Transcript United States History

Unit Review
The Great Depression and the
New Deal
Which was an effect of the Great Depression
on the American economy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
high unemployment and overproduction
large business investments and low taxes
too much money in circulation and high
stock prices
high unemployment and falling real estate
values
What was a major cause of the Great
Depression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prior overproduction of manufactured
goods
a decrease in the supply of consumer
goods
an increase in demand for imported
products
an increase in the price of wheat on the
world market
The New Deal changed American political
thinking because it was based on the
principle that the
a.
b.
c.
d.
economy will fix itself if left alone.
federal government should attempt to
solve social and economic problems.
political parties must work together to deal
with national problems.
states should take a leadership position in
solving social issues.
What was Roosevelt’s goal in creating the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
stimulate economic growth
increase the government’s tax revenue
provide jobs for the unemployed
restore the public’s faith in financial
institutions
Which region of the United States suffered
most directly from the Dust Bowl?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
“The tools of government which we have in 1933 are
outmoded. We have to forge new tools for a new role of
government in a democracy—a role of new
responsibility for new needs and increased
responsibility for old needs, long neglected.”
Why did President Roosevelt make this statement?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to support a renewal of laissez-faire economics
to secure aid for democratic countries in Europe
to justify an increase in the number of Supreme
Court Justices
to explain his New Deal programs
Most conservatives who opposed Roosevelt’s
policies believed that the New Deal was
a.
b.
c.
d.
endangering the free enterprise system.
threatening national security.
ignoring problems faced by rural
Americans.
failing to enact needed social welfare
reforms.
During the New Deal period, Congress
blocked Roosevelt’s attempt to
a.
b.
c.
d.
pay farmers not to produce crops.
decrease federal spending.
regulate the banking industry.
appoint additional justices to the
Supreme Court.
What is the primary function of the Federal
Reserve System?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to prevent abuses in stock market
trading
to preserve competition in business
to provide a stable supply of money and
credit
to insure savings account deposits in
member banks
One difference between the administrations
of President Roosevelt and President Hoover
was that Roosevelt was
a.
b.
c.
d.
unwilling to allow government agencies to
establish jobs programs.
unable to win congressional support for
his economic program.
able to ignore economic issues for most of
his first term in office.
more willing to use government
intervention to solve economic problems.
Which was an example of appeasement?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the U.S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
the conquest of Poland in 1939
the entry of the United States into World
War II in 1941
the agreement of Britain and France to
give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938
“I also ask this Congress for authority and for
funds sufficient to manufacture additional
munitions and war supplies to be turned over to
those nations which are now at war with aggressor
nations.”
Which program was President Roosevelt proposing
in this speech?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The New Deal
Neutrality Act
Cash-and-carry
Lend-Lease
Which factor best explains the decline in the
number of bank failures by 1937?
a.
b.
c.
d.
New banking laws restored public
confidence in banks.
Most people were too poor to have any
bank savings.
The government was now operating all of
the nation’s banks.
Most Americans transferred their savings
to foreign banks.
What problem were both the Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works
Progress Administration (WPA) developed
to address?
a.
b.
c.
d.
excessive stock market speculation
high unemployment
increased use of credit
limited income of senior citizens
Which economic factor contributed
directly to the start of the Great
Depression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
low worker productivity
decreasing tariff rates
high income taxes
buying stocks on margin
During the New Deal, how did the federal
government attempt to improve conditions
for farmers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
by ending the practice of sharecropping
by supporting the formation of farm
worker unions
by raising tariffs on farm imports
by paying farmers for their crops
Which aspect of the New Deal was a
continuation of Progressive Era policies?
a.
b.
c.
d.
free health care for all Americans
government regulation of business
activities
restoration of the cultural traditions of
Native Americans
government purchase of surplus farm
products
After the election of 1932, a friend told Franklin D.
Roosevelt that if he succeeded, he would go down in
history as the greatest American President. Roosevelt
replied, “Yet if I fail, I may be the last one.” This
response reflected the fear that the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Constitution limited him to two terms in the
Presidency.
Great Depression threatened the people’s faith in
democracy.
military was considering a takeover of the
government.
American people were opposed to major changes
in the role of government.
What was the main intent of the Mexican
Repatriation Act?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to send Mexican immigrants back to
Mexico
to encourage Mexican immigrants to work
in the United States
to eliminate discrimination against
Mexican-Americans
to grant citizenship to Mexicans living in
the U.S. for 5 years
Which most accurately characterizes the
policy followed by the United States in the
years between World War I and World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
isolation from European military conflicts
containment of Communism
active membership in the League of
Nations
military alliances with France and Great
Britain