WorksheetsChapter 6 Study Guide Questions (Grade 10)
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Causes of the Great Depression (6.1): What is installment buying?
Paying the full price at once
Purchasing goods with a series of regular payments over time while using the item
Renting an item until the final payment is made
Trading goods without using money
Causes of the Great Depression (6.1): What happened to the gap between rich and poor in the 1920s, and why?
The gap narrowed because wages were equalized
The gap widened because the rich were paid more than the poor
The gap disappeared due to government regulation
The gap stayed the same because incomes did not change
Causes of the Great Depression (6.1): Which development began the Great Depression for rural America in the 1920s?
Agricultural depression with foreclosures, bank failures, and increased mechanization
Urban overpopulation and housing shortages
High farm prices and increased exports
Government subsidies that stabilized small farms
Causes of the Great Depression (6.1): What does Black Tuesday refer to?
The day the Dust Bowl began
October 29, 1929, when the U.S. stock market crashed
The day bank deposits were insured
The day World War I ended
Causes of the Great Depression (6.1): What were bank runs?
Banks investing in foreign markets
People protesting to get their money back from banks that lacked funds
Government audits of failing banks
Businesses withdrawing loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Americans Suffer (6.2): What was the Dust Bowl?
A stock market crash in New York City
A period in the 1930s when drought and poor farming caused dust storms that ruined farms and forced families to move
A government program to stabilize farm prices
A series of bank failures in rural areas
Americans Suffer (6.2): What were Hoovervilles?
Government-built housing projects
Makeshift shantytowns where homeless people lived during the Great Depression
Company towns owned by factories
Farm worker camps funded by the NRA
Americans Suffer (6.2): How did the Great Depression affect rural people?
Farm prices rose, increasing incomes
Farm prices dropped, leading to foreclosures, hunger, and many families leaving their land
Government aid eliminated farm debt
Urban migration immediately ended unemployment
Americans Suffer (6.2): How did the Great Depression affect urban areas?
Urban jobs increased and wages rose
Many people lost jobs, struggled to afford food and housing, and lived in crowded conditions or Hoovervilles
City governments eliminated taxes
Urban relief programs ended homelessness
Americans Suffer (6.2): Why were minorities often hit hardest by the Great Depression?
They had more savings than others
They were usually the first fired, faced discrimination when seeking jobs or relief, and had less access to government help
They refused government assistance
They primarily lived in rural areas unaffected by the Depression
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What is localism?
Relying on the national government for solutions
The idea that local communities and governments should handle their own problems rather than relying on the national government
International cooperation to solve local problems
A federal program to support city governments
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)?
A labor union formed in 1932
A government agency created in 1932 to give loans to banks, businesses, and railroads to stabilize the economy
A charity that provided food to the unemployed
A program that built dams in the Tennessee Valley
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): Who was the Bonus Army and what did they demand in 1932?
A group of farmers who demanded crop subsidies
A group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C., to demand early payment of promised bonuses
A band of bankers who sought loan forgiveness
A political party that campaigned for Hoover’s reelection
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What happened in the 1932 presidential election?
Herbert Hoover defeated Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover and promised the New Deal
A third-party candidate won
The election was postponed
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What were Fireside Chats?
Newspaper editorials criticizing the New Deal
Radio talks in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt explained his plans and reassured Americans during the Great Depression
Speeches delivered to Congress only
Public debates between Hoover and Roosevelt
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What does the FDIC do?
Regulates the stock market
Insures bank deposits to protect people’s money if a bank fails
Builds dams and power plants
Creates jobs planting trees
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What does the SEC do?
Insures bank deposits
Regulates the stock market and prevents fraud and unfair practices
Funds public works projects
Provides retirement benefits
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What was the TVA?
A program that provided unemployment insurance
A New Deal program that built dams and power plants to provide electricity, control flooding, and create jobs in the Tennessee Valley region
A federal agency that insured bank deposits
A labor organization for factory workers
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What was the CCC?
A banking oversight commission
A New Deal program that gave young men jobs on conservation projects such as planting trees, building parks, and preventing soil erosion
A veterans’ bonus program
A stock market insurance fund
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What was the NRA (National Recovery Administration)?
A program that built highways
A New Deal agency that set rules for wages, hours, and prices to help businesses recover and protect workers
An organization that managed national parks
A federal bank insurance program
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What was the PWA (Public Works Administration)?
A relief program that only provided food aid
A New Deal program that funded large construction projects such as bridges, schools, and dams to create jobs and boost the economy
A stock market regulation agency
A veterans’ housing program
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What did critics of the New Deal say?
It expanded federal power too much and threatened free enterprise
It did not do enough to help the unemployed and the poor
It was a balanced approach that pleased everyone
It was unconstitutional and created wasteful programs
Two Presidents Respond (6.3): What were key differences between Hoover’s and FDR’s approaches to the Depression?
Hoover emphasized localism and limited federal intervention
FDR promoted direct federal action through programs and relief
Hoover relied on deficit spending to fund large public works
FDR avoided using radio to speak directly to Americans
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What was the WPA?
An agency insuring bank deposits
A New Deal program that created jobs through public works and cultural projects
A commission regulating the stock market
A veterans’ bonus payment office
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What is deficit spending?
Raising taxes to balance the budget
Government spending more money than it collects, often to stimulate the economy
Eliminating all federal programs to reduce costs
Printing money to pay off debts
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What did the Social Security Act establish?
Stock market rules
Unemployment insurance and pensions for the elderly and certain groups
Farm price supports only
Housing loans for urban workers
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?
Set minimum wages and maximum hours and restricted child labor
Insured bank deposits
Built dams and power plants
Funded veterans’ bonuses
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What was the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)?
A federal banking agency
A labor organization that organized industrial workers by industry
A farmers’ cooperative
A veterans’ advocacy group
The New Deal Expands (6.4): What does court packing refer to?
Adding more justices to the Supreme Court to secure favorable rulings
Reducing the number of federal judges to cut costs
Creating specialized courts for New Deal cases
Eliminating judicial review during emergencies
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): Who was Eleanor Roosevelt in the context of the New Deal?
A Supreme Court justice who opposed the New Deal
The First Lady who advocated for social reforms and greater support for the needy
A banker who led the FDIC
A governor who ran against FDR
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): What was the Black Cabinet?
A group of Supreme Court justices appointed by FDR
An informal group of African American advisors who counseled the Roosevelt administration
A congressional committee on banking
A veterans’ organization formed after World War I
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): How did Roosevelt respond to the Black Cabinet’s concerns?
He ended all New Deal programs
He increased attention to racial issues and included some policies addressing discrimination
He disbanded the advisors
He transferred civil rights matters to state governments only
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): What was the Indian New Deal?
A program to force assimilation and end tribal governments
Policies that gave greater tribal self-governance and invested in services for Native American communities
A plan to relocate tribes to urban areas
A proposal to sell all reservation lands
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): What was the New Deal Coalition?
A group of bankers supporting financial reform
A diverse alliance of voters—including workers, farmers, minorities, and urban residents—who supported FDR and the New Deal
A military alliance formed in the 1930s
A coalition of Supreme Court justices favoring the New Deal
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): How did the role of the federal government change under the New Deal?
It became smaller and less active in the economy
It expanded involvement in economic relief, regulation, and social welfare
It eliminated all taxes and programs
It focused solely on international affairs
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): What is the welfare state?
A system in which the government provides no economic support
A government that assumes responsibility for the economic well-being of its citizens through programs and services
A policy of strict laissez-faire economics
A system run entirely by private charities
Effects of the New Deal (6.5): What characterized FDR’s late life in office?
Retirement after one term
Continued leadership through World War II despite declining health
A Supreme Court appointment
Relocation to the Tennessee Valley Authority
Culture During the Depression (6.6): How did people distract themselves or find relief in culture during the Great Depression?
Going to movies and listening to radio shows
Attending sporting events and visiting amusement parks
Participating in stock market speculation
Buying luxury automobiles
