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The Great Depression
Test Description: Great Depression
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What caused banks to fail during the depression?
A
The banks had invested a great deal of money in the stock market.
B
A large number of people withdrew their money from banks at the same time.
C
There were more banks than there were depositors
D
More people decided to keep their money in cash at home.
2) Why did population patterns change so often during the depression?
A
Blacks returned to the South as workers were laid off in the North.
B
Families moved west in hopes of finding gold.
C
Families moved often in search of work.
D
A large number of immigrants moved to the United States.
3) What did Franklin Roosevelt do to reduce the effects of the depression the day after he became president?
A
He closed all the banks until federal examiners could determine if they were sound enough to survive
B
He signed a bill to provide money to industries so they could reopen and put people back to work.
C
He closed the stock market to prevent further losses.
D
He pledged that the government would take an active role in establishing price controls for business
4) Which “R” was NOT a New Deal initiative?
A
reform
B
relief
C
recession
D
recovery
5) Which New Deal program was responsible for the construction of Cheraw State Park in Chesterfield County?
A
CCC
B
TVA
C
AAA
D
NIRA
6) Which New Deal agency is best remembered for its art-related projects?
A
NIRA
B
PWA
C
CCC
D
WPA
7) What act was passed to ensure that banks would be less likely to fail in the future?
A
WPA
B
SSA
C
FDIC
D
NIRA
8) Which improvement for farmers was a direct result of the REA (Rural Electrification Authority)?
A
new milking machines
B
larger farm tractors
C
improved housing
D
better transportation systems
9) Why were the mill owners able to ignore the settlement that was negotiated in the textile strike?
A
There were no laws that required industries to abide by agreements made with their workers.
B
The agreement contained some provisions that turned out to be illegal.
C
The mill owners claimed the union had bullied them into making an agreement in order to stop the vio
D
The agreement had not been signed by the mill owners.
10) What positive action resulted from the textile strike of 1934?
A
The striking workers were rehired and received a raise in their wages.
B
Strikers & mill owners showed that the sides in a labor dispute could resolve their diffs.
C
Congress passed a law requiring both sides to abide by agreements reached via collective bargaining.
D
The mill owners agreed to restructure the villages in which workers lived.
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