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Great Depression, New Deal & WWII

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the closures of banks during the Great Depression impact the economy?

a)

Closures strengthened the economy as citizens had easier access to their money.

b)

Closures strengthened the economy as taxes could not be collected.

c)

Closures weakened the economy as the government took control of every bank.

d)

Closures weakened the economy as citizens lost their savings.

2.

How were the reform programs of the New Deal, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), designed to influence American society?

a)

They were designed to prevent the conditions that caused the Great Depression.

b)

They were designed to provide income assistance to all Americans.

c)

They were designed to protect businesses from federal taxes.

d)

They were designed to decrease unemployment rates.

3.

This poster was published in 1936.

Why was the program advertised on this poster created?

a)

to support the efforts of labor unions

b)

to ensure eligible men were registered for the draft

c)

to reform banking practices

d)

to prevent poverty among senior citizens

4.

This cartoon was published two months before the inauguration of President Franklin Roosevelt.

Based on the message of this cartoon, with which statement would the cartoonist most likely agree?

a)

Herbert Hoover had left the economy in good shape when his term ended.

b)

Franklin Roosevelt’s policies would ruin the economy once he took office.

c)

Franklin Roosevelt’s policies would turn the economy around.

d)

Herbert Hoover established a good foundation for economic change.

5.

What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was started as part of the New Deal?

a)

to ensure bank deposits and restore consumer confidence

b)

to set tariff rates and promote domestic manufacturing

c)

to regulate the stock market and prevent another crash

d)

to set interest rates and control the amount of money in circulation

6.

This is an excerpt from legislation created as part of the New Deal.

What effect did this legislation have on the nation?

a)

It outlawed the use of strikes to end labor disputes.

b)

It led to increased membership in labor unions.

c)

It created jobs and led to the completion of many public works projects.

d)

It established a government agency to oversee the regulation of labor unions.

7.

Throughout its history, the United States has enacted tariffs primarily to achieve what goal?

a)

punish foreign nations for human rights violations

b)

promote the growth of domestic industries

c)

make imported goods more affordable

d)

increase trade with foreign nations

8.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII and also believed in fascism. ?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
9.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
10.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
11.
Invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939?
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Canada
12.
Three weeks after the invasion of Poland, Roosevelt persuaded Congress to provide lethal aid to which two countries?
a)
Spain & Portugal
b)
Britain & France
c)
Italy & Japan
d)
Japan & Soviet Union
13.
The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rough Riders
c)
7th Calvary
d)
82nd Airborne