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History🦼
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Roosevelt temporarily shut down banks? A) To punish bankers B) To lower interest rates C) To stop bank runs D) To reduce inflation | C) To stop bank runs |
| Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"? A) F. Scott Fitzgerald B) Ernest Hemingway C) John Steinbeck D) William Faulkner | C) John Steinbeck |
| Decline in world trade, bank failures, _____ all led to the Great Depression. A) Food shortages B) Overregulation C) Overspeculation D) Lack of war | C) Overspeculation |
| What year did the stock market crash? A) 1925 B) 1932 C) 1929 D) 1941 | C) 1929 |
| How did life change for women in the 1920s? A) They gained the right to vote B) They took on new jobs C) They experienced new freedoms D) All of the above | D) All of the above |
| What would an example of a "recovery" policy be? A) Building internment camps B) Setting up jobs program for the unemployed C) Lowering tariffs D) Selling war bonds | B) Setting up jobs program for the unemployed |
| What roles did Eleanor Roosevelt take on as First Lady? A) Hosted social events B) Focused only on the White House C) She was an advocate for people in need D) Avoided the press | C) She was an advocate for people in need |
| What happened to the unemployment rate during the Great Depression? A) It stayed the same B) It decreased C) It increased sharply D) It fluctuated slightly | C) It increased sharply |
| Who took pictures of Americans that showed the Great Depression and Dust Bowl? A) Ansel Adams B) Dorothea Lange C) Margaret Bourke-White D) Walker Evans | B) Dorothea Lange |
| What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the U.S. out of the Great Depression? A) The Fair Deal B) The Square Deal C) The New Deal D) The Recovery Plan | C) The New Deal |
| How did the New Deal change the role of the federal government? A) Less involved in economy B) Took on a more “hands-on” active role C) Gave power to states D) Cut social programs | B) Took on a more “hands-on” active role |
| FDR's group of advisors that helped him design New Deal programs was called… A) The Round Table B) The Brain Trust C) The Cabinet D) The Dealmakers | B) The Brain Trust |
| Who advocated taxing the rich in his "Share the Wealth" program? A) Father Coughlin B) Huey P. Long C) Francis Townsend D) Herbert Hoover | B) Huey P. Long |
| Who was president at the start of the Great Depression? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Calvin Coolidge C) Herbert Hoover D) Woodrow Wilson | C) Herbert Hoover |
| What nickname marked the date of the stock market crash of 1929? A) Red Monday B) Financial Friday C) Black Tuesday D) Crash Wednesday | C) Black Tuesday |
| What was the purpose of "Fireside Chats?" A) Spread war propaganda B) Criticize Congress C) Restore confidence during economic trouble D) Campaign for re-election | C) Restore confidence during economic trouble |
| What did FDR believe about the government's role? A) Government should never interfere B) In times of crisis the government should provide assistance C) Government should stay neutral D) Only state governments should act | B) In times of crisis the government should provide assistance |
| Why did Americans elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as the new president in 1932? A) He promised to raise taxes B) He promised to create programs to improve the economy C) He promised to stay out of foreign wars D) He opposed government spending | B) He promised to create programs to improve the economy |
| Which branch of the U.S. government declared some New Deal acts unconstitutional? A) Executive B) Legislative C) Judicial D) Treasury | C) Judicial |
| What was Roosevelt's goal to increase the number of justices called? A) Justice Reform Act B) Court-packing C) Judiciary Rebalancing D) Supreme Expansion | B) Court-packing |
| What were camps of unemployed people built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called? A) Tent Cities B) Hoovervilles C) Roosevelt Ranches D) Dust Towns | B) Hoovervilles |
| Who had the idea of rugged individualism? A) FDR B) Herbert Hoover C) Huey Long D) Father Coughlin | B) Herbert Hoover |
| What caused the Dust Bowl? A) Earthquakes and floods B) A drought along with too much farming C) Factory pollution D) Government policies | B) A drought along with too much farming |
| Why did WWI veterans march to Congress… A) Protest the New Deal B) To get bonus early C) Support Hoover D) Demand better healthcare | B) To get bonus early |
| What did the art, literature, and music depict during the Great Depression? A) Life in cities B) War efforts C) Hard times D) Future prosperity | C) Hard times |
| Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Herbert Hoover C) Calvin Coolidge D) Woodrow Wilson | B) Herbert Hoover |
| Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s? A) Better land was found B) Government forced them C) They were unable to farm the land anymore D) To join the military | C) They were unable to farm the land anymore |
| What affected the Great Plains region? A) A hurricane B) Wildfires C) Dust Bowl D) Railroad expansion | C) Dust Bowl |
| True or false: There is 100% agreement that the New Deal was entirely successful A) True B) False | B) False |
| Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? A) Overspeculation B) Bank failures C) Decline in world trade D) Tried to start too many programs | D) Tried to start too many programs |
| Who advocated giving citizens over 65 an additional $200 a month to stimulate the economy? A) Father Coughlin B) Huey Long C) Francis Townsend D) Eleanor Roosevelt | C) Francis Townsend |
| Who (Catholic priest) wanted the government to take over the banks? A) Francis Townsend B) Father Coughlin C) Huey Long D) FDR | B) Father Coughlin |
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