1920s-1930s Matching Vocabulary
Great Depression / New Deal
___1. Which is the term or expression
that best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Causes of Prosperity
B) Causes of the Depression
Clues:
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Mass production of new products
Growing consumption by middle class
Growing money supply and credit
Government spending on new roads
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___2. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Causes of Prosperity
B) Causes of the Depression
Clues:
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Overproduction
Uneven distribution of wealth
Excessive use of credit
Stock Market Crash
___3. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Negative Impact of the Depression
B) New Deal Programs for Recovery
Clues:
Unemployment…less business activity
Bank Failures… lost savings + investments
Price deflation… greater debt burden
Poverty… w/ hunger, homeless migrants
$$$ backed by GOLD
until 1933
Ending the “gold standard” for $$$ meant
more flexibility for economic growth
___4. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Negative Impact of the Depression
B) Long term goals of the New Deal
Clues:
Increase a stable money supply
Protect / Reform financial institutions
Increase job opportunities + wages
Improve the distribution of wealth
Protecting savings
accounts can help
prevent Bank
failure horrors
New job opportunities help
workers join middle class
___5. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) 1st 100 Days of the New Deal
B) Critics of the New Deal
Clues:
Bank Holiday
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
F.E.R.A., C..W.A., P.W.A., N.R.A. (NIRA)
A.A.A., T.V.A., etc…
21st Amendment (repeal 18th Prohibition)
___6. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) New Deal …Relief + Recovery
B) Critics of the New Deal
Clues: A.A.A., N.R.A., T.V.A.
Agricultural Overproduction impacts
• Soil depletion + Dust Bowl
• Price deflation + debt problems
Industrial Overproduction impacts
• Unemployment + inventory stagnation
• Price deflation + business failures
Expensive Energy Costs (electricity) limits
• industry / manufacturing in South + West
• consumer use of modern home appliances
___7. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Bank failure leads to FDIC reform
B) Stock Market failure leads to SEC reform
Clues:
Excessive use of credit
Depositors lose savings
US Government insures individual accounts
___8. Which is the term or expression
that best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Bank failure leads to FDIC reform
B) Stock Market failure leads to SEC reform
Clues:
Excessive speculation using credit
Investors lose their money in a “rigged” economy
US Government regulates corporations + stock market
___9. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Lasting Reforms of the New Deal
B) Critics of the New Deal
Clues:
N.R.A. declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL
by US Supreme Court
A.A.A. declared UNCONSTITIONAL
by US Supreme Court
F.D.R. attempts to “Pack” Supreme Court
w/ 6 more Justices…but fails
___10. Which is the term or expression that
best matches the illustrations
shown on this page ?
A) Positive Impact on NY State
B) Critics of the New Deal
Clues:
NY State Parks w/ C.C.C. Projects 1930s
NY State Highways / Bridges W.P.A. projects
1930s
NY State Social Security Checks =
$$$ Billions in retirement income
21st Century senior citizen cash flow