Great Depression - Westerville City School District
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Great Depression
Test Review
Throughout most of the 1920s,
Americans were generally
worried that the Stock Market would
crash.
confident that business would bring
continued prosperity.
delighted that wealth was evenly
distributed.
concerned with economic danger signs.
One sign that the economy
might be weakening in the 1920s
was
uneven distribution of national wealth.
underproduction of consumer goods.
an increase in personal savings.
the collapse of large corporations.
When the Dow Jones Industrial
Average began to drop sharply
in late
October 1929,
investors bought record shares of stock.
bankers pardoned personal loans and
mortgages.
President Hoover warned Americans to stop
investing.
investors raced to get their money out of the
stock market.
European economies were hurt
during the Depression when
President Hoover pardoned war debts.
Congress lowered tariffs.
United States companies stopped
investing in Germany.
the United States increased its exports.
A major environmental crisis of
the 1930s was known as
the Dust Bowl.
the Grapes of Wrath.
Black Tuesday.
the Great Crash.
In 1933 the Twenty-first
Amendment brought an end to
Prohibition.
stock speculation.
the Depression.
the United States Communist party.
The 1932 presidential election
served as a turning point in the
way Americans viewed
presidential elections.
the Bill of Rights.
the responsibilities of the federal
government.
local relief programs and private
charities.
Which of the following was a sign
of an unsound economy during
the 1920s?
Personal debt was decreasing.
Wages were keeping pace with
production.
More goods were being produced than
consumers could buy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
steady
How did most investors react to a
sudden fall in stock prices in
1929?
They called in their loans.
They raced to sell their stocks.
They pooled money to buy stock.
They pledged their stocks as collateral.
Which was one effect of the
wage cuts and
unemployment of the 1930s?
The divorce rate nearly tripled.
Banks pardoned thousands of farm
mortgages.
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nation’s
cities.
Most industries gave top jobs to married
women.
During the Depression, many
African Americans
took low-paying jobs previously held by white
workers.
experienced worsening conditions and
discrimination in job and relief programs.
returned from northern cities to the South.
won new civil rights, such as access to
education and health care.
President Hoover believed that
the best strategy for ending the
Depression was
encouraging massive government
spending.
lowering import duties.
setting up federal relief programs.
encouraging voluntary controls in the
business sector.
A fundamental disagreement
between the candidates in the
1932 presidential election
concerned whether or not
the Depression existed.
the federal government should try to fix people’s
problems.
Americans should offer aid to European economies.
any relief efforts were necessary to ease the economic
crisis.
Which New Deal agency was
created to help businesses?
Federal Reserve Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
What was the purpose of the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation?
make people deposit money in the bank
raise farm prices
provide funds to state agencies
Insured bank deposits up to $5,000
What was the Second New
Deal?
a series of tax laws that primarily
benefited the rich
a program designed to balance the
national budget
a repeal of most New Deal policies
a wave of legislation including more
social welfare benefits
Which of the following did New
Deal programs fail to address?
protection of domestic workers
low prices for agriculture products
the decline of industrial prices
Native Americans’ need for schools,
hospitals, and irrigation systems
What criticism did many
Progressives make of the New
Deal?
It unfairly taxed successful, hardworking
people.
It promoted a regimented, militaristic society.
It did not do enough to redistribute wealth.
Many of its programs smacked of “Bolshevism.”
Why are Huey Long and
Father Charles E. Coughlin
referred to as demagogues?
They manipulated people with half-truths
and scare tactics.
They called for state ownership of
factories and farms.
They planned, but did not receive credit
for, most New Deal programs.
They resorted to bribery in order to pass
FDR’s programs.
Which of the following aroused
the greatest opposition?
the Wagner Act
the Social Security system
FDR’s attempt to “pack” the Supreme
Court
government funding of the arts
Why did FDR cut back on
expensive relief programs in
1937?
He had lost faith in government programs.
He was worried about the rising national debt.
He wanted to put the money into weapons
programs instead.
He wanted to lower the Social Security tax.
Which of the following was
part of the New Deal
legacy?
guaranteed health insurance for all
citizens
an end to recessions in the economy
a restored sense of hope among the
people
an end to discrimination against African
Americans and women
This major New Deal agency
provided jobs to young,
unmarried men to work on
conservation and resource
development projects
Agricultural adjustment
Public Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Act
This group was founded in
1934 and opposed the New
Deal.
American Liberty League
Bonus Army
Farmers
Demagogue
What did someone involved
in a sit-down strike do?
refuse to go to work
not pay taxes
stop working but refuse to leave the
workplace
go to work