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Jeopardy: Great Depression and New Deal

Test your knowledge of the Great Depression and the New Deal with this interactive Jeopardy game. Explore the causes of the Great Depression, criticism of FDR and the New Deal, conditions during the Depression, and various New Deal programs.

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Jeopardy: Great Depression and New Deal

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  1. THIS IS Jeopardy

  2. Your With Host... Mr. Culver

  3. Jeopardy Problems leading to the Great Depression Opponents and criticism of FDR and the New Deal Opponents and criticism of FDR and the New Deal 2 Conditions of the Great Depression New Deal Programs New Deal Programs 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  4. Which of the following factors contributed to the start of the Great Depression in the United States? (1) increase in military spending (2) failure to maintain the gold standard (3) reduction of tariff rates (4) uneven distribution of wealth A 100

  5. (4) uneven distribution of wealth A 100

  6. In the 1920s, which economic factor led to the Great Depression? (1) lack of investment in the stock market (2) attempt by the U.S. to promote free trade (3) failure to develop new consumer goods industries (4) overproduction of farm products and manufactured goods A 200

  7. (4) overproduction of farm products and manufactured goods A 200

  8. Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929? (1) excessive speculation and buying on margin (2) unwillingness of people to invest in new industries (3) increased government spending (4) too much government regulation of business A 300

  9. (1) excessive speculation and buying on margin A 300

  10. Which economic factor was a major cause of the Great Depression? (1) purchase of stocks on credit (2) increases in taxes on business (3) reduction of tariffs on imports (4) failure to produce enough consumer goods A 400

  11. (1) purchase of stocks on credit A 400

  12. Which statement about the stock market crash of 1929 is most accurate? (1) It was the single cause of the Great Depression. (2) It was caused by the effects of the Great Depression. (3) It continued long after the Great Depression ended. (4) It helped lead to the Great Depression. A 500

  13. (4) It helped lead to the Great Depression. A 500

  14. What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s? (1) strip mining and toxic waste dumping (2) overfarming and severe drought (3) clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads (4) overpopulation and urban sprawl B 100

  15. (2) overfarming and severe drought B 100

  16. Which region of the United States suffered most directly from the Dust Bowl? (1) Southwest (2) Pacific Northwest (3) Rocky Mountains (4) Great Plains B 200

  17. (4) Great Plains B 200

  18. The march of the “Bonus Army” and referring to shantytowns as “Hoovervilles” in the early 1930s illustrate (1) growing discontent with Republican efforts to deal with the Great Depression (2) state projects that created jobs for the unemployed (3) federal attempts to restore confidence in the American economy (4) the president’s success in solving social problems B 300

  19. (1) growing discontent with Republican efforts to deal with the Great Depression B 300

  20. In the 1930s, shantytowns, often called “Hoovervilles,” sprang up across the United States because of President Herbert Hoover’s (1) support for the federal programs to provide jobs for the unemployed (2) refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless (3) efforts to help the residents return to their farms (4) emergency relief program to provide food to the poor B 400

  21. (2) refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless B 400

  22. Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression? (1) high unemployment and overproduction (2) large business investments and low taxes (3) too much money in circulation and high stock prices (4) high unemployment and increased real estate investments B 500

  23. (1) high unemployment and overproduction B 500

  24. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), established during the New Deal, were important because they (1) increased the supply of money in the economy (2) guaranteed loans to failing businesses and banks (3) attempted to restore public confidence in financial institutions (4) provided grants to unemployed workers C 100

  25. (3) attempted to restore public confidence in financial institutions C 100

  26. New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help (1) farmers (2) homeowners (3) businesses (4) unemployed workers C 200

  27. (4) unemployed workers C 200

  28. A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 was to (1) build and manage a turnpike in the valley (2) provide health care benefits for southerners (3) encourage African Americans to settle in the valley (4) improve economic conditions in a poor rural area C 300

  29. (4) improve economic conditions in a poor rural area C 300

  30. DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

  31. The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the (1) rights of workers are less important than the interests of business (2) Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy (3) government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people (4) president’s foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy C 400

  32. (3) government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people C 400

  33. One major way President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal tried to combat the effects of the Great Depression was by (1) keeping workers’ wages low (2) increasing protective tariff rates (3) giving states more control over the federal budget (4) funding public works relief programs C 500

  34. (4) funding public works relief programs C 500

  35. Which statement about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate? (1) Protective tariff rates increased. (2) Social welfare programs were expanded. (3) Government regulation of business was reduced. (4) Government support of environmental conservation ended. D 100

  36. (2) Social welfare programs were expanded. D 100

  37. The New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the United States economy by (1) restoring the principle of a balanced budget (2) expanding the trustbusting practices of Progressive Era presidents (3) encouraging greater production of agricultural goods (4) increasing government involvement with both business and labor D 200

  38. (4) increasing government involvement with both business and labor D 200

  39. The Social Security Act (1935) is considered an important program because it (1) brought about a quick end to the Great Depression (2) provided employment for those in need of a job (3) established a progressive income tax (4) extended support to elderly citizens D 300

  40. (4) extended support to elderly citizens D 300

  41. During President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were created as a way to (1) provide jobs to those who were unemployed (2) raise revenue for relief and recovery programs (3) limit risks associated with savings and investments (4) implement the new income tax amendment D 400

  42. (3) limit risks associated with savings and investments D 400

  43. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) affected workers by (1) protecting their right to form unions and bargain collectively (2) preventing public employee unions from going on strike (3) providing federal pensions for retired workers (4) forbidding racial discrimination in employment D 500

  44. (1) protecting their right to form unions and bargain collectively D 500

  45. The strongest opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs came from (1) western farmers (2) business leaders (3) factory workers (4) recent immigrants E 100

  46. (2) business leaders E 100

  47. Critics of the New Deal claimed that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Social Security System threatened the United States economy by (1) applying socialist principles (2) imposing unfair working hours (3) decreasing government spending (4) eroding antitrust laws E 200

  48. (1) applying socialist principles E 200

  49. Congress refused to enact President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s court-packing plan because the plan (1) threatened to upset the constitutional system of checks and balances (2) entrusted too much power to the judicial branch (3) called for an increase in income taxes (4) required passage of a constitutional amendment E 300

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