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Hoover and Roosevelt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Everything seemed to be faster in the 1920s which is why they were called what?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Roaring Twenties

c)

The Dark Ages

2.

During the Stock Market crasch of 1929,

a)

investors quickly bought more stocks to ensure a profit.

b)

stock prices fell, causing billions of dollars to be lost.

c)

stores hired more employees to capitalize on consumer demand.

d)

banks loaned money to homeowners to cover their mortgages.

3.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
4.

Who would lose money/their savings if the banks failed in the 1920s/30s?

a)

Speculators

b)

Big Business

c)

Everyone

d)

The working class

5.
What took place the 29th of October, 1929
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
Black Thursday
c)
Stock Market collapse
d)
StockMarket growth
6.

Who was president when the stock market crashed?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

7.

Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?

a)

A very hands-on government

b)

Mostly hands-off government

c)

Largely unable to better economic conditions

d)

Created many New Deal programs

8.

The Bonus Army was made up of ________.

a)

Civil War veterans

b)

World War I veterans

c)

Spanish American War veterans

d)

World War II veterans

9.

What was the goal of the Bonus Army in 1932?

a)

to set up Hoovervilles

b)

to participate in an antiwar protest

c)

to lobby for legislation to get bonus pay early

d)

to gather for a World War I veterans’ reunion

10.

Which of the following best describes the Dust Bowl?

a)

Sandstorms in the desert that only impacted desert communities.

b)

The combination of drought, over farming, and natural disasters caused large dust storms to impact many communities in the midwest.

c)

People sold many bowls full of dust to make money during the Depression.

11.

Where is the Hoover Dam located?

a)

in California

b)

between Arizona & Nevada

c)

in Nevada

d)

in Arizona

12.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
13.

This was President Roosevelt idea to establish government funded programs, organizations and laws to attack the Great Depression.

a)

New Deal

b)

Square Deal

c)

Government Deal

d)

Roosevelt's Deal

14.
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Rebuild, and Reform
b)
Recover, Rebuild, and Reform
c)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
d)
Recover, Revive, and Reform
15.

This was Roosevelt's way of maintaining communication with the country.

a)

Fireside Talks

b)

Fireside Chats

c)

Living Room Chats

d)

Televised Reports

16.

This New Deal law was meant to establish unemployment insurance for workers and retirement benefits as well.

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

WPA

d)

Banking Act of 1935

17.
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
18.
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
19.

Route 66 starts in Chicago, Illinois and ends in ___

a)

Los Angeles, California

b)

Las Vegas, Nevada

c)

Grand Canyon, Arizona

d)

St. Louis, Missouri

20.

Men and Women were brought into the Inner Circle of FDR to form...

a)

The First Presidential Cabinet

b)

A Brain Trust

c)

A Trust Fund

d)

The Ring Of Power