Chapter 22 - Multiple Choice

What occurred on “Black Tuesday”

A stock market crash wiped out all the gains of the previous year

In what year was unemployment the highest

1933

T/F: Unemployment rates reached as high as 25% during the Great Depression

True

T/F: Unskilled workers were not affected by the growth of unions during the New Deal

False

T/F: Herbert Hoover can be quoted as saying “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.”

False

Franklin Roosevelt’s first goal as president was to

Strengthen the faltering bank industry

During the 1920s, Franklin Roosevelt

Bravely fought back against the ravages of polio

The plight of American farmers during the depression was magnified by

Devastating droughts and dust storms throughout the 1930s

“Court packing” refers to FDR’s proposal to

Assert more presidential control over the makeup of the Supreme Court

T/F: The Social Security Act was enacted in 1936

True