American History Great Depression New Deal Review Game

American History Great Depression & New Deal Review Game

1920 s Great Depression New Deal Markets New Deal Welfare Review of the New Deal MISC 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 40 50 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 60 70 80 90 100

A share of ownership in a company. Stock A 1

When President Roosevelt addressed the nation over the radio it was known as Fireside Chats A 2

Who said, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ” Franklin Roosevelt A 3

This Republican won the presidential election of 1928. Herbert Hoover A 4

This term refers to making extremely risky business transactions on the chance of making quick or considerable profits. Speculation A 5

Why did president Roosevelt declare a “bank holiday? ” To keep people from making a bank run. A 6

Government-financed building projects are _____ Public Works A 7

This term refers to paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest. Buying on Margin A 8

In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles, ” people conveyed their: Disgust with President Hoover A 9

During the 1920 s, how did farmers try to boost profits during these tough times? Farmers tried to increase production. A 10

This is the period from 1924 to 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed. Great Depression B 1

A neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks. Hooverville B 2

Cash payments or food provided by the government directly to the poor. Relief B 3

_____ took a drop in popularity for his treatment of the “Bonus Army. ” Hoover B 4

Bonus 50 pts. B 5

Herbert Hoover’s approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in: Rugged individualism or Not providing Direct Government Relief B 6

This reduced the flow of goods into the United States and prevented other countries from earning American currency to buy American exports. B 7 Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

An example of psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in the number of: suicides. B 8

The region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, that was made worthless for farming by drought and ---- storms. Dust Bowl. B 9

Bonus 100 pts B 10

Roosevelt took his ideas for his New Deal programs from? His “Brain Trust. ” C 1

Government agency set up by the Federal Securities Act to regulate the Stock Market. Securities Exchange Commission C 2

This authorized the Treasury Department to inspect banks and to close that were unsound, with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the banking system. Emergency Banking Relief Act ( FDIC) C 3

When banks took possession of farms for failure to pay was called foreclosure C 4

Group of World War I soldiers who marched to Washington to get their bonuses____? Bonus Army C 5

What decision kept American manufacturers and farmers from selling high inventories to foreign countries during the Depression? Rise in tariffs in 1930 C 7

Why did Okies leave their farms and head to California during the Great Depression? They hoped to find agricultural work in California C 8

Bonus 60 pts C 8

Alfred Smith was the first ____ to run for president. Roman Catholic C 9

Why didn’t Hoover’s programs revive the economy? His programs did not provide sufficient funding to impact the nation’s problems. C 10

Program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. New Deal D 1

Bonus 20 pts D 2

This paid farmers to lower production and, in some cases, to destroy crops, with the greater goal of raising crop prices and farm income. Agricultural Adjustment Act D 3

This helped to create prosperity in a poverty-stricken region by providing funds to build and repair dams, flood-control projects, and power plants. Tennessee Valley Authority D 4

The Grapes of Wrath was written by_____. John Steinbeck D 5

The ___ put young men to work doing unskilled jobs, supervised by the Army. Civilian Conservation Corps D 6

_______is the main character of Gone With the Wind, written by_____. Scarlet O’Hara, Margaret Mitchell D 7

Of the New Deal policies, ___ had the biggest long-term impact on the American economy: Social Security Act D 8

Bonus 90 pts

The Supreme Court ruled that the ___ was unconstitutional on the grounds that its provisions were local matters and should be regulated by the states. Agricultural Adjustment Act D 10

Even though the economy was not back to normal, what event distracted President Roosevelt from his New Deal programs? Rise of Hitler in Europe E 1

What reached a new high during Roosevelt’s first term as president? The nation’s deficit E 2

President Roosevelt received great criticism for His court-packing plan E 3

Government agency that regulates the Banking Industry, and provides deposit insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation E 4

Government agency that regulates the Stock Market and the companies that trade stock on the market. Securities and Exchange Commission E 5

New Deal legislation that provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities, poor mothers with dependent children, and the needy elderly: Social Security Act E 6

The first woman appointed to a Cabinet position Frances Perkins E 7

The Louisiana governor/senator who sought to challenge FDR in the 1936 presidential election? Huey P. Long E 8

Bonus 10 pts

What was the name of Huey P. Long’s program? Share the Wealth E 10

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration? F 1 Advisor on domestic policy.

This term refers to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929. Black Tuesday F 2

Period of rising stock prices. Bull Market F 3

A number of African Americans were appointed to positions in Roosevelt’s administration known as The Black Cabinet F 3

What were three major goals of the New Deal? Relief, Reform, Recovery F 7

As the unemployment rates rose, how did this affect consumer spending? Consumers had less money to spend, so they purchased less. F 8

Jobless, penniless wanderers who rode the rails Hobos F 9

What event would help pull us out of the Great Depression? World War II F 10