Effects of the Great Depression on American society | History

Starter quiz

Write the missing word (beginning with R). Food, money or services provided to people in need is called ______.
- 'relief' ✓
Who was president at the time that the Great Depression began?
- Calvin Coolidge
- Herbert Hoover ✓
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why was the Hawley-Smoot tariff a problem?
- It taxed American businesses.
- It encouraged businesses to overproduce.
- It led Europeans to increase their own tariffs. ✓
What did the Bonus Army ask for in 1932?
- a change in government
- new jobs in the US Army
- a revolution
- early payment of war pensions ✓
How did Hoover's idea of 'rugged individualism' affect his initial response to the Great Depression?
- It led him to fund extensive public works programmes.
- It led him to avoid providing much government support. ✓
- It led him fund education programmes to help each American.
Starting with earliest, sort the following steps to explain how Roosevelt planned to help the economy recover.
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  increase government funding for public works.
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  New jobs generated in areas such as construction.
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  People have more money to spend.
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  Businesses sell more and can begin to grow again.
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  Employment rises further.
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  US economy recovers from the Great Depression.