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YAWP 23 The Great Depression Test Questions and Answers
What percent of Americans were investing in the
stock market prior to the crash? - -2.5%
Which group of Americans benefitted the least
from the economic changes of the 1920s? -
-Southern farmers
What was the consequence of the Smoot-Hawley
Tariff of 1930? - -International trade
collapsed
How did the Federal Reserve respond to the
financial collapse? - -Overcorrected by
raising interest rates and tightening credit
What is the definition of Herbert Hoover's
"Associationalism?" - -A system where
businesses would voluntarily limit harmful
business practices for the greater economic good
What was the Bonus Army? - -A group of
World War I veterans who petitioned the
government to make an early payment on
bonuses scheduled to be released in 1945
The environmental catastrophe of the Great
Depression was partly the result of agricultural
mismanagement. Which of the following was the
most consequential example of this
mismanagement? - -Farmers plowed up
natural ground cover to grow more crops, cover
that had taken ages to form in the relatively dry
sates of the Plains
Which of the following statements regarding
immigration during the Great Depression is true?
- -More people left the United States than
entered it during the Great Depression
Upon assuming office, how did Roosevelt
respond to the collapsing bank system? - -
Declared a bank holiday and then pushed
through the Emergency Banking Act
Roosevelt tried to create relief for American
farmers through the Agricultural Adjustment Act
(AAA). What did the AAA do? - -Aimed to
raise the prices of agricultural commodities by
offering cash incentives to voluntarily limit farm
production, thereby increasing prices
What did the Works Progress Administration do?
- -Put unemployed men and women to
work on projects designed and proposed by local
governments
What was the most dramatic result of the 1938
Fair Labor Standards Act? - -The creation
of a national minimum wage
Louisiana Senator Huey long criticized
Roosevelt's New Deal programs for
_____________ - -Failing to redistribute
wealth
Which of the following actions did FDR take to
advance civil rights for African Americans? -
-None of these occurred
What was FDR's "court-packing scheme" -
-An attempt to appoint up to six new
justices who would be friendly to his interests
