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____ 1. 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
____ 2. 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
____ 3. Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
A. drought
B. high winds
C. thick layers of prairie grasses
D. overproduction of crops
____ 4. After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
A. by closing banks
B. by lowering foreign tariffs
C. by funding handouts of food and clothing
D. by asking businesses not to lay off employees
____ 5. Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
A. World War I veterans and their families
B. farmers forced off their land by dust storms
C. unemployed industrial workers and their families
D. business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
____ 6. 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
____ 7. What does buying a stock on margin mean?
A. purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
B. buying the stock for someone else
C. paying less than the market price of the stock
D. borrowing money to help pay for the stock
____ 8. Which of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?
A. Many children had a poor diet.
B. Many families became homeless.
C. Many men became unemployed.
D. Many people started farming.
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____ 9. What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for
work?
A. Bonus Marchers
B. speculators
C. hoboes
D. Okies
____ 10. Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to
the poor?
A. rugged individualism
B. direct relief
C. Bonus Army
D. price support
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 11. How many states were part of the Dust Bowl?
A. 5 states
B. 10 states
C. 20 states
D. 25 states
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____ 12. Which of the following states suffered the most damage during the Dust Bowl period?
A. North Dakota
B. Minnesota
C. Kansas
D. Missouri
____ 13. Which map symbol indicates the area covered by the May 1934 dust storm?
A. a striped area
B. a shaded area
C. a solid line
D. a dashed line
____ 14. How far did migrants on Route 66 travel from Oklahoma City to Bakersfield,
California?
A. about 300 miles
B. about 600 miles
C. about 1, 200 miles
D. about 1, 600 miles
____ 15. Going from east to west on Route 66, what states did Dust Bowl migrants pass
through?
A. Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California
B. Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California
C. Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
D. Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California
____ 16. In which region did most of the damage from the Dust Bowl occur?
A. the Midwest
B. the Great Plains
C. the Rocky Mountains
D. the Pacific Northwest
____ 17. Roughly what fraction of the land area of the United States was damaged during the
Dust Bowl period?
A. 1/10
B. 1/5
C. 1/2
D. 2/3
____ 18. From north to south, what was the length of the area of damage during the Dust Bowl
period?
A. about 1, 100 miles
B. about 600 miles
C. about 300 miles
D. about 100 miles
____ 19. What city in California probably received a large number of Dust Bowl migrants?
A. Flagstaff
B. Amarillo
C. Bakersfield
D. Albuquerque
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____ 20. The Dust Bowl included -which state?
A. South Dakota
B. Kansas
C. Arkansas
D. Wyoming
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 21. Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as
A. buying on margin.
B. speculation.
C. profit-taking.
D. living on credit.
____ 22. In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles, " people conveyed their
A. patriotism.
B. trust in Hoover.
C. disgust with Hoover.
D. grudging respect for Hoover.
____ 23. The aim of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was to
A. encourage new construction.
B. increase the value of homes and farms.
C. make it easier for banks to foreclose on farms and homes.
D. prevent farmers and homeowners from losing their property.
____ 24. An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in
the number of
A. children who were malnourished.
B. people who committed suicide.
C. women who worked outside the home.
D. men who stood in bread lines.
____ 25. 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.
____ 26. During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
A. 100 percent.
B. 75 percent.
C. 25 percent.
D. 10 percent.
____ 27. One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people
A. grew to like President Hoover.
B. became risk takers in the stock market.
C. developed habits of saving and thriftiness.
D. came to believe in small government.
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____ 28. Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to
A. a dramatic drop in world trade.
B. Hoover's reelection as president.
C. more demand for American manufactured goods.
D. an unequal distribution of income in the United States.
____ 29. 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.
____ 30. Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920s included the fact that
A. demand for crops fell after World War I.
B. most people did not own electric refrigerators.
C. the Dust Bowl took much land out of production.
D. federal price-supports of corn and wheat were not effective.
____ 31. 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.
____ 32. Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet?
A. Arlene Francis
B. Frances Perkins
C. Eleanor Roosevelt
D. Mary McLeod Bethune
____ 33. Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
A. regulate the stock market
B. deregulate the nation's banking system
C. decrease prices of farm goods
D. increase crop production
____ 34. Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting
people to work?
A. Social Security Act
B. Fair Labor Standards Act
C. National Labor Relations Act
D. Works Progress Administration
____ 35. 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
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____ 36. Which of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court?
A. Wagner Act
B. Social Security Act
C. Emergency Banking Relief Act
D. National Industrial Recovery Act
____ 37. What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?
A. She served as a cabinet member.
B. She focused on being an excellent hostess.
C. She was an important advisor on foreign policy.
D. She was an important advisor on domestic policy.
____ 38. Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt's first term as president?
A. tariff rates
B. employment rates
C. the national debt
D. per capita income
____ 39. Which of the following of Roosevelt's ideas failed to become a law?
A. federally supported loans for housing
B. the reorganization of the Supreme Court
C. the establishment of regional planning authorities
D. the creation of a federally supported pension program
____ 40. Who wrote the novel The Grapes of Wrath about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing
the Dust Bowl during the Depression?
A. Grant Wood
B. John Steinbeck
C. Richard Wright
D. Dorothea Lange
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 41. Which of the following rivers appears to have the most dams built on it?
A. Ohio River
B. Tennessee River
C. Cumberland River
D. Clinch River
____ 42. Which is the northernmost dam illustrated on this map?
A. Guntersville
B. Fort Patrick Henry
C. Kentucky
D. Norris
____ 43. According to the map, which river in Tennessee does not have any dams built on it?
A. Ohio River
B. Cumberland River
C. Clinch River
D. Duck River
____ 44. If you were traveling east along the Tennessee River, which dam would you encounter
next after passing the Wheeler Dam?
A. Wilson
B. Guntersville
C. Nickajack
D. Pickwick Landing
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____ 45. Approximately how many miles is it, measuring in a straight line, from the Kentucky
Dam to the Pickwick Landing Dam?
A. 50 miles
B. 100 miles
C. 150 miles
D. 200 miles
____ 46. In the cartoon, the "NRA Death Warrant" represents ___.
A. the NRA's limiting the production of goods
B. Roosevelt's attempts to silence New Deal critics
C. the NRA's putting an end to child labor
D. the Supreme Court's declaring the NIRA unconstitutional
____ 47. In the cartoon, the character that represents Child Labor feels ___ about the NRA
death warrant.
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. angry
D. confused
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____ 48. According to the cartoon, ___ will benefit from the NRA death warrant.
A. FDR
B. Congress
C. labor
D. small business
____ 49. The cartoon most clearly depicts FDR and ___ as being on opposite sides of the NRA
issue.
A. Wall Street
B. the Brain Trust
C. labor
D. the public
____ 50. ___ is the best summary of the main idea of this cartoon.
A. "Americans reacted in various ways to the end of the NRA, depending on their
special interests"
B. "Roosevelt gathered a group of experts to help him battle the Supreme Court's
decision to end the NRA"
C. "Both the adults and youth of America were pleased with the end of the NRA"
D. "The end of the NRA brought out positive reactions from labor and small business"
____ 51. On which river is the Pickwich Landing Dam located?
A. Kentucky
B. Cumberland
C. Tennessee
D. Duck
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____ 52. Which is the easternmost dam shown on the map?
A. South Holston
B. Wilbur
C. Pickwick Landing
D. Chatuge
____ 53. Which of the following is not a reason that the Tennessee River Valley was chosen for
the development of many dams?
A. There are many rivers in the region.
B. Residents of the area would benefit from electricity generated by dams.
C. The area had a history of dangerous flooding.
D. The area needed lakes to provide fish to feed its residents.
____ 54. Which of the following statements is supported by the map?
A. Every river within the map has at least one dam built on it.
B. The Ohio River is not an integral part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
C. The Wilson, Wheeler, and Guntersville dams are the only dams built outside of
Tennessee's state borders.
D. Every dam illustrated on this map is within Tennessee.
____ 55. How many states on the map contain hydroelectric dams?
A. one
B. four
C. five
D. six
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____ 56. How would you describe Congress's feelings about the end of the NRA, as depicted in
the cartoon?
A. confused
B. happy
C. unhappy
D. angry
____ 57. Based on the main characters represented in the cartoon, which sector did the NRA
mainly affect?
A. the arts
B. farming and rural development
C. business and labor
D. housing
____ 58. What does the NRA death warrant represent in the cartoon?
A. the NRA's limiting product production
B. Roosevelt's attempts to silence New Deal critics
C. the NRA's putting an end to child labor
D. the Supreme Court's declaring the NIRA unconstitutional
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____ 59. Which of the following might also have been represented in the cartoon as a person
frowning at the NRA death warrant?
A. union organizer
B. business owner
C. Supreme Court justice
D. conservative economist
____ 60. Which of the following statements is supported by the cartoon?
A. Only Congress is happy with the NRA death warrant.
B. Both Wall Street and small business are pleased with the end of the NRA.
C. The NRA neglected laborers to instead serve the needs of small business owners.
D. Wall Street and labor are on the same side of the NRA issue.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 61. ___ were least likely to be a part of the New Deal coalition.
A. Rural Democrats
B. African Americans
C. Southern Republicans
D. Unionized industrial workers
____ 62. By decreasing farm surpluses, New Deal policies helped to ___.
A. lower the cost of food
B. increase the food supply
C. raise the price of farm goods
D. combat the effects of the Dust Bowl
____ 63. ___ claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social
program called Share-Our-Wealth.
A. Huey Long
B. Francis Townsend
C. John L. Lewis
D. Charles Coughlin
____ 64. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was most helpful to___.
A. farmers in isolated rural areas
B. the unemployed, the aged, and the ill
C. politicians and business owners
D. mass-production industrial workers
____ 65. The American public perceived many characteristics in President Roosevelt, but ___
was probably not one of them.
A. compassion
B. determination
C. self-confidence
D. economic conservatism
____ 66. ___ used music to express the hardships of American life during the Depression.
A. Woody Guthrie
B. Grant Wood
C. Diego Rivera
D. Richard Wright
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____ 67. ___ helped organize the "Black Cabinet, " a group of influential African Americans who
advised the Roosevelt administration on racial issues.
A. Dorothea Lange
B. Mary McLeod Bethune
C. Frances Perkins
D. Eleanor Roosevelt
____ 68. The Supreme Court ruled that the ___ was unconstitutional on the grounds that its
provisions were local matters and should be regulated by the states.
A. Federal Securities Act
B. Fair Labor Standards Act
C. Wagner Act
D. Agricultural Adjustment Act
____ 69. Of the following New Deal policies, ___ 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
____ 70. The _____ reflected President Roosevelt's concern for the natural environment.
A. Civil Works Administration
B. National Youth Administration
C. Civilian Conservation Corps
D. Works Progress Administration
Answer the following question(s) on a separate sheet of paper.
71. Write a paragraph describing how the Great Depression affected the daily lives of average
Americans.
Think About:
- employment
- basic needs such as food and shelter
- social and psychological effects
- women, children, and minorities
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72. What factors contributed to the superficial prosperity of the 1920s?
Think About:
- farming and industry
- the use of credit
- the stock market, speculation, and buying on margin
- attitudes of politicians
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