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U.S. History II - Chapter 25 Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The stock market crash of 1929 was the only cause of the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

President Hoover provided help to the neediest Americans during the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

People blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why did many farmers move west during the Great Depression?

a)

to find new farming equipment

b)

to escape the Dust Bowl

c)

they preferred to grow grapes

d)

to help supply our troops with food

5.

Unemployment was not a problem for African Americans and Women during the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Many Americans voted for FDR for president in 1932 because...

a)

they thought he was handsome

b)

they wanted a socialist leader

c)

they wanted to government to take a more active role in solving economic problems

d)

they thought he would continue the policies started by Hoover

7.

What was the purpose of FDR's New Deal?

a)

improve the nations economy

b)

keep us out of World War II

c)

encourage businesses to layoff workers

d)

end prohibition

8.

Which part of the New Deal was to meant to prevent another depression from happening?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Replace

9.

What was the purpose of Roosevelt's bank holiday?

a)

to reduce the number of banks

b)

to punish the banks for charging high interest rates

c)

to ask the banks to loan out more money

d)

to restore public confidence in banks

10.

New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were intended to help...

a)

unemployed workers

b)

businesses

c)

farmers

d)

homeowners

11.

The National Labor Relations Board encouraged unions and employers to settle differences peacefully. This is known as ____________.

a)

court packing

b)

collective bargaining

c)

strikes

d)

new deal

12.

This program gave support to the elderly, unemployed, and disabled.

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Works Progress Administration

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

13.

After the election of 1936, FDR tried to undermine the power of the

a)

Military

b)

Congress

c)

Southern Segregationists

d)

Supreme Court

14.

Which athlete became an American hero by winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany?

a)

Joe Lewis

b)

Jessie Owens

c)

Max Schmeling

d)

Babe Ruth

15.

What were criticisms of the New Deal?

a)

Gave too much power to the federal government

b)

Created schools and protected farmers

c)

Increased spending on defense and trade

d)

Reformed the government and decreased spending

16.

Which event helped to end the Great Depression?

a)

Passage of the Social Security Act

b)

Beginning of World War II

c)

Re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940

d)

End of Prohibition