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WorksheetsQuizizz EOC Review Chapter 11: The New Deal
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The diagram below provides details about the Great Depression.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
War in Europe
Agricultural Drought
Overproduction of Goods
Introduction of New Technologies
Which statement best describes the American economy in the late 1920s?
High tariffs stimulated international trade.
Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.
Mass production was not equally matched by consumption.
Unemployment was higher than ever before in American history
On May 1, 1930, President Herbert Hoover addressed the annual dinner of
the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Based on these beliefs, what actions did President Hoover take in response
to the Great Depression?
He ordered emergency federal relief payments to the unemployed.
He refused to take any measures at all as a violation of laissez-faire
principles.
He introduced a large number of public works projects to increase
employment.
He offered limited federal assistance directed primarily to businesses and
banks.
How did the plans of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
compare for dealing with the Great Depression?
Hoover gave emergency loans to banks and businesses while Roosevelt
opposed such programs.
payments to the unemployed
Both Presidents believed the federal government should provide direct payments to the unemployed
Hoover increased federal spending on public works projects like Hoover
Dam while Roosevelt opposed such projects.
Roosevelt proposed that the federal government provide direct
employment to the needy while Hoover relied more on local government
and private charities.
The excerpt below is from President Franklin D. Roosevelts First Inaugural
Address in 1933.
Based on this excerpt, what could be inferred about the direction that
Roosevelt planned to take the executive branch of the federal government?
He planned to increase its size and power to deal with the Depression.
He planned to maintain its size in relationship to the other two branches.
He planned to look to Congress for most of his ideas for ending the
Depression.
He planned to reduce its size to give greater power to state and local
governments.
What was one effect of the dust storms across the Great Plains in the 1930s?
growth of the banking industry from farm loans
suspension of government assistance to farmers
increase in farm production on the Great Plains
migration of many to California and other states
How did popular attitudes towards the federal government shift during the
Great Depression?
Public opinion turned against new federal programs because of
increased taxes.
People concluded that state governments were better at promoting
economic growth.
Voters grew distrustful of the federal government because they felt it
favored the wealthy.
Americans came to expect the federal government to help them solve
their economic problems.
Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydro-
electricity?
the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Which of these was NOT a long-term result of the New Deal?
creation of a safety net to help American families in emergencies
expanded political participation by farmers, workers and the poor.
a shift in national voting patterns in favor of the Democratic Party.
state ownership of basic industries such as steelworks and railroads.
The graph below shows the unemployment rate in the United States between
1930 and 1945.
Based on the graph, what conclusion can be made about government
policies in the 1930s?
President Hoover's policies were more effective than the New Deal in
dealing with the Depression.
By 1938, the New Deal had successfully brought unemployment back
down to pre-Depression levels.
New Deal policies failed to improve the economy because of the
interference of the Supreme Court
Despite Roosevelt's New Deal policies, the unemployment rate remained
high throughout the 1930s.
The Political Cartoon depicts President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937.
Based on the cartoon, what was the reaction to President Roosevelt's, "court-packing" plan?
The public wanted President Roosevelt to act more quickly to save New Deal programs
Congress handed Roosevelt his first major defeat by upholding the separation of powers
The majority of Americans disapproved, fearing President Roosevelt would control the court
The majority of Americans agreed with the Supreme Court that the AAA and NRA were unconsitutional
Which of the following New Deal programs became a permanent reform, not just temporary relief during the Great Depression?
The Bank Holiday
Social Security
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
