Social Studies Test Set 8

Last Updated on April 8, 2024.

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1. The  .....  was designed to provide economic support for American citizens and businesses. It responded to the needs for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression.

A.New Deal

B.Security Act

C.Social Act

D.Medicaid

Question 1 of 10

2. The stock market crash that is recognized as the start of the Great Depression occurred in what year?

A.2003

B.1776

C.1945

D.1929

Question 2 of 10

3. From 1935-1943, the New Deal program enabled the employment of millions of people. This program was managed by ...

A.Roosevelt Administration

B.Wagner Project Act

C.Works Progress Administration

D.Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Question 3 of 10

4. On September 11, 2001, planes were flown into the World Trade Center towers and what other building?

A.White House

B.the Pentagon

C.the New York Police

D.all statements are correct

Question 4 of 10

5. Which of the following statements applies to the United States Bill of Rights?

A.It is composed of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

B.It gave African-Americans citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

C.It abolished slavery and freed all slaves

D.None of the above

Question 5 of 10

6. What was Christopher Columbus looking for?

A.Columbus was looking for a new land.

B.Columbus was looking for a new route to Hawaii.

C.Columbus was looking for the Northwest Passage, that would take him directly to Asia.

D.Columbus was looking for a route to Scandinavia.

Question 6 of 10

7. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution ________.

A.allows for the Vice President to become president

B.ended slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

C.allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans

D.none of the above

Question 7 of 10

8. In what year did the English establish their first permanent North American settlement, in Jamestown, Virginia?

A.1483

B.1286

C.1803

D.1607

Question 8 of 10

9. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a cause of the Great Depression?

A.The stock market crash

B.The failure of banks

C.World War II

D.The poor monetary policies of the Federal Reserve

Question 9 of 10

10. Which of the following did NOT take place during the Great Depression?

A.A decrease in the amount of money flowing in the economy

B.A worldwide recession

C.An increase in manufacturing

D.An increase in unemployment

Question 10 of 10

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