The American Journey, Illinois Edition

Chapter 25: The Depression and FDR

The Depression and FDR

1.
The stock market crashed in __________.
A)1928
B)1929
C)1930
D)1932
2.
The Bonus Army __________.
A)was formed to maintain order on Wall Street
B)guarded the border with Mexico
C)built Hoovervilles for the poor
D)were veterans who demanded their bonus from Congress
3.
President Roosevelt’s “eyes and ears” was __________.
A)Frances Perkins
B)his Brain Trust
C)Eleanor Roosevelt
D)Will Rogers
4.
A program that provided electricity to six Southern states was the __________.
A)Tennessee Valley Authority
B)Mississippi Cooperative
C)Civilian Conservation Corps
D)National Industrial Recovery Act
5.
The Dust Bowl was made up of New Mexico, eastern Colorado, northern Texas, western Kansas, and __________.
A)Arizona
B)Southern California
C)Nebraska
D)Oklahoma
6.
All but which of the following were factors that contributed to the Dust Bowl?
A)clearing and plowing the prairies
B)strong winds
C)land reform laws
D)drought
7.
In 1936 Germany and Italy supported fascists in __________.
A)the Spanish Civil War
B)Argentina
C)the war in Ethiopia
D)Russia
8.
The author of The Grapes of Wrath was __________.
A)George Burns
B)Margaret Mitchell
C)John Steinbeck
D)Upton Sinclair
9.
A new law that provided monthly pensions for retired people was the __________.
A)Social Security Act
B)Works Progress Administration
C)Revenue Act
D)Federal Emergency Relief Administration
10.
To prevent the Supreme Court from undoing the New Deal, FDR considered __________.
A)a “court-packing” plan
B)impeaching Supreme Court justices
C)amending the Constitution
D)cutting the salaries of Supreme Court justices
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