Hoover, FDR, and Great Depression

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This Program helped retirees

Social Security Act

Social Service Act

Stock Market Advice

CCC

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A _______________ government is a government that basically governs least.

Deficit

National Debt

Las Vegas

Laissez Faire

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

WPA

CCC

TVA

FDIC

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The New Deal Gave Americans hope but it failed to end the Great Depression.

True

False

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did Franklin Roosevelt close banks when he became president?

to prevent "runs" on the banks

to consolidate the assets fo several banks

to reduce the number of banks in operation

to allow the banks to receive money from the federal government

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

President Hoover's philosophy that Americans must work harder to dig out of the depression.

chicken in every pot

rugged individualism

Square Deal

New Deal

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What New Deal agency monitors the stock market?

FBI

CCC

FDIC

SEC

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?

electricity

oil

fresh water

natural gas

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are cash payments or food given by the government straight to the poor?

direct relief

price supports

fiat money

rugged individualism

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What federal policy led to the expansion of the Federal Government?

New Deal

Return to Normalcy

Fair Deal

Great Deal

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Also known as Keynesian Economics, it's when the government spends more money than it receives in taxes

deficit spending

speculation

buying on margin

surplus spending

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

October 29th, 1929

Black Monday

Black Tuesday

Black Wednesday

Black Friday

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to

have government take an active role in solving economic problems

return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism

continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds?

The New Deal

The Great Depression

Court Packing

Second New Deal

15.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What were the major goals of the New Deal?

no gold standard and free coinage of silver

abolition and suffrage

relief, recovery, and reform

expanding the size and economic influence of the United States

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?

National Labor Relations

Tennessee Valley Authority

Works Progress Administration

Social Security

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about

100%

75%

25%

10%

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All of the following were important causes of the Great Depression except

both individuals and businesses built up large debts because of easy credit.

tariffs on foreign imports were lowered.

the federal government did not insure people's bank accounts.

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The _____ was created by private business and the federal government working together.

Smoot- Hawley Tariff Act

Federal Reserve

Great Depression

Hoover Dam

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What were two key ideas that helped shape Hoover's core beliefs?

rugged individualism & associative state

bootstraps and pulling

independence & limited government

Socialism & Communism

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did the Stock Market crash on October 29,1929?

Only very wealthy people invested in the Stock Market

People distrusted the stock market as a way to make money

People panicked and began selling their stocks when economists warned people

Stock prices were at an all-time high and no one wanted to sell

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the causes for the Great Depression is shown in the picture?

Wealth inequalities

Buying on credit

overproducation

stock market speculation

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did President Roosevelt do during his Fireside Chats?

Attacked the critics of the New Deal

Criticized President Hoover's handling of the Great Depression

Explained the ideas behind his New Deal prgrams

Stopped the use of government funds to provide jobs

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

WWI vets and their families

farmers forced off their land by dust storms

unemployed industrial workers and their families

business and labor leaders who agreed to work together

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does buying stock on margin mean?

purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange

buying the stock for someone else

paying less than the market price of the stock

borrowing money to help pay for the stock

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