4.2 The Great Depression and New Deal

• What type of event was the Great Depression?

  Severe economic downturn
• Speculation in the stock market led to the Wall Street Crash
• The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act increased international trade.

  False
• What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

  25%
• Overproduction led to businesses losing profits during the Great Depression.


  True
• Order the economic impacts of the Great Depression:

  1️⃣ Unprecedented unemployment

  2️⃣ Widespread poverty

  3️⃣ Social disruption
• FDR's New Deal aimed to provide relief, recovery, and reform
• Match the New Deal program with its purpose:

  AAA ↔️ Limit crop production

  CCC ↔️ Conserve natural resources

  PWA ↔️ Fund large-scale construction

  WPA ↔️ Provide employment
• Businesses and farms went bankrupt, leading to widespread poverty
• Who implemented the New Deal to combat the Great Depression?

  Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Match the New Deal agency with its purpose:

  AAA ↔️ Support farmers

  CCC ↔️ Create jobs and conserve resources

  PWA ↔️ Fund large-scale construction

  WPA ↔️ Provide employment through projects
• What structural issue did the New Deal fail to address adequately?

  Economic inequality
• The New Deal stimulated the economy by creating jobs and building infrastructure
• Overproduction in agriculture and industry contributed to the Great Depression.


  True
• What does unequal income distribution limit during an economic downturn?

  Consumer spending
• Match the cause of the Great Depression with its explanation:

  Speculation ↔️ Inflated stock values

  Unequal income distribution ↔️ Reduced consumer spending

  International trade barriers ↔️ Reduced demand for goods

  Banking failures ↔️ Widespread panic and collapses
• Poverty increased dramatically due to job losses
• What buying practice led to inflated stock values during the Great Depression?

  Speculation
• Match the economic impact of the Great Depression with its explanation:

  Unemployment ↔️ Millions without jobs

  Poverty ↔️ Businesses and farms went bankrupt

  Social disruption ↔️ Families torn apart
• African Americans and small farmers fully benefited from the New Deal.

  False
• What was the peak unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

  25%
• The Great Depression caused social disruption by tearing apart families and communities.


  True
• The New Deal aimed to provide relief, foster recovery, and enact reform
• Order the key actions of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC):

  1️⃣ Employed young men

  2️⃣ Worked on environmental projects

  3️⃣ Planted trees

  4️⃣ Built roads
• The Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided jobs through cultural programs.


  True
• What act aimed to prevent future banking failures during the Great Depression?

  Glass-Steagall Act
• The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided millions of jobs
• What was one of the major limitations of the New Deal?

  Persistent unemployment