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(C) The Great Depression and New Deal

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Question 1
1.

Which President did not serve in the 1920's?

Question 2
2.

Which of the following is not a cause of the Great Depression?

Question 3
3.

Farmers were struggling even before the Great Depression.

Question 4
4.

Herbert Hoover took most of the blame for the Great Depression.

Question 5
5.

Calvin Coolidge tried to help farmers by offering financial assistance.

Question 6
6.

Which date was the Stock Market Crash?

Question 7
7.

Match the word with the proper definition:

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Foreclosure
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Tax on products entering the country
Laissez Faire
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Borrowing money to buy stocks
Tariff
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Question 8
8.

What issues did farmers have during this era? (Check all that apply)

Question 9
9.

What ways did people make fun of President Hoover? (Check all that apply)

Question 10
10.

Despite popular belief, Hoover did attempt to do some things to help, just too little- too late.
Check off all of the programs Hoover began:

Question 11
11.

People paid cash for all of the items they purchased during the 1920s.

Question 12
12.

After World War One, farmers kept producing lots of crops, but other nations did not buy as much as before.

Question 13
13.

The Bonus Army was filled with veterans from the Spanish American War.

Question 14
14.

The Bonus Army protested to demand for what:

Question 15
15.

Corrupt stock brokers are one reason why the Stock Market crashed.

Question 16
16.

Stock Prices drop when...

Question 17
17.

A 'Bank Run' is...

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Question 18
18.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was from what political party?

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Question 20
20.

What was the nickname for all of FDR's New Deal programs?

Question 21
21.

One of FDR's first actions was a "Bank Holiday," where all the banks were closed and investigated.

Question 22
22.

FDR wanted to maintain Prohibition laws. He was against the idea of alcohol being sold.

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Question 23
23.

What disease did FDR contract during his life?

Question 24
24.

Presidents are often compared to FDR by the amount of work they get done in the first _________

Question 25
25.

Match the vocab term with the best definition:

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Court Packing
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tax on imported goods
Tariff
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paying more than you make
Prohibition
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Question 26
26.

Which of the following is not one of the three R's in the New Deal?

Question 27
27.

Roosevelt's famous quote when he was innaugurated was...

Question 28
28.

Which is not a program of the first New Deal?

Question 29
29.

Which is not a program created under the 2nd New Deal?

Question 30
30.

Match the correct R term with it's definition

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Repair
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Immediate help in the form of money, food, or shelter
Reform
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Long term help often in the form of a job
Relief
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Question 31
31.

The Great Depression does not truly end until what event?

Question 32
32.

President Roosevelt spoke to Americans by giving fireside chats to people...

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Question 33
33.

Which New Deal program did not directly give jobs to Americans

Question 34
34.

What did the 21st Amendment end?

Question 35
35.

What New Deal program provides a pension for people when they retire or become disabled?

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Question 36
36.

What controversial program actually paid farmers to grow less food and destroy extra produce?

Question 37
37.

Which President took most of the blame for the Great Depression?

Question 38
38.

Choose one of the following that is not a cause of the Great Depression?

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Question 40
40.

Explain how Social Security works and how it can benefit you in your life.

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Question 41
41.

'Migrant Mother' is the name of this photograph taken during the Great Depression by photographer Dorothea Lange. Explain how this image conveys the feelings of Americans during this era.

Less government regulation
Buying on the Margin
Banks claim the property
The RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corp)
Democrat
Communist
Republican
Question 19
19.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related to Teddy Roosevelt.

Cancer
Polio
an attempt to add justices
Deficit Spending
illegal manufacture, transportation, & sale of alcohol
Relief
Recovery
Laws put into place to prevent further issues
Recovery
This is not one of the three R's
(HOLC) Home Owners Loan Corp
(CWA) Civil Works Administration
(FWP) Federal Works Program
(USHA) United States Housing Authority
Dust Bowl
Easy Credit
Question 39
39.

Choose four similarities between Both the Great Depression and the Corona Virus Pandemic
Unemployment numbers rose dramatically
The President in charge took a lot of the blame
It lasted 12 years
The economy plummeted down
Many people lost their homes and moved into shacks
The American people received assistance from the Federal Government
Vaccines helped end the event
People stayed at home to work