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The Great Depression Test 1
Test Description: Chapters 14 and 15
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did many Americans invest in the stock market in the 1920s?
A
Businesses were doing better than ever before
B
Stocks in the stock market continued to rise
C
All of the above
D
Business leaders encouraged people to invest in the stock market
2) What took place during the stock market crash?
A
October 24, 1929 large scale investors sold huge blocks of shares, causing prices to fall even more.
B
Prices hit an all time high on September 3, 1929.
C
October 29, 1929, prices dropped more, investors, especially those who bought on margin, had to sell
D
All of the above
3) How did the stock market crash affect the nation?
A
All of the above
B
Those who bought on margin lost everything, were forced to use savings, or sell property to pay debt
C
The people didn't really feel an effect of the stock market crash
D
It made the nation wealthier than before because nobody was investing.
4) What steps did President Roosevelt take to fight the depression immediately after taking office?
A
He reformed the nation's banks
B
He gathered a group of experts for advice on policies and programs, known as the Brain Trust.
C
He began having fireside chats (radio brodcasts to Americans reassuring them of the economy)
D
All of the above
5) How did the New Deal programs address the problem of unemployment?
A
All of the above
B
The New Deal made laws that allowed young children to have jobs in the U.S.
C
It created programs, such as the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) to give jobs to Americans
D
The New Deal did not address unemployment, it just gave people money.
6) How did President Roosevelt try to prevent the Supreme Court from overturning his New Deal programs?
A
All of the above
B
He submitted a bill to change the number of judges from 9 to 15. It didn't pass.
C
He tried to bribe the judges on the Supreme Court so they'd support his programs. It didn't work.
D
He fired several Supreme Court judges and replaced them with ones who supported his programs. It didn't work.
7) Why were some people critical of the New Deal?
A
Some claimed it discouraged free enterprise
B
All of the above
C
Some claimed the New Deal had not done enough for the public
D
Some became impatient about the slow progress
8) Fireside chat
A
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s programs for helping the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.
B
Legislation that established a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour by 1940.
C
Name given to parts of the Great Plains in the 1930s after a severe drought dried out the region.
D
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s radio addresses to the American people.
9) New Deal
A
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s programs for helping the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.
B
Group of expert policy advisers who worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to end the Depression.
C
Building projects such as hospitals, roads, and schools funded by federal money.
D
Camps built outside of major cities by people who had lost their homes during the Great Depression.
10) Brain Trust
A
Legislation that established a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour by 1940.
B
Name given to parts of the Great Plains in the 1930s after a severe drought dried out the region.
C
Group of World War I veterans that marched on Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment of government war bonuses in cash
D
Group of expert policy advisers who worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to end the Depression.
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