Reforms and Policies during the Great Depression Era Quiz

Test your knowledge on New Deal policies during the Great Depression with this comprehensive quiz covering key reforms and programs.

#1

Which economic concept is associated with the idea of 'priming the pump' during the Great Depression era?

Laissez-faire
Keynesian economics
Monetarism
Supply-side economics
#2

Which program aimed to provide jobs for young unemployed men through environmental conservation projects during the Great Depression?

Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
#3

Who was the economist whose ideas influenced the New Deal policies, emphasizing government intervention to stimulate the economy?

John Maynard Keynes
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
Paul Krugman
#4

Which legislation, passed in 1938, established a minimum wage and maximum working hours, addressing labor issues during the Great Depression?

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
Emergency Banking Act
#5

Who served as the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression?

Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Harry Hopkins
#6

Which U.S. President implemented the New Deal policies during the Great Depression?

Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry S. Truman
#7

What was the primary objective of the Social Security Act of 1935 during the Great Depression?

Providing unemployment benefits
Establishing retirement pensions
Regulating the stock market
Funding agricultural subsidies
#8

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) during the Great Depression?

Regulating industrial production
Providing relief to unemployed workers
Stabilizing farm prices and incomes
Promoting international trade
#9

Which region of the United States was particularly affected by the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?

Midwest
Northeast
Southwest
West Coast
#10

Which piece of New Deal legislation established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1934?

Social Security Act
Glass-Steagall Act
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Securities Act
#11

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression?

Providing financial aid to farmers
Creating jobs through infrastructure projects
Regulating the stock market
Providing retirement pensions
#12

Which of the following programs was part of the First New Deal implemented in the 1930s?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Medicare
Head Start Program
Food Stamp Program
#13

What impact did the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 have on the banking sector during the Great Depression?

It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
It repealed prohibition laws
It provided subsidies to farmers
It established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
#14

Who was the chairman of the Federal Reserve during the early years of the Great Depression?

Milton Friedman
John Maynard Keynes
Benjamin Strong
Alan Greenspan
#15

What was the main purpose of the Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) passed in 1935 during the Great Depression?

Regulating working hours
Protecting workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively
Providing subsidies to farmers
Establishing a minimum wage
#16

Which agency was responsible for insuring bank deposits and restoring public confidence in the banking system during the Great Depression?

Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
#17

What was the purpose of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) enacted in 1933?

Providing relief to farmers
Regulating industrial production and labor relations
Establishing retirement pensions
Implementing social security measures

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