Unit 6 Great Depression

An effect of the Great Depression: A. Fell, many lost their farms B. Declined since people stopped eating C. Went up D. Went up because they sold milk

A

Awarded contracts to construction companies to build highways, dams, school, and other facilities A. Public Works Administration B. National Housing Act C. Glass-Steagall Act D. Fair Labor Standards Act

A

One cause of the Great Depression: People oversprculated on ___, using borrowed money that they could not repay when the prices crashed. A. Stocks B. Ice cream C. Government spending D. Land

A

One cause of the Great Depression: ____ tariffs negatively effected international trade. A. High B. The end of C. Two D. Low

A

The WPA (Works Progress Administration) helped all of the following groups of people EXCEPT : A. African Ameticans B. Artist in large cities C. Farmers D. Urban whites

A

Which of the following answers was NOT an effect of the Great Depression A. The Dust Bowl B. Hoovervilles C. The Bonus Army D. Unemployment

A

Which of the following was NOT a part of the New Deal social program? A. Food Stamps B. Medicare and Medicaid C. Social Security D. The Works Progress Administration

A

The _____ helped farmers by reducing production of staple crops which raised farm prices and encouraged diversified farming

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration

All of the following answers were causes of the Great Depression except - A. Agricultural prices dropped B. Increased immigration C. The stock market crash of 1929 D. The collapse of banks

B

An alliance, or joining together of persons or groups A. Argumentation B. Coalition C. Frame D. Contrastion

B

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal used ____ to help the nation recover from the Depression. A. Trained monkeys B. Government programs C. Local programs D. State programs

B

If your organization needed federal funds, what agency would direct the lending of those funds? A. Home Owner's Loan Corporation B. Federal Loan Agency C. Securities & Exchange Commission D. Social Security Board

B

One cause for the Great Depression was the high tariffs. Which statement explains why? A. This led to retaliation by Europe and the formation of a common market to regulate imports B. This led to lower demand for European goods meaning Europeans had less money to purchase U.S. goods C. This led to Europe retaliating by flooding the U.S. market with cheap goods D. This led to increase U.S. profits and higher importion of European goods

B

One cause of the Great Depression: The _____ failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system. A. State government B. Federal Reserve C. Mayor of Suffolk D. Supreme Court

B

President Roosevelt's plan to end the depression by creating jobs for Americans was called- A. the Great Society B. the New Deal C. the Roaring Twenties D. the Return to Normalcy

B

Promoted codes of fair competition A. Civilian Conservation Corps B. National Industrial Recovery Act C. Wagner Act D. Committee for Industrial Organiztion

B

The Great Depression was caused mainly by the A. Failure of of banks B. Stock market crash of 1927 C. High crop prices D. Trade defecits

B

The following answers were effects of the Hawley -Smoot Tariff EXCEPT- A. Agricultural prices dropped B. Higher gasoline prices C. Increased production in the U.S. D. Surplus of European crops

B

Which government agency was established during the New Deal to restore the public's confidence in banks still operates today? A. The Department of the Treasury B. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation C. The Federal Reserve Board D. The Securities and Exchange Commission

B

Which of the following best completes the list as a cause of the Great Depression? -buying Stocks on Margin -high tariffs on imported goods -overproduction of industrial goods A. Decreased income tax rate B. Decline in agricultural prices C. Increased savings by consumers C. Expansion of foreign markets

B

Which of the following people did NOT challenge traditional American values during the Great Depression? A. The American Communist Party B. President Herbert Hoover C. Sinclair Lewis, American author D. Huey Long, governor of Louisana

B

Which of these helped people involved in agriculture more than it helped manufacturers? A. Social Security B. Federal Work & Farm Assistance Programs C. Environmental Improvement Programs D. Increased rights for labor

B

Who instituted the New Deal & used government programs to help the nation recover from the Depression? A. Obama B. Franklin Roosevelt C. Lincoln D. Teddy Roosevelt

B

October 29, 1929

Black Tuesday

Lines of homeless and poor were fed by the government

Breadlines

All are characteristics of the Dust Bowl except- A. Crop failure B. Drought C. Failure of banks D. Migration to California

C

All of the following were caused of the Great Depression EXCEPT- A. buying stock on margin and crash of stock markets B. high protective tariffs hurt international trade C. U.S. entry into World War II D. people lost faith in the banks

C

First women to hold the cabinet post as Secretary of Labor A. Harry Hopkins B. Harold Ickes C. Frances Perkins D. Eleanor Roosevelt

C

If you retired, what agency would distribute federal funds for your retirement fund? A. National Labor Relations Board B. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation C. Social Security Board D. Federal Loan Agency

C

The TVA and the CCC are two good examples of: A. U.S. Trade agreements with Mexico and Canada B. Commercial airlines that went out of business C. Roosevelt's many public works programs D. Private country clubs for the wealthy

C

What created the impression that Roosevelt was trying to interfere with the Comstitution's separation of powers and undermine the Court's independence? A. The broker state plan B. The recession of 1937 C. The court-packing plan D. Cutting federal programs

C

What law prohibited commercial banks from involvement in the stock market? A. Public Works Administration B. Agricultural Act C. Glass Steagall Act D. Securities Act of 1933

C

Which of these created National Parks? A. Social Security B. Federal Work & Farm Assistance Programs C. Environmental Improvement Programs D. Increased rights for labor

C

Which was not part of the New Deal? A. Social Security B. Federal Work & Farm Assistance Programs C. Environmental Destruction Programs D. Increased rights for labor

C

Which was not part of the New Deal? A. Social Security B. Federal Work & Farm Assistance Programs C. Environmental Destruction Programs D. Increased rights for labor

C

Created to provide jobs in natural resource conservation

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

Jobs creation program because 25% of the people were unemployed. Creating manual labor jobs in construction.

CWA Civil Works administration

A major factor in the election of FDR as president in 1932 was- A. The passage of Hawley-Smoot Tariff B. Voter satisfaction with the New Deal Programs' success C. The assassination ofSenator Huey Long D. Voters' unhappiness with the government's failure to help them during the Depression

D

An effect of the Great Depression: Homeless and hunger were _____. A. Only the south B. Over quickly C. Only in the Northeast D. Widespread

D

An effect of the Great Depression: _____ workers were jobless. A. 33% B. All C. 10% D. 25%

D

During the Great Depression, programs to help farmers provided for- A. Payments to discourage tenant farmers from buying land B. Less government control of pricing C. Rewards to farmers who increased their production D. Rewards to farmers who decreased their production (especially for soil depleting crops)

D

How many terms was FDR elected to? A. Three B. One C. Twos D. Four

D

Many banks failed when the Great Depression started because- A. businesses refused to borrow money from banks B. consumers were buying more-expensive items C. government agencies would not support bank loans D. they had loaned money to investors who lost money in the stock market

D

The Great Depression had a ____ impact on Americans. A. Widespread but tiny B. Large, one month C. Small and controlled D. Widespread and severe

D

Which of these is an accurate conclusion about the relationship between the New Deal and the Great Depression- A. New Deal activities made the Great Depression worse B. the Great Depression was over before New Deal programs had any effect C. New Deal policies brought an immediate end to the Great Depression and relief to the unemployed D. New Deal programs eased the problem of unemployment during the Great Depression

D

Which was NOT part of the New Deal? A. Social Security B. Federal Work & Farm Assistance Programs C. Environmental Improvement Programs D. Decreased rights for labor

D

Which of the following best describes events in the US during the Great Depression? A. The government passed laws that eliminated proverty and discrimination B. Japanese Americans detained in internment camps C. Fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people. D. The economy collapsed and millions of people became unemployed

Dn

-large number of banks and businesses failed -one fourth of workers without jobs - large number of people hungry and homeless -farmers' income fell to a new low

Effects of the Great Depreaaion

First Lady during the Great Depression

Eleanor Roosevelt furthered social causes during her years in the White House

Newspaper used for warmth

Hoover Blanket

Communities of shacks

Hoovervilles

Agency designed to reduce unemployment and increase purchasing power through construction of highways and public buildings

PWA Public Works Administration

Crowds of people rush to the bank to get their money out of the bank

Run on the bank

Borrowing money to buy stock

Stock on margin

Designed to provide power production, navigation, flood control and economic development in Tennessee Valley region

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

Relief, Rcovery, Reforms

The 3 R's of the New Deal

Answer true or false: Due to high unemployment, jobs were taken away from African-Americans and given to whites. As a result 50% of African Americans were unemployed in 1930.

True