Quiz Me! - Era: Great DepressionTest your knowledge about the Great Depression. 1 / 10What 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 to put young men to work building infrastructure in national parks. It was a New Deal program designed to put artists to work documenting the Great Depression. 2 / 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 concerned about the mental health of the justices on the Supreme Court. He was trying to increase the power of the executive branch. 3 / 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 4 / 10Which best completes the outline above? Farming conditions that prompted the Homestead Act New Deal Soil Conservation Service recommendations Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl Causes of migration around the late 19th century 5 / 10Which department in FDR’s cabinet played the key role in influencing FDR to support the Social Security Act. The Department of Labor The Department of State The Department of Agriculture The Department of Treasury 6 / 10Franklin Delano Roosevelt, our 32nd US President, took office during the Great Depression and proposed several programs to bring relief to Americans. These programs and agencies are collectively known as the- Social Security Act Civilian Conservation Corps New Deal Farm Security Administration 7 / 10Frustrated that the Supreme Court was overturning New Deal legislation, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that The Supreme Court be disbanded and the U.S. operate with two branches of government Judicial review be denied until the end of the Great Depression The New Deal be negated and the American public left with no government assistance The Supreme Court be expanded to a maximum of 15 members 8 / 10Which set of FDR’s proposed reforms during the Great Depression received the greatest criticism? Federal art projects Court reform Banking reform Soil conservation projects 9 / 10What caused the Stock Market Crash? Speculation and overproduction High interest rates and low returns Government regulation Government railroad grants 10 / 10Which title best describes the list of events in the above chart? Overproduction of goods Bank foreclosures The Dust Bowl The Stock Market Crash Your score is Try another 10!
