WorksheetsGreat Depression & New Deal Study Guide — Extracted Questions
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Dust Bowl: What was it and the most affected state?
A long drought on the Great Plains; Kansas was most affected
A flood along the Mississippi River; Missouri was most affected
A hurricane season on the Gulf Coast; Texas was most affected
A blizzard in the Midwest; Iowa was most affected
Where did many people move to escape the Dust Bowl?
Moved West to California
Moved to New England
Stayed and built levees
Moved to Canada
Herbert Hoover: Which statement reflects his role during the Great Depression?
31st U.S. President; believed the government should not step in to help
Led the New Deal and expanded federal relief
Served four terms and guided the U.S. out of depression
Was a military general during World War II
Which statement matches FDR’s description?
Beat Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election and created the New Deal
Lost to Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election and ended the New Deal
Was the shortest-serving president and reduced federal programs
Refused to run for re‑election and opposed relief efforts
Hoovervilles: What were they?
Shacks put up by homeless people on unused land; shantytowns
Government-built apartment blocks for middle‑class families
Luxury camps created by banks for investors
Military barracks for returning soldiers
Stock Market Crash: What event started the Great Depression and what followed in the years after?
A dramatic loss of value in shares in 1929; millions lost their jobs
A wheat shortage in 1931; farms expanded rapidly
A banking boom in 1925; wages tripled
A housing surge in 1930; unemployment vanished
Soup Kitchens: Who organized and sponsored these during the Great Depression?
Churches or charities
Private banks
State police
Movie studios
TVA: What was the Tennessee Valley Authority/TVA?
Built bridges and dams and provided electricity to rural areas
Raised tariffs on imported goods
Trained airline pilots for transatlantic flights
Supervised stock trading on Wall Street
CCC: What did the Civilian Conservation Corps do?
Employed young men 18–25 for soil improvement, forest work, and Dust Bowl prevention
Gave retirement checks to elderly citizens
Provided insurance for bank deposits
Built naval ships for coastal defense
WPA: What did the Works Progress Administration provide?
Jobs building roads, buildings, schools, bridges, and parks; also supported creative workers
Only farm loans to purchase tractors
Exclusive training for professional athletes
A program giving free cars to workers
Hoover's opinion on the Great Depression: Which statement matches the guide?
He did not want to get the federal government involved
He demanded immediate expansion of federal relief
He created Social Security during his first term
He nationalized all banks at once
How did the government change to stop another Great Depression in the future, according to the guide?
It extended power with programs such as FDIC, WPA, CCC, TVA, and unemployment insurance
It cut all federal programs and taxes to zero
It transferred all authority to state governments only
It relied solely on private charities without new programs
Where did those affected by the Dust Bowl migrate?
Mostly to California in the West
Mostly to New York in the East
Mostly to Canada
Mostly to Florida
Which president did people blame for the Great Depression, according to the study guide?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
The New Deal: Which statement reflects the THE NEW DEAL ?
The federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity; FDR’s plan included programs like TVA, WPA, CCC, Social Security, and FDIC
A plan to end all federal involvement in the economy by closing agencies
A short policy that lasted one month and cut unemployment insurance
A military draft to expand the armed forces during peacetime
Social Security Administration: Which description matches Social Security?
A safety net administering programs that help millions through life events, from old age to disability
An agency that only builds highways in rural towns
A program that insures bank deposits only
A service that licenses radio stations
Fireside Chats: What were they?
Radio broadcasts where FDR spoke directly to the people to show the government was trustworthy
Weekly speeches delivered only to Congress in person
Newspaper editorials written by FDR’s staff
Silent films shown in theaters about federal programs
New Deal: What are the 3 R’s listed in the guide?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Rights, Rules, and Responsibility
Revenue, Restraint, and Regulation
Margaret Mitchell: Which statement matches Margaret Mitchell?
Author from Atlanta who won a Pulitzer Prize for Gone with the Wind, a best‑selling novel
Scientist from Boston who invented the radio
Composer from New Orleans who wrote ragtime pieces
Athlete who won four Olympic gold medals in 1936
Duke Ellington: Which description matches the guide?
Ragtime composer, pianist, bandleader
Professional boxer and Olympic champion
Radio announcer and talkie pioneer
Novelist and newspaper editor
Jesse Owens: Which description matches the guide?
Track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; annoyed Hitler when his Aryan athletes lost
Professional baseball player who set the home run record in 1930
Marathon swimmer who crossed the English Channel
Soccer star who captained the 1934 World Cup team
How did the Great Depression affect the role of the federal government?
It became more involved and grew to try to prevent future depressions.
It reduced its size and eliminated regulation of banks
It focused only on state issues and ignored national economy
It privatized all federal programs without oversight
What role did the radio play during the Great Depression?
It became popular in the early‑Twentieth Century, providing people with both information and entertainment
It was banned during the early‑Twentieth Century for causing distractions
It was used only by the military and never by civilians
It was invented for silent films and not for news
Match each New Deal program or agency to its role described in the guide.
TVA
Built bridges and dams; provided electricity to rural areas
CCC
Employed young men 18–25 for soil and forest work
WPA
Provided jobs building roads, buildings, schools, bridges, and parks; supported creative workers
Social Security Administration
Safety net administering programs that help millions through life events, from old age to disability
