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New Deal
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Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression - A) tariffs on foreign goods B) the availability of easy credit C) a growing number of homeless people D) a crisis in the farm sector
What is C) a growing number of homeless people
100
Which of the following increased in the 1920s - A) farmers debts B) prices for farm products C) foreign demand for U.S. farm products D) domestic demand for U.S. farm products
What is A) farmers debts
100
This is the period from 1924 to 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed
What is the Great Depression
100
This paid farmers to lower production and, in some cases, to destroy crops, with the greater goal of raising crop prices and farm income - A) Civilian Conservation Corps B) Eat Your Vegetables Initiative C) Agricultural Adjustment Act D) Tennessee Valley Authority
What is C) Agricultural Adjustment Act
100
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act - A) to increase farm production B) to raise prices of farm products C) to provide pensions for retired farmers D) to encourage more people to enter farming
What is B) to raise prices of farm products
200
All of the following were important causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT - A) both individuals and businesses built up large debts because of easy credit B) tariffs on foreign imports were lowered C) the federal government did not insure people's bank accounts D) the stock market crashed
What is B) tariffs on foreign imports were lowered
200
This Republican won the presidential election of 1928 - A) Alfred E. Smith B) Dow Jones C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Herbert Hoover
What is D) Herbert Hoover
200
Which candidates ran for president in 1932 - A) Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover B) Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith D) Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is D) Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
This put almost 3 million young men to work building roads, developing parks, and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects - A) Civilian Conservation Corps B) Tennessee Valley Authority C) Agricultural Adjustment Act D) Public Works Administration
What is A) Civilian Conservation Corps
200
Of the following New Deal policies, this had the biggest long-term impact on the American economy - A) Social Security Act B) Civilian Conservation Corps C) Tennessee Valley Authority D) Federal Emergency Relief Administration
What is A) Social Security Act
300
This term refers to making extremely risky business transactions on the chance of making quick or considerable profits - A) credit B) price support C) speculation D) buying on margin
What is C) speculation
300
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl - A) drought B) high winds C) thick layers of prairie grass D) overproduction of crops
What is C) thick layers of prairie grass
300
In calling shantytown "Hoovervilles," people conveyed their - A) patriotism B) trust in Hoover C) disgust with Hoover D) grudging respect for Hoover
What is C) disgust with Hoover
300
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president - A) He called the first meeting of the 'Brain Trust' B) He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court C) He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections D) He established the Civil Works Administration to provide job relief
What is C) He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections
300
Created under the Wagner Act, this continues to act as a mediator in disputes between unions and employers - A) Securities and Exchange Commission B) National Labor Relations Board C) Tennessee Valley Authority D) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What is B) National Labor Relations Board
400
This term refers specifically to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929 - A) buying on margin B) Great Depression C) Black Tuesday D) D-Day
What is C) Black Tuesday
400
Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in - A) voluntary cooperation B) separation of church and state C) the golden rule D) direct government relief
What is D) direct government relief
400
This established the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC), with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the banking system - A) Emergency Banking Relief Act B) Glass-Steagall Banking Act C) Federal Emergency Relief Administration D) Federal Securities Act
What is B) Glass-Steagall Banking Act
400
Which of the following was the most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work - A) Social Security Act B) Fair Labor Relations Act C) National Labor Relations Act D) Works Progress Administration
What is D) Works Progress Administration
400
This increased during the Roosevelt administration as the federal government enacted reforms to stabilize the economy - A) Hippies B) parity C) federal deficit D) Social Security Act
What is C) federal deficit
500
This term refers to paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
What is buying on margin
500
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about...
What is 25%
500
This helped create prosperity in a poverty-stricken region by providing funds to build and repair dams, flood-control projects, and power plants
What is Tennessee Valley Authority
500
This person claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called Share-Our-Wealth
Who is Huey Long
500
Created in 1934, this continues to monitor the stock market and enforce laws regarding the sale of stocks and bonds
What is Securities and Exchange Commission
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