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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the MidwestTornadosDust BowlBlack TuesdayHurricanes
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great DepressionRooseveltEisenhowerHooverJefferson
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.MarginNew DealDeficit SpendingStock Market
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestationPWACCCAAAFDIC
- 5. Multiple Choice
This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance
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- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.Stock MarketGreat DepressionMarginNew Deal
- 7. Multiple ChoicePrograms that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen againReliefRecoveryReform
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.EisenhowerTrumanHooverRoosevelt
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOn October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.Black ThursdayBlack TuesdayBlack FridayBlack Sunday
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened againPWAWPASSAFDIC
- 11. Multiple ChoiceEven though war was breaking out in Europe again, America decided to remainIsolatedInvolved with the AlliesInvolved with the AxisScared
- 12. Multiple ChoiceGovernment spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation.Deficit SpendingMarginStock MarketBank Crisis
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.New DealRoaring 20'sGreat DepressionCold War
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stableBank closuresBank retreatsBank HolidayMargin Holiday
- 15. Multiple ChoicePresident Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?to strengthen the economyto avoid going to warto improve public educationto end racial discrimination
- 16. Multiple ChoicePresident Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?It gave all people the right to vote.It created programs to put people back to work.It let all new immigrants become American citizens.It let people travel around the country freely.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?the end of the gold rushthe crash of the stock exchangethe ending of World War IIthe high price of oil
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMany people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. People did not have money to pay for necessities, such as shelter, food, and clothing. The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," a program thatprovided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs.provided new ways for people to apply for unemployment insurance.forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs.forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?The depression was severe, but only in the United States.Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two yearsThe depression caused revolutions all across the world.Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president wasWarren HardingCalvin CoolidgeFranklin RooseveltHerbert Hoover
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.The government decided to close the stock market in New York.People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIn 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.
- 24. Multiple Choice
How did Eleanor Roosevelt most help her husband get elected President of the United States? Choose the BEST answer.
She hosted large parties and invited both Democrats and Republicans to attend.
She visited places and people around the country when her husband couldn't.
She used her connection to Theodore Roosevelt to get political support for her husband.
She wrote a book about why her husband would make a great President.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What's the most likely reason that some people didn't like how active Eleanor Roosevelt became in politics?
They felt that she was too dependent on her husband.
Eleanor had a bad temper which often got her into trouble.
They thought that she took unfair advantage of the fact that she was related to 2 Presidents.
At the time, wives of politicians were thought to be valuable only in social situations.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which 2 New Deal agencies were declared Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
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NRA
WPA
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- 27. Multiple ChoiceLegislation designed to protect union workers' rightsWagner Actpublic work programspolitical rightFederal Securities Act
- 28. Multiple ChoicePeriod in 1933 during which FDR passed many programs through congressThe New DealHundred daysCongress of Industrial OrganizationsFirst year
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLegislation that provided for old-age pensions for workers, unemployment insurance, and other welfare programsFederal Securities ActSocial Security ActWagner ActFederal Pension Act
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal agency was created to help business?Federal Reserve BoardCivilian Conservation CorpsNational Recovery AdministrationTennessee Valley Authority
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the political left criticize the New Deal?It did not go far enough to redistribute the nation's wealthIt unfairly taxed successful, hardworking peopleMany programs smacked of "Bolshevism"It promoted a regimented, militaristic society
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following greatly harmed FDR's popularity?the Wagner Actthe social security systemhis court-packing reformgovernment funding of the arts
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat was perhaps the most important legacy of the New Deal?the expansion of the President's powerthe end of the Great Depressiongaranteed health insurance for all citizensimproved relations between business and labor
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