USA Topic 1 The Depression and New Deal

By 1933 how many black Americans were unemployed?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

What marked the start of the Great Depression in the United States?

• The Stock Market Crash
• World War I
• War World II
• The Dust Bowl 

Which President created the New Deal, a plan to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

• Franklin Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry Truman
• Woodrow Wilson 

Many people that were unemployed ended up living in..

• Rural Communities 
• Ohio
• Hoovervilles 
• Hotels 

Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?

• Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide.
• Hoover lost by a narrow margin.
• Huey Long ran a strong third-party campaign.
• Roosevelt won a third term.

Which President thought the government should not get involved in economic affairs?

• Hoover
• Roosevelt 

What did the Bonus Marchers want?

• To avoid WWII
• Early payment of money owed from WWI 
• Loans to pay off their mortgages 
• Jobs working for the US military 

What did Roosevelt do in his first 100 days (choose all that he did)

• Closed the banks for 10 days

• Started to set up Alphabet Agencies

• Re-called loans from Germany

• Began his fireside chats

What did the Fair Labour Standards Act achieve? Select all that apply

• Minimum wages

• End to child labour everywhere except on farms

• Maximum working hours

• Shorter working week for 1 million workers

Who did Dr Frances Townsend feel had been overlooked in the New Deal which was why he opposed it?

• The elderly

• Women

• The teenagers

• Homeless