The Great Depression

1. What was one-way President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked to accomplish this promise?

• A. by asking Congress to end poll taxes

• B. by authorizing food rationing during World War II

• C. by establishing the Works Progress Administration

• D. by freezing wages after the U.S. stock market crash

2. Which actions by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression MOST helped meet the goals

listed above? Choose TWO responses. (Counts as two questions)

• A. He created dams that provided electricity.

• B. He reorganized the executive branch of government.

• C. He delivered regular speeches to the public on the radio.

• D. He created a program to build public buildings and highways.

• F. He signed a bill that guaranteed workers the right to join unions.

3. The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard with several years of severe

drought turning the land into a “dust bowl.” What was an immediate result of this?

• A. The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.

• B. Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.

• C. The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.

• D. Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.

4. This author wrote Gone with the Wind, which was a book about a Georgia family overcoming

hardships after the Civil War.

• A. Jesse Owens

• B. Duke Ellington

• C. Charles Lindbergh

• D. Margaret Mitchell

5. Who was the president when the Stock Market Crashed in 1929?

• A. Calvin Coolidge

• B. Herbert Hoover

• C. Warren Harding

• D. Franklin Roosevelt

6. President Roosevelt planned on fixing the economy through which of the following?

• A. Relief, Recovery, Reform

• B. Recovery, Reform, Resilience

• C. Reform, Resilience, Rationing

• D. Relief, Restructure, Reasoning

7. As a way of helping out of work Americans, social organizations and charities began to set up:

• A. Cattle Trails

• B. Soup Kitchens

• C. Bread Stations

• D. Farmer’s Markets

8. Duke Ellington was famous during the 1930s for being: A. A bestselling author B. An Olympic track star C. A composer of jazz music D. An all-star baseball player

• A. A bestselling author

• B. An Olympic track star

• C. A composer of jazz music

• D. An all-star baseball player

9. Which New Deal program, which hired artists and musicians, would the following poster represent?

• A. Social Security Act

• B. Tennessee Valley Authority

• C. Civilian Conservation Corps

• D. Works Progress Administration

13. The shaded area shown on the map above is an area of abundant farmland. During the 1930s this area suffered major crop failures. What was a major cause of this long-lasting failure?

• A. A severe drought

• B. Heavy winter snowfall

• C. Late freezing temperatures

• D. Farmers refusing to use irrigation to water crops