Quiz Me! - Era: Great DepressionTest your knowledge about the Great Depression. 1 / 10Which 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 2 / 10Frustrated 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 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 The Supreme Court be expanded to a maximum of 15 members 3 / 10FDR’s 1st inaugural address argued for a basic shift in the balance of power between the national government and which other governments? Foreign governments The Congressional branch The state governments The Judicial branch 4 / 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- New Deal Social Security Act Civilian Conservation Corps Farm Security Administration 5 / 10What was the Securities Exchange Commission designed to prevent? Bank closures the caused people to lose their life savings Corruption in the housing industry Lack of regulation that caused the stock market crash Lack of regulation in the food and drug industries 6 / 10Which best completes the outline above? New Deal Soil Conservation Service recommendations Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl Causes of migration around the late 19th century Farming conditions that prompted the Homestead Act 7 / 10Which Great American novel described the lives of agricultural workers during the Dust Bowl? An American Tragedy All Quiet on the Western Front Leaves of Grass The Grapes of Wrath 8 / 10Which challenge did FDR address in his first Fireside Chat? His court packing scheme The Dust Bowl The banking crisis Unemployment 9 / 10What 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 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. 10 / 10Which title best describes the list of events in the above chart? The Dust Bowl Bank foreclosures Overproduction of goods The Stock Market Crash Your score is Try another 10!
