Quiz Me! - Events: Great DepressionTest your knowledge about events in the Great Depression! 1 / 10Which best completes the outline above? Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl Farming conditions that prompted the Homestead Act Causes of migration around the late 19th century New Deal Soil Conservation Service recommendations 2 / 10What was the significance of the Tennessee Valley Authority? It was a New Deal program to put young men to work building infrastructure in national parks. It provided jobs, an improved standard of living, flood control and electricity to the rural South. It provided freshwater and new soil conservation techniques to farms in the Midwest. It was a New Deal program designed to put artists to work documenting the Great Depression. 3 / 10What was the purpose of the popular Fireside Chats? President Franklin Roosevelt addressing the nation to calm fears and explain his New Deal policies President Woodrow Wilson taking the opportunity to explain his Fourteen Points to the nation President Theodore Roosevelt meeting with other Progressive leaders to discuss important reforms President Lyndon Johnson using new technology to explain the benefits of his Great Society Programs 4 / 10What was the Securities Exchange Commission designed to prevent? Bank closures the caused people to lose their life savings Lack of regulation in the food and drug industries Corruption in the housing industry Lack of regulation that caused the stock market crash 5 / 10Which challenge did FDR address in his first Fireside Chat? The banking crisis His court packing scheme Unemployment The Dust Bowl 6 / 10What is an underlying reason President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to extend his reforms to the judicial branch? It was another way to gain the nation’s confidence. The Court declared some of his New Deal legislation unconstitutional. He was trying to increase the power of the executive branch. He was concerned about the mental health of the justices on the Supreme Court. 7 / 10Which set of FDR’s proposed reforms during the Great Depression received the greatest criticism? Federal art projects Banking reform Court reform Soil conservation projects 8 / 10Which New Deal reform designed to provide oversight of financial markets and give investors accurate information is still in place today? Social Security Court Reform Securities Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 9 / 10Which Great American novel described the lives of agricultural workers during the Dust Bowl? All Quiet on the Western Front An American Tragedy The Grapes of Wrath Leaves of Grass 10 / 10What caused the Stock Market Crash? Speculation and overproduction Government railroad grants Government regulation High interest rates and low returns Your score is Try another 10!
