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Review Game 6 The Great Depression And The New Deal
Test Description: Final Exam Review about the Great Depression and the New Deal
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Great Depression was caused in part by
A
increasing government support of big business
B
high wages and low unemployment
C
the scarcity of farm products
D
the overuse of credit and installment buying
2) The purchase of stocks on margin, overuse of credit and the fall in demand for goods all illustrate
A
Effects of Monopolies and Trusts
B
the Gilded Age
C
causes of the great depression
D
the rise of the labor movement
3) During the Great Depression, one main objective of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats was to
A
help farmers pay their loans
B
convince listeners to buy war bonds
C
reassure people about the future of the economy
D
encourage bankers to donate their money
4) The stock market crash, the bank holiday, and the term Dust Bowl are all associated with
A
reforms related to the Progressive Era
B
the Square Deal
C
the US after World War II
D
the Great Depression
5) Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression?
A
adoption of the New Deal
B
the Senate's failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
C
the election of Franklin D Roosevelt as President
D
stock market crash
6) Which New Deal legislation continues to play a significant role in American life?
A
Social Security Act
B
Federal Emergency Relief Act
C
National Industrial Recovery Act
D
Agricultural Adjustment Act
7) Some people opposed the New Deal because they thought that
A
the Supreme Court should develop governmental policies
B
Congress had too much power over the president
C
it was a danger to the free enterprise system
D
women should not be granted voting rights
8) Which New Deal law established a system of unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?
A
National Labor Relations Act
B
National Recovery Act
C
Fair Labor Standards Act
D
Social Security Act
9) In the early 1930s, many communities of homeless Americans were referred to as Hoovervilles because President Herbert Hoover
A
guaranteed jobs to the unemployed
B
opposed direct federal aid for the unemployed
C
grew up in a poverty stricken area
D
provided food and clothing for the poor
10) A major goal of the New Deal was to
A
conserve natural resources
B
keep the United States out of war
C
provide work for the unemployed
D
establish wage and price controls
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