US History Unit 7 - Chapter 25

Base your answer to this question on the cartoon below and your knowledge of the Great Depression Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of the cartoon? a. Actions by President Franklin D. Roosevelt threaten American democracy. b. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is more powerful than European dictators c. The Supreme Court is helping President Franklin D. Roosevelt reorganize his administration d. President Franklin D. Roosevelt should limit the powers of Congress.

a. Actions by President Franklin D. Roosevelt threaten American democracy.

Base your answer to the following question on the table below and your knowledge of the Great Depression Which conclusion is most clearly supported by the information in the chart? a. World War II ended the high unemployment rates of the Great Depression. b. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs failed to address the unemployment crisis. c. President Herbert Hoover's economic policies expanded job opportunities. d. The United States unemployment rate reached its highest level in 1938. 1/1

a. World War II ended the high unemployment rates of the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal reflected his belief that during a depression the federal government should a. take a leadership role in economic recovery b. help farmers instead of industrial workers c. return to laissez-faire capitalistic principles d. assume ownership of failed corporations

a. take a leadership role in economic recovery

The primary purpose of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) was to a. establishing the Social Security system b. guarantee collective bargaining rights c. ban the use of strikes by unions d. allow factory owners to use court injunctions against workers

b. guarantee collective bargaining rights

Senator Huey Long, Dr. Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as a. members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet. b. outspoken critics of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. c. members of the Supreme Court nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. d. supporters of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election campaign in 1940.

b. outspoken critics of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

What was a basic cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s? a. Too many antitrust laws were passed. b. Immigration was not limited. c. The distribution of income was unequal. d. Tariffs on foreign manufactured goods were reduced.

c. The distribution of income was unequal.

Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army were all direct results of a. housing shortages in the 1920s b. relief efforts of the New Deal c. unemployment during the Great Depression d. mechanization of agriculture

c. unemployment during the Great Depression

Base your answer to the following question on the poster below and on your knowledge of the Great Depression The cooperation mentioned in the poster was intended to be between a. socialists and capitalists b. consumers and producers c. workers and retirees d. business and government

d. business and government

Base your answer to this question on the photograph below and on your knowledge of the Great Depression The conditions shown in this 1936 photograph were caused mainly by a. global warming b. periods of widespread flooding c. deforestation and overgrazing d. drought and poor farming techniques

d. drought and poor farming techniques

As part of the New Deal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation (FDIC) were created to a. provide direct loans to businesses b. allow for a quick recovery of stock prices c. allow banks and companies to invest in the stock market d. protect individual investors from stock fraud and bank failure

d. protect individual investors from stock fraud and bank failure