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The Great Depression / New Deal TEST REVIEW
TEST TOMORROW!!!
What was common among entertainment during the
Great Depression?
ANSWER IT OFFERED PEOPLE A BRIEF ESCAPE FROM THEIR POOR LIVING SITUATION
Who were the Bonus Army and what happened to them?
ANSWER THEY WERE A GROUP OF WORLD WAR I VETERANS WHO MARCHED IN WASHINGTON
DEMANDING EARLY PENSION PAYMENTS; HOOVER ORDERED THE ARMY TO DISPERSE THEM
What was the most famous line in FDR’s first inaugural address?
ANSWER “THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF”
Because of FDR, what is the length of time used to gauge
how a President is doing?
ANSWER 100 DAYS
What were Bank Runs?
ANSWER UPON HEARING BANKS WERE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY DUE TO MASS WITHDRAWALS, PEOPLE
WOULD LITERALLY RUN TO THE BANK TO GET THEIR MONEY OUT BECAUSE ONCE THE BANK RAN OUT OF
MONEY, THE BANK WOULD CLOSE ITS DOORS AND THE PERSON’S MONEY WOULD BE LOST FOREVER
Who called for a “Share-Our-Wealth” Plan and what did it state?
ANSWER HUEY LONG AND IT CALLED FOR SEIZING THE WEALTH OF THE
WEALTHIEST AMERICANS AND RESDISTRIBUTING IT TO THE POOR CLASS
What area of the country was known as the dust bowl during
the 1930s?
ANSWER THE GREAT PLAINS
What was the largest public works project during the 1930s?
ANSWER THE HOOVER DAM
Who was very concerned with bring the concerns of minority
groups to FDR?
ANSWER ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
What was the nickname of FDR’s radio addresses to the nation?
ANSWER FIRESIDE CHATS
Many people who lost their homes during the Great
Depression lived in shack towns that were nicknamed what?
ANSWER HOOVERVILLES OR SHANTYTOWNS
What disease did FDR suffer from?
ANSWER POLIO
What organization did the federal government create in order to give people the security to put their money back into banks?
ANSWER FDIC (FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION)
What organization did the federal government create in order to
police the stock market in order to prevent another crash?
ANSWER SEC (SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION)
Did FDR and the Supreme Court get along? What did FDR try to do?
ANSWER NO BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT WAS RULING SEVERAL NEW DEAL PROGRAMS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; FDR
TRIED TO ADD 6 NEW JUSTICES TO THE SUPREME COURT (THIS WAS KNOWN AS COURT PACKING)
What was the idea behind Social Security? Why is it in
trouble today?
ANSWER PROVIDE PENSIONS (RETIREMENT MONEY) FOR ELDERLY AMERICANS; IT IS IN TROUBLE TODAY
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE PULLING FROM SOCIAL SECURITY THAN
EVER BEFORE (BABYBOOMERS)
