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WorksheetsGreat Depression POWER DOL Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
To provide market stability and protect investors
To change the market if it doesn’t meet the needs of the people
To outlaw bust cycles in the economy
To push dollars into the economy to make it work again
What year did the Food, Drug, and Cosmestic Act become law?
1935
1936
1937
1938
What were TWO things the Fair Labor Standards Act guaranteed?
Increased child working age from 12 to 14, made it illegal to drink alcohol on the
workplace
gave workers ownership of their businesses, and created nationalized railroads
guaranteed a federal minimum wage and prohibited oppressive child labor
made the minimum wage equal for both men and women, provided workplace
protection for women.
What was the long-term impact of the ‘New Deal Coalition’?
Democrats dominated the federal legislature for 50 years.
Republicans quickly took back control of the legislature and got rid of New Deal policies
Democrats became the party of the corporate elite while Republicans became the party of the working class
Rich elite became a solid voting bloc for the democrats.
What economic conditions led to the stock market crash of 1929?
Banks were connected to the stock market, overextension of credit, uneven distribution of income.
People were buying too many gifts at Christmas that it flooded the market
Oil companies overproduced and it led to a massive bust in the market
Homes were being sold for too much money leading to a foreclosure crisis and
individuals not paying their mortgage.
When did the Stock Market Crash occur?
November 30, 1927
October 25, 1931
October 29, 1929
September 5, 1933
Who was the president at the start of the Great Depression and what were the towns called that were associated with his presidency?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roosevelttown
Woodrow Wilson, Wilsonburg
Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Squares
Hebert Hoover, Hoovervilles
What was the main issue during the 1932 Presidential Election?
The United States being led into World War Two
How to win World War One
Racial segregation in the South could lead to another Civil War
How to best deal with the effects of the Great Depression
Who won the presidential election in 1932?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Mingus King
What were the three different pillars of the ‘New Deal’?
Relief, Recovery Reform
Buy, Conform, Reform
Sell, List, Reform
Build, Bigger, Longer
What was one of the first laws passed during FDR’s ‘First Hundred Days’?
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Affordable Care Act
Glass Steagall Banking Act
Virginia Mountain Authority Act
During the Dust Bowl, where did the term, ‘Okies’ come from and where did they go to?
Farmers from Oklahoma, Ohio
Engineers from Oklahoma, Colorado
Biologists from Oklahoma, California
Farmers from Oklahoma, California
Which of the following is one of the Work-Based Relief Programs passed by FDR?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Environmental Engagement Program
Americorps Institution
Federal Aviation Commission
Who were the core constituents of the New Deal Coalition?
Labor Unions and Southern Whites
Urban African-Americans and Mountaineers
Religious minorities and Business Leaders
Farm Workers and Rural Activists
Which program has the longest-lasting impact on American culture?
Social Security
Medicare
Veterans Administration
Interstate Road System
