Great Depression - True/False Questions
True or false Before the stock market crash, most investors bought stocks with cash only
False
True or false Hoover believed that the gov't should intervene and provide direct relief to people
False
True or false Hoover set up more public works programs than FDR
False
True or false Hoover's new deal plan included agencies for the relief, recovery and reform of the US economy
False
True or false The stock market crashed because people panicked and tried to sell their stocks before prices fell even further
False
True or false Black Tuesday was the day stocks became worthless
True
True or false Critics disliked the New Deal because they felt it interfered too much with business
True
True or false During the election of 1932, American voters rejected the do nothing policies of Herbert Hoover, electing FDR in a landslide
True
True or false Eleanor Roosevelt had a great deal of influence on her husband's presidency as she traveled the country becoming the eyes and ears of the president
True
True or false Eleanor Roosevelt was very outspoken about many issues
True
True or false FDR had a wide political background, including being the governor of New York State
True
True or false FDR tried to increase American confidence with his fireside chats
True
True or false Hoover is often blamed for the Depression
True
True or false In 1932 jobless veterans marched on Washington to demand the bonus they were promised from WW1. These veterans were eventually forced away after Hoover called to the Army to remove them
True
True or false Many Dust Bowl victims packed their belongings and drove west looking for work
True
True or false President Hoover reacted to the depression with unconcern
True
True or false Social Security and the FDIC are two New Deal programs that continue today
True
True or false Social Security was designed to help older Americans
True
True or false Some people loved the New Deal programs
True
True or false The Dust Bowl effected the Midwest areas of the nation
True
True or false The Dust Bowl was caused by over grazing, drought and high winds
True
True or false The Great Depression led to a worldwide economic depression with unconcern
True
True or false The Supreme Court declared some of the New Deal programs unconstitutional
True
True or false The first thing FDR did in office was to help banks recover by closing them for 4 days
True
True or false The goals of the New Deal programs were relief, recovery, and reform
True
True or false The stock market crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression
True
