The Great Depression

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of.....

• excessive stock market speculation

• high unemployment

• increased use of credit

• limited income of senior citizens

Which fundamental economic problem of farmers did New Deal policies attempt to solve?

• overproduction

• scarcity of fertile land

• shortage of labor

• lack of transportation facilities

A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the....

• Reduction of the national debt

• control of stock prices by the Federal Government

• joint effort of business and labor to strengthen the Presidency

• assumption by the Federal Government of greater responsibility for the nation's well-being

What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?

• strip mining and toxic waste dumping

• overfarming and severe drought

• clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads

• overpopulation and urban sprawl

Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities "Hoovervilles"?

• President Hoover was very popular during the depression

• They blamed President Hoover for the depression

• They wanted to remember President Hoover

• President Hoover grew up in similar housing

What did President Franklin Roosevelt wish to achieve through deficit spending?

• Trade agreements with foreign countries

• Job creation for the unemployed workers

• Government control of industrial production

• Government ownership of the financial sector

Why did the Bonus Army march to Washington D.C., in 1932?

• The army was preparing for World War II

• The Capitol needed extra soldiers to protect it from riots

• President Hoover requested their support for his policies

• Jobless veterans wanted their bonuses paid early

Social Security was a New Deal program designed to....

• foster the growth of trade unions

• promote recovery through economic development

• give direct aid to American businesses

• provide a minimum retirement income

During the 1930s, many Americans moved out of the Great Plains states to.....

• escape the Dust Bowl

• work in railroad construction

• avoid Native American uprisings

• acquire free land in California

In the 1930's, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that....

• corporations were best left to operate without government interference

• state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states

• the Federal Government must concern itself with the people's economic well-being

• the United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th Century life