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DCMS: FDR: The New Deal Update.

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were some real causes of the Great Depression?

a)
FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal
b)
Herbert Hoover, Hobos, Riding the Rails
c)

Buying on Credit, The Stock Market Crash, failing farms & textile mills

2.
Explain the Stock Market Crash.
a)
People purchased stocks with credit, got scared and sold their stocks. There was no money to pay people their money
b)
People purchased stock
c)
People threw their money away
3.
 Define The Great Depression
a)
Loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.
b)
homeless person who travels looking for work.
c)
The time in American history when the U.S. was at it's lowest point.
4.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.
5.
Which of the following would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?
a)
Credit
b)
Rich People
c)
Goverment
d)
The Stock Market
6.
What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?
a)
Bank closures
b)
Foreclosures on their farms and homes
c)
Stockmarket
d)
All of the above
7.
Ownership in shares of a company or corporation
a)
CEO
b)
Insurance
c)
Stocks
8.
Songs such as "Brother, Can you spare a dime" which tell an important story are called 
a)
Sad and depressing
b)
Oral History
c)
Boring
d)
Old fashion
9.
Which of the following European country faced the greatest economic challenges after WW I? 
a)
Austria
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germany
10.
Although Europe had severe economic problems the United States was experiencing which of the following directly after WW I?
a)
Inflation
b)
High Unemployment
c)
Economic success
d)
A depression
11.

Which best explains the reason behind the Crash of '29

a)

Consumers were working too hard in the factories

b)

Americans lost their savings and could not pay their bills

c)

Factories closed when demand for products decreased

d)

Europeans started to import more American wheat

12.

Consumer who borrowed money to buy more stocks were buying on

a)

a whim

b)

guarantees

c)

their feet

d)

margin

13.

These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Rooseveltiums

c)

Wilsontowns

d)

Rye

14.

In his first inaugural address, FDR famously said "We have nothing to fear but ..."

a)

fear, itself.

b)

death and taxes.

c)

Mr. Hanlon.

d)

Adolph Hitler.

15.

FDR's idea for a "New Deal" came from his Uncle Teddy's plan, called the

a)

Fantastic deal

b)

Lit deal

c)

Square meal

d)

Square deal

16.

The New Deal promised

a)

Rest and relaxation

b)

Relief, reform and recovery

c)

A chicken in every pot

d)

peace, justice and the American way.

17.

According to Daniela L., the WPA ...

a)

cured the Spanish flu

b)

put 8.5 million Americans back to work

c)

ended loans to small banks

d)

opened farms in California

18.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
19.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
20.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
21.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
22.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
23.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
24.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The End of Prohibition
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover
25.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
26.
When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
the President talking
c)
Chats with me
d)
Campfire chats
27.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
28.

The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.

a)

electricity

b)

new farm land

c)

new homes

d)

New Deal support

29.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
30.
What was the human impact of The Great Depression?
a)
People were homeless and hungry
b)
People generally owned their own home 
c)
People were optimistic about their current circumstances. 
d)
There was so much economic prosperity that Photographers took historical images of all the boisterousness. 
31.
• Became President after Herbert Hoover 
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal” 
• President during World War II  
 The list above refers to which person?
a)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
• Frank D. Roosevelt
c)
Calvin Cooliage
32.
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”. 
a)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFORM
b)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFILL
c)
RELIEF, Reincarnation, & REFORM
33.

Mister Jay points out that New Deal projects satisfied many needs in the community these included which of these? Pick all that apply.

a)

Provided jobs to the unemployed

b)

The money people earned was spent in shops that helped the struggling shop owners

c)

Shop owners could use money they received to buy products from struggling suppliers

d)

The people who did not want were praised by their fellow citizens.

34.

Mister Jay pointed out that RECOVERY projects like rural electrification (supplying electricity to remote rural areas) had consequences beyond providing jobs. Which one of these is an example of this idea.

a)

Electricity made it possible for new industries to open factories in these rural areas.

b)

Electricity was reported to cause excessive air pollution.

c)

Electricity attracted people to areas that made the population afraid.

35.

Why does Mister Jay asks students to take off headphones, airpods, etc. and put you phones away?

a)

Because he like to pick on you.

b)

Because he wants you to pay attention to what he is explaining to you.

c)

Because he hopes that what you hear will make you think and ask a question so you and you classmates better understand.

d)

Because not all students have airpods and he thinks this is not fair.

36.

Thinking of the " 3R's"...

This is a NEW DEAL project that has an immediate impact to slow the effects of the GREAT DEPRESSION... like taking ibuprofen to make a pain feel better.

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

d)

REPUBLICAN

37.

Thinking of the " 3R's"...

This is a NEW DEAL project that has an more lasting impact that attempts to return things to normal... like doing therapy so you can walk and run again.

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

d)

REPUBLICAN

38.

Thinking of the " 3R's"...

This is a NEW DEAL project that is intended to prevent a DEPRESSION from happening again... like changing from low cut sneakers to high-tops so your ankle is better supported.

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

d)

REPUBLICAN

39.

Which political group of people argued that the government under FDR was becoming too big and intrusive?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

The unemployed

d)

Women groups

40.

What did big business accuse FDR of meddling with?

a)

free enterprise

b)

speculation

c)

credit

d)

socialism

41.

What New Deal Program most helped the elderly by giving them a pension (retirement money) to survive on?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

The WPA

c)

Rural Electrification

42.

What branch of government struck down key New Deal legislation?

Think back to what branch of government the Supreme Court is under!

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Rural

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