Quiz Me! - Events: Great Depression Test your knowledge about events in the Great Depression! 1 / 10 Which challenge did FDR address in his first Fireside Chat? The banking crisis The Dust Bowl His court packing scheme Unemployment 2 / 10 Which title best describes the list of events in the above chart? Bank foreclosures Overproduction of goods The Dust Bowl The Stock Market Crash 3 / 10 What was the significance of the Tennessee Valley Authority? It provided freshwater and new soil conservation techniques to farms in the Midwest. It provided jobs, an improved standard of living, flood control and electricity to the rural South. It was a New Deal program designed to put artists to work documenting the Great Depression. It was a New Deal program to put young men to work building infrastructure in national parks. 4 / 10 What is an underlying reason President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to extend his reforms to the judicial branch? He was trying to increase the power of the executive branch. The Court declared some of his New Deal legislation unconstitutional. It was another way to gain the nation’s confidence. He was concerned about the mental health of the justices on the Supreme Court. 5 / 10 Which Great American novel described the lives of agricultural workers during the Dust Bowl? The Grapes of Wrath An American Tragedy Leaves of Grass All Quiet on the Western Front 6 / 10 Which best completes the outline above? Causes of migration around the late 19th century New Deal Soil Conservation Service recommendations Farming conditions that prompted the Homestead Act Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl 7 / 10 Which New Deal reform designed to provide oversight of financial markets and give investors accurate information is still in place today? Court Reform Social Security Securities Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 8 / 10 Which New Deal program for relief and recovery built a series of dams designed to generate electricity and tackle erosion, flood control, and reforestation in the rural areas of Southern states? Public Works Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration Tennessee Valley Authority 9 / 10 What caused the Stock Market Crash? Government railroad grants Government regulation Speculation and overproduction High interest rates and low returns 10 / 10 What was the Securities Exchange Commission designed to prevent? Corruption in the housing industry Lack of regulation that caused the stock market crash Bank closures the caused people to lose their life savings Lack of regulation in the food and drug industries Your score is Try another 10!
