Quiz Me! - Era: Great Depression Test your knowledge about the Great Depression. 1 / 10 What 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 Lack of regulation that caused the stock market crash Corruption in the housing industry 2 / 10 Which department in FDR’s cabinet played the key role in influencing FDR to support the Social Security Act. The Department of State The Department of Labor The Department of Agriculture The Department of Treasury 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 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. It provided jobs, an improved standard of living, flood control and electricity to the rural South. 4 / 10 Frustrated that the Supreme Court was overturning New Deal legislation, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that The Supreme Court be expanded to a maximum of 15 members 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 disbanded and the U.S. operate with two branches of government 5 / 10 Which challenge did FDR address in his first Fireside Chat? The Dust Bowl The banking crisis Unemployment His court packing scheme 6 / 10 Which title best describes the list of events in the above chart? Bank foreclosures Overproduction of goods The Stock Market Crash The Dust Bowl 7 / 10 Franklin 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- Farm Security Administration Social Security Act New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps 8 / 10 What 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. 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. The Court declared some of his New Deal legislation unconstitutional. 9 / 10 FDR’s 1st inaugural address focused on the national government’s response to what crisis? The increasing conflict over racial segregation. The increasing immigration problem The increasing impact of the Great Depression The impending possibility of WWII 10 / 10 Which best completes the outline above? New Deal Soil Conservation Service recommendations Farming conditions that prompted the Homestead Act Causes of migration around the late 19th century Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl Your score is Try another 10!
