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Grade 8 Great Depression
Why did government want farms to reduce crop acreage?
  1. So that prices would rise
  2. Because farmers shouldn't work so hard
  3. America was running out of room for farms.
  4. So America could buy farm crops from other countries.
Grade 8 Great Depression
The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
  1. was built to provide public power
  2. helped the state of Tennessee recover from the Great Depression
  3. worked in the valleys of Tennessee and built homes
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Great Depression
The WPA (Works Progress Administration)
  1. built hospitals
  2. built schools
  3. built parks
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Great Depression
The Dust Bowl took place during the 1920's.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Great Depression
If the FDIC had been in operation during this time period, would their have been as many bank runs?
  1. Yes, because people still wanted a free toaster.
  2. Yes, because people still wanted to play the lottery.
  3. No, because people wanted to start using debit cards and online banking.
  4. No, because the FDIC insures bank deposits.
Grade 8 Great Depression
In the first 100 days FDR passed 15 laws.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Great Depression
Franklin Roosevelt did not like the fact that the Supreme Court called several of his New Deal programs unconstitutional. He tried to:
  1. fire several of the justices
  2. limit the power of the Supreme Court
  3. Change the number of justices
  4. Eliminate the Supreme Court
Grade 8 Great Depression
The Georgia governor who fought against Roosevelt's New Deal was
  1. Richard B. Russell
  2. Eugene Talmadge
  3. Ed Rivers
  4. Ellis Arnall
Grade 8 Great Depression
In what way did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff anger Europeans?
  1. If they could not sell their products to the U.S., then they were unable to pay their war debts.
  2. They didn't like Smoot or Hawley
  3. They were afraid the U.S. would not participate in any more wars.
  4. Trick question! It didn't actually anger any Europeans.
Grade 8 Great Depression
The National Recovery Administration
  1. was designed to help businesses recover from the effects of the Depression
  2. allowed citizens to sign up for financial relief
  3. worked to help the railroads
  4. was designed to help farmers
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