The Great Depression and New Deal - Unit Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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The Great Depression And New Deal
The Great Depression and New Deal - Unit
Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Use the cause and effect table to answer the question.
Cause - ?
Effect - By the mid-1920s, many farms had been foreclosed. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Many farmers invested in land and equipment during the war.
The Great Depression and New Deal - Unit
Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Use the cause and effect table to answer the question.
Cause - ?
Effect - By the mid-1920s, many farms had been foreclosed. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Many farmers invested in land and equipment during the war.
Which of the following achievements did Herbert Hoover accomplish during the first year of
his presidency? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hoover targeted organized crime, leading to the
arrest of Al Capone.
What were the factors that led to the stock market collapse on Black Tuesday? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔overproduction, lack of government regulation, and bank runs
After the stock market crashed, Congress put tariffs on imported goods. What was the effect
of these tariffs? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The tariffs created an escalating trade war.
Read the excerpt from Hoover's "Rugged Individualism" speech to answer the question.
Choose the two highlighted examples that best explain why Hoover believed in rugged
individualism, or the belief that individuals should rely on themselves and not the
government.
Nor do I wish to be misinterpreted as believing that the United States is a free-for-all and
devil-take-the-hindmost. The very essence of equality of opportunity and of American
individualism is that there shall be no domination by any group or [monopoly] in this
republic.... It is no system of laissez faire....
I have witnessed not only at home but abroad the many failures of government in business. I
have seen its tyrannies, its injustices, its destructions of self-government, its undermining of
the very instincts which carry our people forward to progress. I have witnessed the lack of
advance, the lowered standards of living, the depressed spirits of pe - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔I have witnessed not only at home but abroad the many failures of government in
business. & By adherence to the principles of decentralized self-government, ordered liberty,
equal opportunity, and freedom to the individual, our American experiment in human welfare
has yielded a degree of well-being unparalleled in the world.
, What belief led Hoover to ask leading industrialists to maintain current wages in the weeks
following Black Tuesday? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He believed the crash was not part of
a larger downturn.
Use the image to answer the question.
The photo shows men waiting in line for free bread and soup. Who was most likely
responsible for buying and cooking the food? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔private agencies
In 3-5 sentences, describe the causes and impact of the Ford Hunger March in Dearborn,
Michigan, in 1932. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔...
Which of the following were relief programs passed as part of Hoover's plan for limited
government intervention from 1930 through 1932? Select the two correct answers. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔expanded construction jobs program for skilled workers &
funded the Red Cross and the Salvation Army
Which of the following best summarizes the impact of the Great Depression on African
Americans? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔African Americans experienced increased
unemployment and discrimination.
Drag the events that led to the Great Depression in order. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Farmers in the Great Plains enjoyed great prosperity starting at the turn of the century.
The crop prices rose after the federal government purchased excess crops during World War I.
Farmers and ranchers mortgaged their farms to buy more land and equipment.
The need for extra crops decreased after the war, and the price of wheat dropped sharply.
Why did many farmers in the Great Plains choose to mortgage their farms prior to the Great
Depression? Select the two correct answers. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Farmers could
access credit to expand their farms and improve their equipment. & Farmers were prosperous
during the war since growing conditions were excellent.
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