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WorksheetsGreat Depression and New Deal STAAR Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression?
Failing to decrease the reserve requirement
Refusing to regulate the stock market
Abolishing the use of the gold standard
Eliminating tariffs on foreign trade
Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list?
Decrease in interest rates
Failure of banks
Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs
Outbreak of a global war
Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors.
Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.
Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?
People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.
Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.
The interest rates on bank loans were too high.
Foreign investors did not invest enough in U.S. banks.
How did the Great Depression affect American society?
The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor.
Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands.
Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing.
Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.
Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?
Increase in minimum wage
Growth of immigration
Increase in unemployment
Growth in consumer spending
What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
Paying farmers to plant native grasses
Increased demand for tobacco after World War I
Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region
Intense drought in the region
What was one effect of this new style of “musical Western” on the United States in the 1930s?
Country music became more popular than rock and roll music.
Country music prompted people to move to farms on the Great Plains.
Country music transitioned from a regional genre to a national sensation.
Country music encouraged Exodusters to migrate from southern states.
How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Hoover wanted to implement social welfare programs to provide for the poor.
Roosevelt wanted private charities to take responsibility for relief efforts.
Hoover wanted to limit the role of the federal government in managing the crisis.
Roosevelt wanted state governments to regulate private business activity.
Which of the following contributed most to the situation described in this excerpt?
The rise of corporate monopolies
Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates
The influx of immigrants into urban areas
High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures
Who is described in the obituary above?
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mamie Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal —
gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens
forced citizens to participate in federal programs
gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies
forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies
Why were country-and-western performers such as Gene Autry popular with U.S. radio audiences during the 1930s?
Their art related to the struggles of the period.
They shared stories of individuals who became wealthy.
They promoted work programs for rural communities.
Their art brought attention to global human rights issues.
What is the MOST LIKELY reason the Public Works of Art Project commissioned this painting?
To promote optimism for U.S. economic progress during the Great Depression
To demand federal worker safety laws during the Great Depression
To encourage competition for U.S. technological superiority during the Great Depression
To question the success of nationalizing industries during the Great Depression
How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continue to affect U.S. citizens?
By regulating loans made to investors who buy stocks on margin
By changing interest rates to prevent people from paying higher prices for goods
By providing financial assistance to elderly people who are retired
By protecting the savings of bank customers during an economic crisis
What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
To encourage business practices that promote minority employment
To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions
To encourage business policies that protect the environment
To ensure worker safety and protect the public from hazardous products
How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the federal government?
It provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers.
It limited the federal government’s power to enforce minimum wage requirements.
It provided the federal government with a role in managing workers’ bank accounts.
It limited the federal government’s power to assist workers in manufacturing plants.
What was the goal of the actions on this time line?
To ensure deposits into customer savings accounts
To increase government regulation of business
To end speculation in the stock market
To stabilize the national economy
Why was the bill in this cartoon important to President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
He wanted to strengthen the congressional power of impeachment.
He wanted to strengthen federal judicial authority over state governments.
He wanted to remove congressional leaders from office.
He wanted to weaken the power of the judicial branch over the executive.
Which statement best explains one effect of the New Deal?
The federal government took control of public education and universities.
Corporations had to obtain permission from state governments before hiring workers.
Labor unions had to provide justification to state governments before conducting strikes.
People relied more on the federal government for assistance.
