The Great Depression Part 2 1. What did Hoovers Reconstruction Finance Corporation do? Distributed government funds directly to the poorest Americans.

The Great Depression Part 2

1. What did Hoovers Reconstruction Finance Corporation do? Distributed government funds directly to the poorest Americans during the depression Distributed government funds directly to the poorest Americans during the depression Loaned money to corporations, banks, and the states Loaned money to corporations, banks, and the states Paid farmers to burn surplus crops to raise agricultural commodity prices Paid farmers to burn surplus crops to raise agricultural commodity prices Distributed money to victims of the Dust Bowl

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2. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 replaced The Dawes Plan The Dawes Severalty Act The Norris–La Guardia Anti- Injunction Act The Norris–La Guardia Anti- Injunction Act The Hatch Act

3. The election of 1936 Had one of the lowest voter turnouts in history Had one of the lowest voter turnouts in history Proved that Americans wholeheartedly supported the New Deal Proved that Americans wholeheartedly supported the New Deal Demonstrated that Americans support for Roosevelt was waning Demonstrated that Americans support for Roosevelt was waning Returned the White House to Republicans

4. What did the Fair Labor Standards Act do? Outlawed workers right to strike Established the forty-hour workweek and a minimum wage Established the forty-hour workweek and a minimum wage Created the Congress of Industrial Workers Created the Congress of Industrial Workers Upheld workers right to strike

5. The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act subsidized farmers to Grow only wheat and corn in order to curb nationwide hunger Grow only wheat and corn in order to curb nationwide hunger Plant soil-replenishing crops such as soybeans Plant soil-replenishing crops such as soybeans Grow cotton to sell in Europe All of the above

6. Economist John Maynard Keynes believed that depressed economies could be jump- started by Printing more paper money Deficit spending Taking the nation off the gold standard Taking the nation off the gold standard Protecting organized labor

7. Most New Deal legislation in the First Hundred Days was passed to Put the economy on the road to long-term recovery Put the economy on the road to long-term recovery Provide immediate relief All of the above Initiate reforms to prevent another depression Initiate reforms to prevent another depression

8. Hoovers attempts to end the depression differed from Roosevelts methods in that Hoover pumped money into the economy by creating new jobs & welfare programs; Roosevelt merely tried to prop up failing corporations & banks Hoover pumped money into the economy by creating new jobs & welfare programs; Roosevelt merely tried to prop up failing corporations & banks Roosevelt pumped money into the economy by creating new jobs & welfare programs; Hoover merely tried to prop up failing corporations & banks Roosevelt pumped money into the economy by creating new jobs & welfare programs; Hoover merely tried to prop up failing corporations & banks Hoover tried to help farmers first; Roosevelt wanted to help factory workers first Hoover tried to help farmers first; Roosevelt wanted to help factory workers first Hoover thought federal government should assume control of all banks in the country; Roosevelt believed that richer Americans should pay heavier taxes in order to redistribute wealth more evenly Hoover thought federal government should assume control of all banks in the country; Roosevelt believed that richer Americans should pay heavier taxes in order to redistribute wealth more evenly

9. How did the New Deal assist farmers? By subsidizing them to cut back production By subsidizing them to cut back production All of the above By subsiding them to plant soil- enriching crops By subsiding them to plant soil- enriching crops By artificially inflating agricultural prices By artificially inflating agricultural prices

10. All of the following were consequences of the Tennessee Valley Authority except It spawned a flurry of dam-building throughout the West It spawned a flurry of dam-building throughout the West It convinced Republicans that deficit spending on social welfare programs could have huge benefits It convinced Republicans that deficit spending on social welfare programs could have huge benefits It provided almost full employment in the Tennessee River valley It provided almost full employment in the Tennessee River valley It brought electricity and modernization to one of the nations poorest regions It brought electricity and modernization to one of the nations poorest regions

11. Congress passed or created all of the following in 1933 as part of the First New Deal except The Public Works Administration (PWA) The Public Works Administration (PWA) The Social Security Act The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

12. The CCC, the PWA, the CWA, and the WPA all were similar in that they all were Created to reform the financial sector of the economy to prevent another depression Created to reform the financial sector of the economy to prevent another depression Created to provide immediate economic relief Created under the First New Deal Shot down by the Supreme Court only a few years after their creation Shot down by the Supreme Court only a few years after their creation

13. Roosevelt reformed the banking and financial sectors of the economy in all of the following ways except Providing insurance for all savings account deposits up to $5,000 Providing insurance for all savings account deposits up to $5,000 Putting the United States on the silver standard Putting the United States on the silver standard Taking the United States off the gold standard Taking the United States off the gold standard Regulating and supervising stock market transactions Regulating and supervising stock market transactions

14. Why did many Americans criticize the Agricultural Adjustment Administration? Because many of the neediest sharecroppers and tenant farmers received no benefits Because many of the neediest sharecroppers and tenant farmers received no benefits All of the above Because the AAA subsidized farmers to cut production by destroying excess crops while millions of people didnt have enough food Because the AAA subsidized farmers to cut production by destroying excess crops while millions of people didnt have enough food Because the AAA established artificially high prices Because the AAA established artificially high prices

15. Buying stocks on margin refers to the practice of Purchasing stocks without researching companies or market trends beforehand Purchasing stocks without researching companies or market trends beforehand Using the prospect of future stock earnings to buy more stocks Using the prospect of future stock earnings to buy more stocks Taking out illegal loans from gangsters in order to buy stocks Taking out illegal loans from gangsters in order to buy stocks Taking out bank loans to buy stocks

16. What did the Glass-Steagall Act do? Outlawed the practice of buying stocks on margin Outlawed the practice of buying stocks on margin Established the FDIC to insure personal savings accounts Established the FDIC to insure personal savings accounts Protected workers rights to strike and bargain collectively Protected workers rights to strike and bargain collectively Created the Public Works Administration

17. The Sacco-Vanzetti trial demonstrated The revamped KKKs cruelty toward Italian Catholics The revamped KKKs cruelty toward Italian Catholics Americans prejudice against immigrants The rise of organized crime The heated debate between Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in Darwins theory of natural selection The heated debate between Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in Darwins theory of natural selection

18. All of the following contributed to the demise of the New Deal except The Roosevelt Recession The Wagner Act Roosevelts court-packing scheme Roosevelts court-packing scheme Schechter v. United States

19. What did Roosevelts fireside chats do? Restored confidence in the banking system Restored confidence in the banking system All of the above Boosted Americans confidence in the president Boosted Americans confidence in the president Demonstrated the new power of radio Demonstrated the new power of radio

20. All of the following were components of the Second New Deal except The Wagner Act The Hatch Act The Social Security Act The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act

21. The so-called Lost Generation authors of the 1920s Described utopian societies of the future Described utopian societies of the future Were disillusioned with America after World War I Were disillusioned with America after World War I Railed against social injustices Predicted the Great Depression

22. Americans antiwar sentiments in the 1920s were reflected in The Nine-Power Naval Treaty The Kellogg-Briand Pact The Twenty-First Amendment The Good Neighbor Policy

23. What was an effect of the Roosevelt Recession? It encouraged Democrats to legislate the Second New Deal It encouraged Democrats to legislate the Second New Deal It convinced Roosevelt that Keynesian-style deficit spending was failing It convinced Roosevelt that Keynesian-style deficit spending was failing It helped Republicans return to power in Congress It helped Republicans return to power in Congress It prompted the Red Scare

24. In the Four-Power Treaty of 1922, France, Britain, and the United States agreed Not to fortify their territorial possessions in the Pacific even though Japan could Not to fortify their territorial possessions in the Pacific even though Japan could To prepare for a possible war with Japan over Southeast Asia To prepare for a possible war with Japan over Southeast Asia To carve China into separate spheres of influence To carve China into separate spheres of influence To reduce their number of battleships in the Pacific To reduce their number of battleships in the Pacific

25. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related to previous president William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin Harrison Eleanor Roosevelt

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