New #05 Great Depression STAAR Review 17-22 - v2

Front

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

Back

intense drought in the region

Answer explanation

The intense drought in the region was a major factor that turned the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.

Front

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid to late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression? Options: people weren't able to repay the loans used to purchase stocks, Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors, financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stop investors, foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings

Back

people weren't able to repay the loans used to purchase stocks

Answer explanation

Investors during the 1920s couldn't repay stock purchase loans, leading to the Great Depression.

Front

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

Back

Businesses were forced to close causing widespread unemployment.

Answer explanation

The Great Depression caused businesses to close, leading to widespread unemployment.

Front

Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram? Options: increase in minimum wage, growth of immigration, increase in unemployment, growth and consumer spending

Back

increase in unemployment

Answer explanation

The correct phrase that replaces the question mark in the diagram is 'increase in unemployment'. This choice accurately reflects the negative correlation between the increase in unemployment and the decrease in consumer spending.

Front

How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D Roosevelt?

Back

Hoover wanted to limit the role of the Federal Government in managing the crisis.

Answer explanation

Hoover's response to the Great Depression differed from Roosevelt's. Hoover wanted to limit the role of the Federal Government in managing the crisis, while Roosevelt wanted date governments to regulate Private Business activity.

Front

What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

Back

to maintain Fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions

Answer explanation

The purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions.

Front

Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?

Back

Social Security Administration

Answer explanation

The Social Security Administration is the New Deal program that provides an income for retired people.

Front

Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?

Back

Social Security Administration

Answer explanation

The Social Security Administration was created to specifically serve this population. It provided financial assistance and retirement benefits to individuals in need.

Front

How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the Federal Government?

Back

It provided the federal government with a role in administration and retired fund for workers.

Answer explanation

The new program described in the poster provided the federal government with a role in administration and a retired fund for workers.

Front

What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?

Back

the federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment

Answer explanation

The creation of the CCC in the 1930s resulted in the federal government providing aid to people suffering from unemployment.