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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which characteristics are associated with the Great Depression?
Speculation on the stock exchange and Prohibition
Acquisition of overseas territories and war with Spain
Widespread business failures and high unemployment
Equal rights for minorities and peace overseas
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which era of U.S. history witnessed high unemployment, bank failures, and widespread homelessness?
The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
World War II
The Sixties
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these events took place last?
A World War I
Progressive Era
Roaring Twenties
Great Depression
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the significance of 1929 to American history?
The United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.
Attorney General Palmer conducted raids against anarchists.
The Great Depression began with the Stock Market Crash.
President Herbert Hoover recognized Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The picture above shows a dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas in 1935. What was one effect of such events on the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Growth of the banking industry from farm loans
Migration of many farmers to California
Suspension of government assistance to farmers
Increase in farm production on the Great Plains
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the impact of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
It encouraged farmers to grow fewer crops to raise prices.
It eliminated the soil erosion responsible for the Dust Bowl.
It encouraged farmers to resettle in new areas.
It compensated farmers who sold crops at below market prices.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did monetary policy in the early 1930s at first contribute to the Great Depression?
The Federal Reserve increased its collection of income taxes.
The Federal Reserve tightened the money supply rather than relaxing it.
The Federal Reserve persuaded President Herbert Hoover to reduce government spending
The Federal Reserve increased the money supply and lowered its interest rates.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the American economy in the late 1920s?
High tariffs stimulated international trade.
Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.
Mass production was not equally matched by consumption
Unemployment was higher than ever before in American history.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The photograph above shows unemployed men waiting at a soup kitchen in Chicago in 1931. Which of the following contributed to the conditions depicted in the photograph?
The prohibition of alcoholic drinks had led to a massive loss of jobs in many cities
The refusal of France and Britain to pay debts owed to the United States from the war had led to an economic collapse
President Herbert Hoover supplied money to soup kitchens to prevent widespread hunger
An earlier stock market crash had reduced the demand for goods, causing business failures and high unemployment
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did President Herbert Hoover authorize the Mexican Repatriation Act?
More farm workers were needed in Mexico to prevent dangerous food shortages
Unemployed farm workers demanded the jobs filled by Mexican-American immigrants
American voters feared that Mexican immigrants required too many social services
Mexican refugees no longer had to fear violence from the Mexican Revolution
- 11. Multiple Choice
In 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that several New Deal programs were unconstitutional because—
the federal government had no right to interfere in businesses operating within a single state
these programs were interfering too much with interstate commerce
the federal government had failed to take steps to protect the rights of minorities
the federal government needed to take stronger action to protect the general welfare
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydroelectricity?
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens today?
By preventing fraudulent practices on the nation’s stock markets and enforcing federal securities laws
By providing retirement pensions, unemployment insurance and disability payments to workers
By preventing floods and generating hydroelectricity in the Tennessee Valley
By protecting money placed in American bank accounts up to $250,000
- 14. Multiple Choice
Mr. Smith has recently retired from working for thirty-five years. Unfortunately, he has no pension plan, little in savings and no living relatives. Which government agency will continue to provide Mr. Smith with income, allowing him to meet his personal needs and to live independently?
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did popular attitudes towards the federal government shift during the Great Depression?
Public opinion turned against new federal programs because of increased taxes
People concluded that state governments were better at promoting economic growth
Americans came to expect the federal government to help solve their economic problems
Voters grew distrustful of the federal government because they felt it favored the wealthy
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why did the Supreme Court overrule two of the most important programs of the early New Deal?
The programs affected economic activities within states rather than interstate commerce
The programs gave the President more power than Congress
The programs gave too much power to state governments
The programs provided government relief to citizens instead of relying on individual initiative
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the message of this cartoon?
Roosevelt’s actions were threatening the constitutional separation of powers.
The executive branch should be provided with emergency powers during the Great Depression
The executive and legislative branches were allied against the judicial branch
Roosevelt preferred to receive advice from the Supreme Court rather than Congress
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