Depression and the New Deal: The USA,1929-1941

A quiz for GCSE AQA History Unit 2, on the effects of the wall street crash and action taken

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Who was President at the time of the Crash?
Herbert Hoover
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What did he claim?
The boom would go on for ever
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What did he believe?
The government should not interfere in business
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What did he pass in 1930?
Hawley-Smoot Tarrif
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How much did he spend relieving poverty?
3 million
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What was the date of the Bonus Marchers' protest
May 1932
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How much was the bonus they were promised?
$500
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Who were they?
Ex WW1 soldiers
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Who won the 1932 presidential election?
Franklin D Roosevelt
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What were Roosevelt's Fireside Chats?
Explaining in simple terms what he wanted to achieve to the nation
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What were the Hundred days?
The first 100 days oF FDR's office where he began to introduce agencies
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How many days did the Emergency Banking Relief Act close the banks for?
4
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What were banks banned for doing?
Investing in the stock market
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How much aid did FERA give
$500 million
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How many people did the CCC give jobs to?
2 million
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In the AAA what were farmers paid to do?
Not to overproduce food
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What did the Wagner Act,1935 allow?
Gave all workers the right to join a trade union
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How much did unemployment rise to in Rooseveklt's second term?
10 million
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What condition made farming harder in southern states?
Dust bowl
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Why did the supreme court find the NRA unconstitutional?
It exceeded the powers of the president
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Why did Republicans oppose the New Deal?
Both
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Why did Big businesses oppose the New Deal?
Gave too much power to trade unions
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Who was Senator Huey Long?
Govenor of Lousianna
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People with a higher income than what would be more taxed?
$5000
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FDR was the only president to...
Serve 4 terms
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How much had unemployment reduced by between 1933 and 1940
40%
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In 1937 industry was working at what percentage of its 1929 level?
75%
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What really lead the US to recovery?
WW2
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