THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND NEW DEAL
UNIT UPDATED SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Who are these people?. Answer: Hoboes
● What is taking place in this picture?. Answer: Bonus Army Incident
● How was the Dust Bowl caused by both humans and nature?. Answer:
Farming methods and cattle had harmed the land, and then a severe
drought hit the region in the mid-1930s.
● What was FDR's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)?. Answer: Restore the public's faith in financial institutions
● This is the process of taking money borrowed from the bank or a
broker, and putting it into the stock market. Answer: Buying on Margin
● Which of the statement best describes what happened on Black
Tuesday (Oct. 29, 1929)?. Answer: Stock prices fell and the stock
market crashed.
, ● Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the
Great Depression?. Answer: By expanding the role of government in
citizens' lives
● The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate
help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help
the people and nation "get back on their feet".. Answer: Recovery
● • Became President after Herbert Hoover• Pushed for many new
programs called "The New Deal"• President during World War IIThe list
above refers to which person?. Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
● The situation shown in this photograph occurred in which region?.
Answer: Great Plains
● What was the purpose of the Recovery part of FDR's New Deal?.
Answer: Pump-Priming
● During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve
conditions for farmers?. Answer: By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
● Who had been the president when the Great Depression began in
1929?. Answer: Herbert Hoover
UNIT UPDATED SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Who are these people?. Answer: Hoboes
● What is taking place in this picture?. Answer: Bonus Army Incident
● How was the Dust Bowl caused by both humans and nature?. Answer:
Farming methods and cattle had harmed the land, and then a severe
drought hit the region in the mid-1930s.
● What was FDR's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)?. Answer: Restore the public's faith in financial institutions
● This is the process of taking money borrowed from the bank or a
broker, and putting it into the stock market. Answer: Buying on Margin
● Which of the statement best describes what happened on Black
Tuesday (Oct. 29, 1929)?. Answer: Stock prices fell and the stock
market crashed.
, ● Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the
Great Depression?. Answer: By expanding the role of government in
citizens' lives
● The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate
help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help
the people and nation "get back on their feet".. Answer: Recovery
● • Became President after Herbert Hoover• Pushed for many new
programs called "The New Deal"• President during World War IIThe list
above refers to which person?. Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
● The situation shown in this photograph occurred in which region?.
Answer: Great Plains
● What was the purpose of the Recovery part of FDR's New Deal?.
Answer: Pump-Priming
● During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve
conditions for farmers?. Answer: By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
● Who had been the president when the Great Depression began in
1929?. Answer: Herbert Hoover
