The Great Depression &The New Deal
1. Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
a. farmers’ debts
b. foreign demand for U.S. farm products
c. prices for 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. a growing number of homeless people
c. the availability of easy credit
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 funding handouts of food and clothing
c. by lowering foreign tariffs
d. by asking businesses not to lay off employees
5. Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
a. World War One 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 of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression?
a. Many children had a poor diet
b. Many men became unemployed
c. Many families became homeless
d. Many people started farming
7. In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their
a. patriotism
b. disgust with Hoover.
c. trust in Hoover
d. grudging respect for Hoover.
8. Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920s included the fact that
a. demand for crops fell after WWI
b. the Dust Bowl put too much land into production
c. most people did not own electric refrigerators
d. federal price-supports of corn and wheat were not effective
9. Which of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court?
a. Wagner Act
b. Emergency Banking Relief Act
c. Social Security Act
d. Agricultural Adjustment Act
10. ______ claimed that the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called
Share-Our-Wealth.
a. Heuy Long
b. John L. Lewis
c. Francis Townsend
D. Charles Coughlin
11. When the Supreme Court declared a number of the New Deal programs unconstitutional, Roosevelt
asked Congress to grant him the power to
a. reject Supreme Court decisions
b. dissolve the court
c. appoint six new justices
d. censure the Chief Justice
12. This organization felt that the New Deal programs destroyed the Constitution and free enterprise.
a. Loyalty Leagues
b. Pro-Constitution League
c. American Liberty League
d. Constitution Liberty League
13. At the end of the 1920s foreign trade declined due to
a. high tariffs
b. popularity of margin buying in the U.S.
c. high foreign debt
d. all of the above
14. Purchasing stock with borrowed money
15. The regular ups and downs of economic activity in a freeenterprise economy.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Business Cycle
Subsidies
Margin Buying
Stocks
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al Smith
Dr. Francis Townsend
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
16. Money paid to farmers to reduce their crop and livestock
output.
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17. The powerful Senator that wanted to institute a share our
wealth program in the U.S.
18. Believed the New Deal destroyed the Constitution and free
enterprise.
19. New Deal critic that wanted to give $200 to everyone over
the age of 60 to spend with in 30 days.
20. Believed that individuals should raise themselves up through
hard work and strength of character.
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21.
22.
23.
24.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
a.
b.
c.
d.
established the “Bank Holiday”, only reopened banks that were financially sound.
hired young men 18-25 for 2 years to do conservation work in our National Parks.
gave half a million dollars to state & local relief agencies for public assistance.
paid subsides to reduce prices on cotton, wheat, corn, hogs, rice and dairy
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26.
27.
28.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
National Recovery Administration
a.
b.
c.
d.
business worked together to set codes for fair competitions, production levels
built damns, power plants, created flood control, combated Malaria,
provided loan money for low interest home loans
insured bank deposits
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30.
31.
32.
National Industrial Recovery Act
Civil Works Administration
National Youth Administration
Social Security Act
a.
b.
in
c.
d.
created “make work” jobs like raking leaves or cleaning parks
created part time jobs to youth so they could stay in school, also gave scholarships to keep youth
school.
stabilized prices, raised wages, limited work hours, found unconstitutional
gave money for pensions, unemployment insurance, widowers insurance, & disability
The Great Depression & The New Deal
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33. Explain the four causes of the Great Depression. Why did these reasons cause such a great
devastation to the American economy? (5 points)
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34. Identify the three goals of FDR’s New Deal programs. Explain how each goal was
meant to help America get out of the Great Depression. (5 points)
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Essay
DBQ use the documents to answer the following:
Identify those groups that most strongly opposed the New Deal and explain the reasons
for their opposition.
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