The New Deal — Unit test

Question 1

How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

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More Americans began to dislike Hoover.

Question 2

Which was a direct result of bank failures in the 1920s and 1930s?

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Depositors lost their savings.

Question 3

Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by

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building onto and expanding them.

Question 4

In the consumer culture of the 1920s,

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people purchased nonessential goods on a regular basis.

Question 5

What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

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set up a fund for retired Americans

Question 6

best

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still has an impact on American life and government today.

Question 7

During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as

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the Dust Bowl.

Question 8

How did Herbert Hoover respond to the demands of the Bonus Army?

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by using military force against its members

Question 9

To buy goods on credit means to

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promise to pay for goods later.

Question 10

Why were bank failures common during the Depression?

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Many people could not pay what they owed to banks.

The New Deal — Unit test Answers