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Chapter 23 TEST

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

Situation in which the supply for a manufactured good exceeds the demand.

a)

Under consumption

b)

Regulations

c)

Overproduction

2.

Buying products with money loaned from a bank; Makes it possible to buy expensive items without saving up for them.

a)

Finance

b)

Credit

c)

Debit

3.

 

When a large number of people began selling most of their stock; Caused panic & more people began selling their stock.

a)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

Economic downturn

c)

The Great Recession

4.

 

Won the election of 1932 & began his New Deal programs to try & solve the problems of the Great Depression:

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Barak Obama

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

5.

A series of programs aimed at providing relief, recovery, & reform during the Great Depression:

a)

League of Nations

b)

Wilson's 14 Points

c)

New Deal

6.

Check all that apply: which were signals that the U.S. economy was in trouble in the late 1920’s?

a)

Mining, railroads, and clothing manufacturing were in decline.

b)

Americans were buying stocks on margin paying more for stocks than companies were really worth.

c)

The stock market rose at a steady rate keeping pace with the value of companies.

d)

Farmers were unable to pay back debts from WWI

7.

 

What was the purpose of the Bank Holiday?

a)

Roosevelt hoped to cut down the number of banks by closing them down one by one.

b)

Roosevelt wanted to stop the epidemic of bank closings and restore confidence in banking

c)

Roosevelt wanted to make sure the banks could insure a depositors money up to $2,500.

d)

Roosevelt wanted to give the banks enough time to raise money to pay for the CCC.

8.

Which president created the New Deal programs?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

What nickname was given to the shantytowns?

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Roosevelt-villes

c)

Lincolnvilles

d)

Nixonvilles

10.

What was the WPA?

a)

The Works Progress Administration

b)

The Works Progressive Administration

c)

The Worker's Probation Administration

d)

The Worker's Protected Administration

11.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Advertisement

b)

Prohibition

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Credit

12.

Did the New Deal bring the United States out of The Great Depression?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

 The Great Depression only took place in the cities.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Dust Bowl happened during the Great Depression?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The 1920s was a decade known as....

a)

The Roaring Days

b)

The Roaring Lions

c)

The Roaring 20's

d)

The Roaring Years

16.

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

a)

When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

b)

When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

c)

A general term for when objects become dirty.

d)

A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

17.

What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Baseball

b)

Building

c)

Over plowing

d)

Driving

18.

What group of people had the worst consequences from the Dust Bowl?

a)

People out West

b)

People on the East Coast

c)

Doctors up North

d)

Farmers in the Great Plains

19.

 What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?

a)

Overproduction of goods

b)

Excessive stock market speculation

c)

High unemployment

d)

Increased use of credit

20.

A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-

a)

Provide health care benefits to southerners

b)

Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region

c)

Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley

d)

Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region

21.

The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

World Peace Association

d)

Working Period Administration

22.

What was the name given to the World War I veterans who demanded the early payment of their bonus?

a)

The Veterans Association

b)

Bonus Army

c)

The WWII Bonus Soldiers

d)

Hoovervilles

23.

What answer fills in number three below?

Cycle of Great Depression:

1) demand decreases

2) businesses/ factories cut production

3) ___________________________

4) people have less money to spend

**cycle repeats**

a)

business and factories are forced to drop wages and/or lay off workers

b)

Businesses raise wages to try and help the economy

c)

the President steps in and lowers gas prices

d)

businesses hire more workers