The Great Depression Era Review

@ SAG - Sullivan - '24 US History Honors

Which factors contributed most to the start of the Great Depression of the 1930's?

overproduction and the excessive use of credit

Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by

providing financial assistance after retirement

Year of Social Security Act

1935

A major factor contributing to the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States was the

decline in farm prosperity (wealth/success) in the 1920s

Why did FDR attempt to "Pack" the Supreme Court from 9 to 15 Justices?

The Supreme Court had declared prominent New Deal programs unconstitutional

The defeat of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “court packing” plan by Congress is an example of

checks and balances

Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army were all direct results of

unemployment during the Great Depression

Which New Deal agency had the creation of new jobs as its primary goal?

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

The enactment of the FDIC helped restore public confidence by

insuring funds of depositors in case of a bank's failure

Which agency, created during the New Deal, was intended to prevent serious problems in the stock market?

Securities and Exchange Commission

The New Deal changed American political thinking because it was based on the principle that the

government should attempt to solve social and economic problems

The major problems of the Great Depression were not solved by the New Deal , what ultimately ended the Depression

WWII

Which problem did Franklin D. Roosevelt address first in his presidency?

bringing stability to the banking system

Senator Huey Long who criticized FDR's New Deal believed the Depression could be fixed by...

Capping wealth and taxing the rich

American's responded toward the violence against the "Bonus Army" by

criticizing the government for its treatment of WWI veterans

President Herbert Hoover’s response to the Great Depression was often criticized because it

failed to provide direct relief for the neediest persons