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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
 
False
 
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
 
True
 
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