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Great Depression/New Deal
Test Description: Unit 5
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which contributed to the economic instability in 1929?
A
Illness
B
Overcrowding of cities
C
improper farming practices
D
Speculation
2) Huey Long is known for Share the Wealth. What does that mean?
A
fix disparity of rich and poor
B
clean Wall Street businesses
C
fix improper banking problems
D
give jobs to the unemployed
3) What was the Repatriation Act?
A
deported 500,000 Mexican Americans to Mexico
B
cleaned up the stock market
C
created a government administered benefits program
D
converted 500,000 new Mexican citizens to America
4) SSA is known for
A
a program for the elderly and disabled
B
adding justices to the Supreme Court
C
protecting savings in the event of a bank failure
D
cleaning the banking industry from shady practices
5) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)
A
provided money to struggling banks
B
guaranteed employment to bank employees
C
protected personal savings in the event of a bank failure
D
assisted banks with unpaid loans
6) In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the US government
A
abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic depressions
B
decreased federal entitlements
C
assumed a role in protecting economic stability
D
dismantled financial agencies
7) Which factors caused the Dust Bowl?
A
drought and improper farming practices
B
severe heat and suburban development
C
flash flooding and deforestation
D
improper building in flood plains
8) The TVA
A
constructed buildings and sewer projects
B
created jobs and helped the local economy
C
established industrial centers in rural areas
D
improved farming practices ending the Dust Bowl
9) The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
A
helped builders obtain loans to build subdivisions
B
offered incentives to people buying investment properties
C
helped people get mortgage loans
D
provided the homeless moving expense money
10) The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
A
led to an increase in trading
B
stabilized the US economy
C
led to a decline in US employment
D
increased world trade
11) Opposition to FDR were
A
happy with FDR's decision to pack the courts
B
felt FDR was asking for too much executive power
C
happy with FDR's New Deal programs
D
excited about the first woman Supreme Court Justice
12) The goal of the Mexican Repatriation Act was
A
to increase competition for jobs
B
to send Mexican Americans to Mexico
C
to allow Mexican immigrants citizenship
D
to end discrimination of Mexican Americans
13) Which New Deal program was designed to fix the stock market?
A
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
B
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
C
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
D
WPA Works Progress Administration
14) What was a cause of the Great Depression
A
federal tax cuts to the wealthy
B
low farm production
C
speculators bought on margin
D
costs associated with World War I
15) Expressions such as Hooverville showed that President Hoover
A
was popular for his ideas
B
was seen as a role model for Rugged Individualism
C
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
D
used the military to aid the unemployed
16) Under the pretext of needing jobs for US citizens, supporters of the Mexican Repatriation Act called for
A
the forced deportation of Mexican citizens from the US
B
expansion of mining into protected national parks
C
expansion of US territorial holdings in order to increase foreign trade
17) WHat was the most likely cause of the election results in the Election of 1932?
A
FDR had more business experience than Hoover
B
voters blamed FDR for the Great Depression
C
Republican party lost popularity in the past elections
D
voters blamed Hoover for the Great Depression
18) What was one reason for long bread lines? (people waiting for food)
A
widespread business failures
B
passage of Selective Service Act
C
A sudden increase in agricultural exports
D
growing demand for payment of military expenses
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