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Chap 14-15 USHistory
Concepts
Question | Answer |
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Which of the following increased in the 1920s? a) Farmers' debt b)Prices for farm products c)Foreign demand for U.S. farm products d)Domestic demand for U.S. farm products | a) Farmers' debt |
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl? a)Drought b)High winds c)Thick layers of prairie grass d)Overproduction of crops | c)Thick layers of prairie grass |
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? a) access to easy credit b) overproduction & underconsumption of farm products c) the Hawley-Smoot Tariff d) a growing number of homeless people | c) the Hawley-Smoot Tariff |
What does buying a stock on margin mean? | borrowing money to help pay for the stock |
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression? a) Many children had a poor diet. b) Many families became homeless. c) Many men became unemployed. d) Many people started farming | D) Many people started farming |
Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor? a) rugged individualism b) direct relief c) price supports d) speculation | b) direct relief |
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles," people conveyed their ... | disgust with Hoover |
Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in | voluntary cooperation |
One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people | developed habits of saving and thriftiness |
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president? | He closed all of the nation's banks |
Which of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional? CCC WPA TVA NIRA | National Industrial Recovery Act NIRA |
Which of the following of Roosevelt's ideas failed to become a law? a) federal housing loans b) regional planning authorities c) federal pension program d) reorganizing the Supreme Court | d) reorganizing the Supreme Court |
This term refers to the stock market crash on October 29, 1929. a) Black Tuesday b) Black Monday c) Black Friday d) Bloody Sunday | a) Black Tuesday |
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about | 25-percent |
Each of the following was one of FDR's 3 Rs EXCEPT: a) relief b) reform c) rehabilitation d) recovery | c) rehabilitation |
This was the name given to FDR's speeches to the nation between 1933-1944: a) Meet the press b) Fireside chats c) Keeping up appearances d) Face the nation | b) Fireside chats |
Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as: a) buying on margin b) profit-taking c) living on credit d) speculation | d) speculation |
What role did Eleanor play in the Roosevelt administration? a) She served as a cabinet member. b) She focused on being an excellent housewife. c) She was an important adviser on foreign policy. d) She was an important adviser on domestic policy. | d) She was an important adviser on domestic policy. |