Quiz Me! - Era: Great Depression Test your knowledge about the Great Depression. 1 / 10 Which challenge did FDR address in his first Fireside Chat? The Dust Bowl His court packing scheme The banking crisis Unemployment 2 / 10 What was the purpose of the popular Fireside Chats? 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 President Woodrow Wilson taking the opportunity to explain his Fourteen Points to the nation President Franklin Roosevelt addressing the nation to calm fears and explain his New Deal policies 3 / 10 Which department in FDR’s cabinet played the key role in influencing FDR to support the Social Security Act. The Department of Treasury The Department of Agriculture The Department of State The Department of Labor 4 / 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 5 / 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 6 / 10 What caused the Stock Market Crash? Government regulation High interest rates and low returns Speculation and overproduction Government railroad grants 7 / 10 Which of the following laws passed during the New Deal period still applies to U.S. citizens? The Social Security Act All of the above The National Recovery Act (NRA) The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) 8 / 10 Which New Deal reform designed to provide oversight of financial markets and give investors accurate information is still in place today? Securities Exchange Commission Court Reform Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Social Security 9 / 10 What was the significance of the Tennessee Valley Authority? It was a New Deal program designed to put artists to work documenting the Great Depression. 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. 10 / 10 Frustrated that the Supreme Court was overturning New Deal legislation, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that Judicial review be denied until the end of the Great Depression The Supreme Court be disbanded and the U.S. operate with two branches of government 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 Your score is Try another 10!
