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The Great Depression (NSHS)
By Williams, David
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Describe this image titled, "Migrant Mother" taken by photographer Dorothea Lange.
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What does the video say caused the stock market crash?
too many wealthy people
too many people buying stock
too many people buying stock on a margin
too many banks closing
According to the graph of the stock market
there was a steep drop in October 1929 with no recovery.
there was a steep drop in October 1929 with some ups and downs afterwards.
it appears that the stock market shut down after the crash.
the lowest point appears to be in October 1929.
According to the reading, which of the following led to less world trade?
the stock market crash
shaky banking
the overproduction of goods
high tariffs
Buying on a margin means
aloowing the banks to invest their deposits into stocks.
buying more stocks with less money out of pocket.
allowing someone else to take care of your stock portfolio.
buying less stocks.
How can a stock market crash be avoided?
By buying stock
By selling stock
By not opening a trading account
By closing your bank account
When people became poor in the years leading up to the Great Depression,
the federal government was there to help them.
they generally starved to death.
they relied on the school free lunch program.
private charites and churches helped meet their needs.
The woman in the image is most likely...
an unemployed factory worker
a farm mother migrating to a new city
a government worker helping those in need
a wealthy banker on vacation
According to the video, the Dust Bowl was caused by
overfarming and drought
climate change
irrigating farmland
the Great Depression
Many farmers decided to
grow a different crop
apply for unemployment
move to California
buy more farmland
Very few farmers left the area that became known as the 'dust bowl.'
true
false
Most Mexicans that moved into the United States in the years before the Great Depression
found great jobs and assimilated into American society easily.
found low-paying jobs and faced discrimination.
found no jobs and quickly returned to Mexico.
moved to northern states where they were treated like equals.
What was the main intent of the Mexican Repatriation Act?
to send Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico
to encourage Mexican-American immigrants to work in the United States
to eliminate discrimination against Mexican-Amricans in the United States
to grant citizenship to Mexican-Americans living in the U.S. for 5 years
Initially, Hoover, like Harding and Coolidge, was a strong proponent of
government assistance.
tax increases.
laisez-faire policies.
American Imperialism.
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff
helped relieve the American economy.
slowed all international trade, hurting America.
lowered all tariff rates across the board.
had no impact at all.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
loaned money to banks and corporations to keep industry alive.
loaned money to working people to help them survive.
was outlawed and actually made no loans at all.
was designed by Franklin Roosevelt and met huge success.
Hoover never attempted any public works programs.
true
false
Hoover's name will become synonomous with _______________.
relief
reform
recovery
the depression
The Bonus Army consisted of
Civil War veterans.
Spanish-American War veterans.
World War I veterans.
unemployed non-veterans.
'Rugged individualism' is best described as
people living off the land in the wilderness
Americans taking care of themselves
a welfare state
government assisting individuals
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
"Rugged individualism" will end social inequality
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems of the Depression
Anti-trust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
One difference between the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issuses for most of his first term in office
more willing to use government interventionto solve economic problems
The Tennessee Valley is located only in Tennessee.
true
false
Mamy people who lived in the Tennessee Valley lacked
running water
sewage
eletricity
all of the above
The primary focus of the TVA was to
provide cash payments to the unemployed in the region.
build hydroelectric dams and provide cheap electricity.
rebuild the infastructure that was destroyed during the Civil War.
provide a base of Roosevelt voters in the 1940 election.
Even though the TVA brought improvements, many locals resented the organization.
true
false
Of the following, which was most likely created by the Works Progress Administration?
North Side High School
First Baptist Church of Fort Worth
First National Bank of Fort Worth
Texas and Pacific railroad
Many women were trained by the WPA to
become educated CEOs of major companies.
become soldiers in the upcoming world war.
cook, sew, and iron clothes as a domestic servant or maid.
run for political office in their home states.
The WPA employed about _________________ people during its existence.
100,000
1,000,000
5,000,000
8,000,000
What backs up the FDIC's insurance on your bank account?
Geico
the gold at Fort Knox
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government
Jeff Bezos' bank account
How many bank accounts have lost money since the start if of the FDIC program?
0
1
32
786
ALL types of accounts are insured by the FDIC.
True
False
The New Deal program, the NRA, was the
National Rifle Association
National Recovery Administration
National Radical Association
Northern Region Algorithm
The purpose of the NRA was to
protect gun owners rights to bear arms.
give the anarchists a political home.
establish government control of the private sector.
reduce price and labor competition among businesses.
Which group was the hardest hit during the Great Depression?
bankers
lawyers
farmers
indrustial workers
What event brought temporary prosperity to the agricultural sector?
World War I
The Great Depression
The Harlem Renaissance
The Progressive Era
One way in which the government attempted to raise prices for farm products was to
take the surplus and feed those starving during the Great Depression.
buying the farms of those who were not making money.
forcing in-debt farmers into work gangs across the country.
slaughtering millions of pigs in order to raise the price of pork.
Accroding to the video, the Great Depression lasted as long as it did because
the dust bowl negatively affected the farmers.
FDR enacted the New Deal.
Hoover was president.
the Germans did not pay their war debt.
The New Deal
created jobs
spent billions of dollars
created new government regulation
all of the above
The 'push/pull' effect described in the video meant that in some cases the New Deal encouraged recovery but other times it prevented it.
true
false
