The Great Depression
What year did the stock market crash, signaling the start of the Great Depression?
1929
Which New Deal program was designed to provide jobs for young men and help conserve natural resources?
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Who was the U.S. president who introduced the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What region of the U.S. was primarily affected by the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
The Great Plains
Which major political party dominated the U.S. during the 1930s, particularly with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The Democratic Party
What was the name of the event in which many banks failed and millions of people lost their savings?
The Banking Crisis or Bank Failures
Which New Deal program provided direct relief to the unemployed and poor through work relief programs?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which First Lady was a strong advocate for human rights and social welfare during the New Deal?
Eleanor Roosevelt
What natural disaster occurred due to severe drought and poor farming practices during the 1930s?
Dust Storms
What term was used to describe the group of advisers who helped Franklin D. Roosevelt create New Deal policies?
The "Brain Trust"
Which U.S. president was in office when the Great Depression began?
Herbert Hoover
Which program created the Social Security system to provide financial assistance to the elderly?
The Social Security Act (1935)
Which powerful labor leader was an advocate for workers' rights and the founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)?
John L. Lewis
Which government agency was created to help address the environmental and agricultural challenges of the Dust Bowl?
The Soil Conservation Service (SCS)
The New Deal aimed to restore public confidence in what part of the economy?
The Banking System
What term describes the severe economic downturn that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s?
The Great Depression
Which program aimed to regulate the stock market and prevent future crashes by establishing the SEC?
Securities Exchange Act (1934)
Which famous economist advised FDR and helped shape New Deal policies with his "Keynesian economics"?
John Maynard Keynes
The Dust Bowl forced many farmers and their families to migrate west. Which state became a primary destination for these displaced families?
California
The New Deal expanded the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. What political philosophy supported this shift?
Liberalism
Which U.S. city is often considered the epicenter of the Dust Bowl, which exacerbated the Great Depression?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Which program was designed to support farmers by raising crop prices and reducing agricultural surpluses?
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Which former governor of Louisiana, who promoted the "Share Our Wealth" program, was a critic of FDR's New Deal?
Huey Long
What was the name of the book written by John Steinbeck that depicted the struggles of Dust Bowl migrants?
"The Grapes of Wrath"
What was the main goal of the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
To stabilize prices, wages, and competition