The Great Depression

Which heading best completes the outline?

• Causes of the Great Depression

• Effects of World War I

• Progressive Era Reforms

As a way of criticizing the federal government during the early 1930s, areas such as those shown in this photograph were often referred to as  

• tenements

• Levittowns

• Hoovervilles

The period from March to June 1933 during which President Roosevelt was able to get 15 laws passed was known as the

• Lame Duck Period

• Square Deal

• Hundred Days

Radio addresses that FDR used to reassure people about the future of the economy and inform them about the actions he was taking to help were called

• depression discussions

• fireside chats

• cabinet battles

Speaker A: "The government must take responsibility for helping those citizens who are unemployed and starving." Speaker B: "'The government does not have the right to interfere in people’s private lives." Speaker C: "This type of government spending is a danger to American business and will increase the national debt." These speakers are most likely discussing the

• New Deal

• Lend Lease Program

• Treaty of Versailles

Which New Deal law established a system of unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?

• Fairl Labor Standards Act

• Social Security Act

• National Recovery Act

In which area of the United States did the Dust Bowl of the 1930s occur?

• Southeast

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

How did the Great Depression affect workers?

• One-half of workers were unemployed

• Workers’ incomes rose to high levels

• One-fourth of workers were without jobs

What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• The Relief, Recovery,Reform Act

• The Alphabet Agencies

Which New Deal program's goal was to stabilize farm prices by reducing the amount of surplus crops?

• Agriculture Adjustment Act

• Works Progress Administration

• Tennessee Valley Authority