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WorksheetsGreat Depression and New Deal
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What happened on "Black Tuesday," October 29th, 1929?
The U.S. Housing Market crashed
The U.S. Stock Market Crashed
The U.S. Banking System collapsed
The U.S. entered WWII
What was the Great Depression?
A period of economic success and an improving economy
The worst economic catastrophe in U.S. history
A period of time that witnessed American involvement in violent foreign wars
A hotly contested presidential election
Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?
A very hands-on government
Mostly hands-off government
Largely unable to better economic conditions
Created many New Deal programs
Which TWO answers best describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency during the Great Depression?
Very active hands-on gov't with business
Mostly hands-off gov't with business
Created many New Deal Programs
Created a tariff that hurt American economy
What was the name of the FDR's plan to get America out of the Depression?
The Great Society
The New Deal
The Square Deal
Wilson's 14 points
What was Roosevelt's New Deal?
A series of government-funded bail outs
A series of federally funded public works programs
A hands-off approach to business and the economy
A series of voluntary business recovery acts
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Electrical Organization
Civilian Conservation Corps
The lasting impact of Roosevelt's New Deal is that it
allows the Federal Government to control businesses.
strengthened the rights of women and African Americans.
increased unemployment in the U.S.
changed the role of the U.S. government by increasing it's size and power
