Unit 6 Test: The Great Depression
Study Guide
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer for the following questions. (2 points each)
1.
All of the following are said to be causes of The Great Depression EXCEPT
2.
Because the Dow Jones Industrial Average showed a bull market during the 1920’s, many Americans and banks invested in
stocks based on
3.
Why did buying stocks on margin not only cripple the stock market but investors as well?
4.
Why is the market collapse of October 29, 1929 known as Black Tuesday and associated with the beginning of the Great
Depression in the United States?
5.
During WWI, prices rose and international demand for crops such as wheat and corn soared. However, demand fell after the
war, and crop prices declined by 40 percent or more. This is an example of which of the following Great Depression causes?
6.
Which of the following agricultural practices contributed greatly to the creation of the Dust Bowl?
7.
Which of the following best explains why the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was passed in 1930?
8.
Which of the following is a basic economic concept reflected in some of the causes of the Great Depression?
9.
Which of the following states were most damaged by the Dust Bowl?
10. How did easy credit during the 1920’s eventually become a major contributor to the Great Depression?
11. How did the U.S. government’s actions during the Great Depression affect Latinos with unique hardships that other minority
groups did not face?
12. One of the greatest effects the Great Depression had on children was
13. During the Great Depression, expressions such as “Hoovervilles” and “Hoover blankets” showed that President Hoover
14. In his initial response to the Great Depression, President Hoover took on a laissez-faire approach because he believed that
Unit 6 Test: The Great Depression
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15. The Hoover Dam was
16. President Hoover formed the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in order to trickle money from large businesses down to
the average citizen. The reason this direct intervention was not as effective as it could have been was that
17. What was the main reason that many conservatives opposed the New Deal?
18. The most significant and lasting effect of the New Deal was
19. Why was the Agricultural Adjustment Act severely criticized by the American public?
20. New Deal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration, were intended to help
21. What New Deal agency increased the stability of financial institutions during the Great Depression by offering protection of
money in the event of a bank failure?
22. Which of the following quotes most accurately depicts President FDR’s approach to solving the Great Depression?
23. Old-age insurance for retirees 65 or older and their spouses; unemployment compensation system; aid to families with
dependent children and disability. Which New Deal program covers these three things?
24. Which New Deal program was formed in order to help businesses and workers by setting codes regulating wages, working
conditions, production, and prices?
25. The Wagner Act was passed in order to
26. President Roosevelt appealed to ______________ by providing jobs and services in exchange for their votes.
27. All of the following are true of how women were affected by New Deal policies EXCEPT
28. Mexican Americans were discriminated against by New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the
Works Progress Administration because
Unit 6 Test: The Great Depression
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29. President Roosevelt did not fully commit to the civil rights of African Americans primarily because
30. During the Great Depression, most Mexican Americans found work on
31. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
32. All of the following are true of how Native Americans were affected by New Deal policies EXCEPT
33. Instead of walking off their jobs, unionized workers remained inside their factories, but they did not work. This was of the
main bargaining tactics of the labor movement in the 1930s known as
34. Although some New Deal policies lowered wages for African Americans and favored whites, many African Americans still
supported President Roosevelt because
35. The New Deal Coalition can best be described as
36. The New Deal led to the appointing of new groups of American people to government positions, including
37. Analyze the image to the left. This image best illustrates
38. During the Great Depression, only men were usually seen standing in bread lines because
39. In 1932, the overall unemployment rate was approximately at 25 percent, but for _________________, unemployment stood
at over 50 percent.
40. Despite the physical, social, and psychological hardships of the Great Depression, one positive outcome may have been that
Unit 6 Test: The Great Depression
Study Guide
Short Essay: Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) in response to the following questions. Use the bottom
and/or the back of your scantron. (5 points each)
1. Explain the causes of the Great Depression (S.C.R.E.W.E.D.). What events led the U.S. to change
drastically from the Roaring 20’s to the Depressing 30’s?
2. Describe how different groups of people in America were affected by the Great Depression. How
were their experiences similar and different?
3. Explain the effectiveness of FDR’s New Deal programs. How effective were the CCC, AAA, NIRA,
FDIC, WPA, and SSA individually and together overall?
4. Explain how the New Deal affected the various social and ethnic groups of American people. Which
group do you think benefited the most from the New Deal? Which group was hurt the most?
*Bonus short essay (5 points)