True/False on the Depression
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1
The Blue Ridge Parkway was built as a public works project during the Depression sponsored by the Public Works Administration.
True
False
2
The Wagner Act of 1935 guaranteed workers the right to form a union because Congress hoped workers would organize and fight for higher wages and then buy more consumer goods and thus help the economy recover.
True
False
3
Farmers agreed to increase their production of crops during the Depression in order to raise the prices.
True
False
4
FDR narrowly won the election for president in 1932.
True
False
5
FDR was the first president to use the power of the federal government to help the economy recover.
True
False
6
Congress passed reforms of the stock exchange to encourage insider trading so that people could use the information they had about stocks to avoid losses.
True
False
7
FDR closed the banks for eight days while Congress passed laws to give people more confidence in the banks.
True
False
8
"Hoovervilles" were the small rural towns that were especially hurt by the Great Depression.
True
False
9
Farmers experienced a boom in the 1920s such as they had never experienced before.
True
False
10
Price supports for farmers established lower prices if they agreed to cut back on their crops.
True
False
11
Part of FDR's popularity stemmed from his ability to directly communicate with the American public through his "fireside chats."
True
False
12
The main goals of FDR to fight the Depression were relief, recovery and reform.
True
False
13
Some business leaders opposed the New Deal because they thought it interfered too much in the economy.
True
False
14
Minorities faced terrible discrimination during the Depression
True
False
15
The Bonus Army were soldiers who were requesting their promised bonuses early to help them face the Depression.
True
False
16
President Hoover called on business and private charities to help those out of work because he wanted to emphasize volunteerism.
True
False
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