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Why did Americans elect FDR as the new president in 1932

He promised to create programs to improve the economy

He promised that we would not be involved in any more wars

He promised Americans they would not lose their jobs

He promised the govt wouldn't interfere in the economy

In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?

It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need

It improved education for all citizens

It helped people pay taxes

It protected people from discrimination

What best describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?

Many children quit school to help their families earn money

Many people moved from shantytowns 2 the suburbs

More people got married immediately after finishing school

Farmers and businessmen were hurt by the rising crop prices

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression

The New Deal tried to start too many new programs

Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold

Banks had to close because they did not have enough money

People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money

What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the US out of the Great Depression?

The New Deal

The Relief, Recovery, Reform Act

The Alphabet Agencies

The Square Deal

What is most like the modern equivalent of a "Fireside Chat"?

Presidential press conferences

Twitter

Google

The congressional black caucus

The ultimate purpose of the New Deal was to-

End the Great Depression

Put pressure on European countries that trade w/ the US

Recover agricultural lands lost in the Dust Bowl

Manipulate the Stock Market to earn more $$$

Franklin D Roosevelt served as Hoover's VP and became President upon the death of Hoover in office

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True

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Franklin D Roosevelt served as Hoover's VP and became President upon the death of Hoover in office

False

True

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Franklin D Roosevelt enacted the New Deal

True

Flase

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Franklin D Roosevelt enacted the New Deal

True

Flase

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Franklin D Roosevelt enacted the New Deal

True

Flase

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Franklin D Roosevelt elected to 5 terms in office

False

True

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Franklin D Roosevelt believed strongly in reform

True

False

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Franklin D Roosevelt was elected President in 1932

True

False

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What caused the dust bowl?

Over farming and drought and drought

Western wildfires

The burning of fossil fuels

The first atomic bomb

The dust bowl was caused by....

Over farming and drought

The burning of fossil fuels

Western wildfires

The first atomic bomb

Which of the following was a cause of bank failures in the early 1930s

People feared the banks would close & rushed to withdraw $$

Drop in foreign investments in the US after the SHTA

The international currency crisis

Failure of the American agricultural industry to plan ahead

The October 1929 collapse of stock prices as investors rushed to sell off shares causing stock prices to drop dramatically was called the...

Stock Market Crash

New Deal

Keynesian Collapse

Great Crash

Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

NYA

WPA

YCC

FYG

Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

National Youth Administration

Works Progress Administration

Youth Conservation Corporation

Federal Youth Grant

Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

National Youth Administration

Works Progress Administration

Youth Conservation Corporation

Federal Youth Grant

Loaned money at a low interest to homeowners who could not meet their mortgage payments

HOLC

SSA

SEC

NMR

Loaned money at a low interest to homeowners who could not meet their mortgage payments

Home Owners Loan Corporations

Social Security Administration

Securities and Exchange Commissions

National Mortgage Relief

Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of bank failure.

FDIC

WPA

SEC

FCC

Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of bank failure.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Works Progress Administration

Securities and Exchange Commission

Federal Conservation Corporation

Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities

SSA

CCC

NEA

FSA

Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities

Social Security Administration

Civilian Conservation Corps

National Elders Administration

Federal Security Administration

Provided jobs building damns and improving existing ones so that electricity could be brought to the deep south

TVA

WPA

CEC

NYA

Provided jobs building damns and improving existing ones so that electricity could be brought to the deep south

Tennessee Valley Authority

Works Progress Administration

Civilian Employment Corporation

National Youth Administration

Provided Jobs to young men to build schools, hospitals, and other public works

Works Progress Administration

Home Owners Loan Corporation

National Youth Administration

Civilian Employment Corporation

Provided Jobs to young men to build schools, hospitals, and other public works

WPA

HOLC

NYA

CCC

Paid farmers NOT to grow crops so that prices of crops would rise back up to normal levels

AAA

TVFA

CCC

WPA

Paid farmers NOT to grow crops so that prices of crops would rise back up to normal levels

Agricultural Adjustment Association

Tennessee Valley Farming Authority

Civilian Conservation Corps

Works Progress Administration

Set up to monitor the stock market and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place

SEC

SSA

FDIC

WPA

Set up to monitor the stock market and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place

Securities and Exchange Commision

Social Security Administration

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Works Progress Administration

Employed thousands of young men in camps across the country, improving public lands by planting trees, clearing trails, and fighting forest fires

Civilian Conservation Corps

Securities and Exchange Commision

Agricultural Adjustment Assosciation

Works Progress Administration

Employed thousands of young men in camps across the country, improving public lands by planting trees, clearing trails, and fighting forest fires

CCC

SEC

AAA

WPA

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bonnie and Clyde..

All of the above

Their crime spree took place across the country

They were bank robbers

Glamorized by the press and public

The Dust Bowl was....

Midwest area that experienced destructive dust storms

The desert area that wealthy people moved towards

Cali Central Valley which turned dusty land to fertile soil

Northern FL that experienced a severe drought 1934-1939

What were Hoovervilles?

Nickname for tent villages filled with homeless/jobless

A nickname given to suburban towns during the G. D.

Settlements created by the gov that provided shelter

Suburbs built around NE cities in the 30s

What were Hoovervilles?

Settlements created by the gov that provided shelter

A nickname given to suburban towns during the G. D.

Nickname for tent villages filled with homeless/jobless

Suburbs built around NE cities in the 30s

Herbert Hoover did not think the government should get involved in the economy

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False

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Herbert Hoover did not think the government should get involved in the economy

True

False

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Herbert Hoover did little to combat the effects of the economic collapse

True

False

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Herbert Hoover did little to combat the effects of the economic collapse

True

False

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Herbert Hoover was considered the "hero" of the Depression

False

True

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Herbert Hoover was elected president halfway through the Depression..

False

True

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What were camps of unemployed people built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?

Hoovervilles

Roosevelt Villages

Shack Towns

Collidgevilles

What nickname marked the date of the stock market crash of 1929?

Black Tuesday

Dark Monday

Cloudy Thursday

Deadly Friday