt.
There was a depression.
