WorksheetsU.S. History GSE 17-18 The Great Depresssion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
According to this graph (18b)
Federal Spending decreased from 1928-1933.
Federal Spending never decreased two years in a row.
Federal Spending was below $5 billion until after 1933.
More than $8 billion Federal Dollars were spent in 1934.
The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), NRA (National Recovery Administration), and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) were created in the early 1930s and are MOST associated with the (18a)
New Deal.
Populist Era.
Progressive Era.
Prohibition Era.
) Herbert Hoover's solution to easing the Great Depression was primarily to (18a)
)
lower foreign tariffs and thus increase foreign trade.
provide no help at all for American citizens or businesses.
provide bonus checks to all American citizens, paid for from the Federal Treasury.
provide some federal help to bankers, but leave relief for the poor to private charities.
Which statement BEST describes the New Deal? (18a)
It caused the greatest
economic boom the nation had ever seen.
It single-handedly
brought the nation out of the Great Depression.
It greatly increased
the size and importance of the national government.
It led directly to a tremendous increase in the rights of African-Americans, especially in the South.
During Roosevelt's New Deal, the S.E.C. was created. The purpose of this agency was to (18a)
employ workers in public work projects.
insure bank deposits in the United States.
provide retirement income for U.S. workers and payments to disabled Americans.
regulate the sale of stocks and oversee the disclosure of information on stocks being sold.
This photograph of a slum was taken in 1935. These slums were nicknamed after the U.S. President who was often blamed for the economic plight of the country during that period. Who was that President? (17c)
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
What is the point of this cartoon from 1934? (18c)
FDR's New Deal programs are unsuccessful.
The New Deal programs are purely the creation of FDR.
FDR has unwisely created the "Alphabet Soup" programs.
FDR must end his "Alphabet Soup" programs immediately.
Hoover's approach in solving the problems of the Great Depression was ultimately (17c)
promising.
successful.
overridden.
unsuccessful.
The Social Security Act is often considered part of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Second New Deal" because it (18b)
offered payments to those who were retired or unmemployed.
made all employers allow their workers to join a labor union.
had to be amended and added twice before Congress would pass it
was part of the President's plans to enact programs that would offer long-range governmental reform.
Which of these BEST describes how the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) had an effect on farmers in Alabama and other parts of the American South? (118a)
It required southern farmers to pay higher wages.
It taxed the agricultural goods from northern states.
It limited the production of cash crops, such as cotton.
It increased the number of American agricultural exports.
This image reflects the situation in the Midwest during the early 20th Century, a situation known as (17b)
Dry Farming.
The Dust Bowl.
Deforestation.
Dirty Farming.
"Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the Government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war, but at the same time, through this employment, accomplishing greatly needed projects to stimulate and reorganize the use of our natural resources." - President Franklin Roosevelt, “First Inaugural Address,“ March 3, 1933
Social Security
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
The conditions created by the Dust Bowl led over two million people to move PRIMARILY in which direction? (17b)
eastward
northward
southward
westward
· Unstable economy
· Overproduction of
agriculture products
· Instability of the Stock
Market
· Tight monetary policy of
the Federal Reserve
All of these items led directly to what event? (17a)
World War I
World War II
Great Depression
Baby Boom Generation
Which fact is the BEST piece of supporting evidence that overproduction and falling prices was a cause of the Great Depression? (17a)
In 1930 over 1,350 banks closed and customers lost all their savings.
The unemployment rate in 1929 was 3.2% and by 1933 there was a 25% unemployment rate.
In 1920 a bushel of wheat sold for $2.94, in 1929 it sold for $1.00 and by 1932 a bushel sold for .30 cents.
The stock market's dow average dropped over 23% over a two day period in October of 1929 and lost 90% of it's value by 1932.
Stock prices had been going up and more people began buying stocks. "Buying on the margin" became a common practice in the 1920's. A buyer would put 10% down on the stock he/she purchased and then would borrow the other 90% from the stockbroker. When the stock sold then the stockbroker would be paid back, unless the stockbroker issued a "margin call" and wanted immediate payment.
Based on the information in this paragraph and on your knowledge of the time period, which statement BEST explains why the Stock Market crashed in 1929? (17a)
As stock prices began to drop, stock holders began to buy up cheaper stock hoping to make more money later.
Stock brokers tried to convince people to buy stock without putting any down payment down so that they could make more money.
Stock brokers tried to get their stock holders to hold onto their stock to keep the value high so there was little stock being sold.
As stock prices began to drop, more brokers made "margin calls" which led to more devaluing of stock as panic set in as shares flooded the market.
A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was (17a)
a return to the gold standard
decline in consumer purchasing power.
increased number of public works projects.
government programs designed to reduce agricultural production.
How did Roosevelt's plan to address the problems of the Great Depression change the role of the American government? (18a)
Under Roosevelt, the national government adopted a laissez-faire approach to the national economy and unemployment.
Roosevelt reduced national expenses by shrinking the size of the federal government and cutting out many agencies and programs.
The government took on a greater role in the national economy and created programs to address the nation's unemployment problems.
Roosevelt decreased the political power of the federal government and gave more control to the state governments in regard to unemployment.
A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs (18c)
reduced the power of the federal government.
provided too much protection for big business.
ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages.
made people dependent on the federal government.
What statement BEST describes Eleanor Roosevelt? (18d)
A)
B)
C)
D)
She advocated for the 18th Amendment.
She predicted the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
She was interested in humanitarian causes and social progress.
She was not very well like by the American people.
