Great Depression 2
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- True/False: Private organizations such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army began providing direct relief to the needy.
- True
- African American music
- gospel
- What did The Civilian Conservation Corps provide young men with?
- Jobs in conservation projects
- True/False: To help older Americans, Dr. Francis Townsend proposed the Old Age Rovolving Pension plan.
- True
- Why did much of the Great Plains become the "Dust Bowl" during the 1930's?
- Large dust storms resulted from drought and misuse of land.
- John L. Lewis was president of what?
- United Mine Workers
- The CCC provided jobs for who?
- Young men in rural areas such as erosion projects
- The official closing of banks during March 6-9, 1933 was known as what?
- The Bank Holiday
- Buying on margin is what?
- Buying stock by paying only part of its price.
- During the Dust Bowl many farmers in _______ migrated to _________.
- Great Plains; California
- Groups of shacks built on the edges of cities during the early part of the Great Depression were known as what?
- Hoovervilles
- Giving the needy immediate assistance such as food or money
- direct relief
- FDR promised what in the first of his many fireside chats?
- He ordered the closing of all the nation's banks.
- Through the _______________ the government helped raise farm prices by buying surplus crops for distribution for the poor.
- Agricultural Adjustment Act
- What happened to people when the Great Depression hit the United States?
- Many people lost their savings and their jobs.
- The special session of Congress called by President Roosevelt in 1933 was called the ____________.
- Hundred Days.
- Investing money at a low price hoping to make a big profit is called
- speculation
- People were hoping he would end the Great Depression so they elected him president.
- Franklin Roosevelt
- When the the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Marian Anderson to use their hall for a concert, who resigned from the organization?
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- The New Deal was Franklin Roosevelt's plan to end the _____________.
- Depression
- The rights of workers to join unions and bargain collectively were protected by what?
- the Wagner Act
- What group gave part time employment to more than 4.5 million middle and high school students?
- The National Youth Administration
- Which of the following was NOT a baseball star of the 1930's? a. Satchel Paige, b. Lou Gehrig, c. Dizzy Dean, d. Korrel Kearney.
- d. Korrel Kearney
- What was the name of the radio show about a Martian invasion?
- War of the Worlds.
- True/False: Some people were opposed to the New Deal because they feared goverment interference in their lives.
- True.
- What major factor contributed to the Great Depression?
- overproduction
- True/False: Many people who invested in the stock market bought their stocks on margin.
- True
- Any kind of building project that would benefit the people. An example of this would be roads.
- public works
- True/False: A sit-down strike is one in which workers remain the factory but continue to work.
- True
- This story was told in the first full-length animated film.
- Snow White
- Who held the top box office draw in Hollywood from 1935-1938?
- Shirley Temple
- __________ played an active role in helping the underprivileged.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- A Catholic priest who used his radio program to criticize the New Deal
- Charles Coughlin
- _________ was the first woman to serve in the President's Cabinet.
- Frances Perkins
- ________ provided funding for those too old or disabled to work.
- Social Security
- When the government spends more money than its revenues it is called
- deficit spending
- How did the FDIC relate to banks?
- It insured banks in order to provide confidence in the banking industry.
- The Wagner Act guaranteed workers what?
- the right to join unions
- Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?
- Herbert Hoover
- What paid farmers to plant fewer crops in order to raise prices?
- The AAA.
- A new style of jazz music, popular in the 30's was
- swing
- What were the Fireside chats?
- They were F.D.R.'s radio talks.
- What was the name given to Roosevelt's advisors who were young professors and lawyers?
- Brain Trust
- What ws the date of the stock market crash? (day, month, year)
- October 29, 1929
- What was the Black Cabinet?
- African American leaders who advised President Roosevelt.
- True/False: The Great Depression did not affect family life in the United States.
- False.
- ___________ believed that private charity, not federal aid, was the "American way."
- President Hoover
- Supporters of the New Deal argued that...
- ...the federal government took on a necessary role in regulating the economy
- What do you purchase when you invest in a company?
- stock
- The __________ were World War I veterans who demanded immediate payment of their war bonuses.
- The Bonus Army
- The TVA provided _______ for rural areas.
- electricity
- What is a continuing drop in stock prices called?
- bear market
- He was a former relief supervisor in New York-headed FERA.
- Harry Hopkins
- The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) attempted to do what?
- eliminate unfair competition and prevent business failures
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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Great Depression?
overproduction; unsound banking practices; stock market crash; poverty and racism - poverty and racism
- Huey Long organized what?
- Share-Our-Wealth