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Students Name: Test Title: The Great Depression Teachers Name: (Complete all questions on a separate sheet) A) Define the following terms 1) Laissez Faire (3) 2) Brains Trust (3) 3) Hundred Days (3) 4) Rugged Individualism (3)

B) Explain why Herbert Hoover used force against the Bonus Army in 1932? (5)

C) How did the depression affect ordinary families? (you may wish to think about living conditions, the search for work and family income for clothes and food)

D) To what extent was the Wall Street Crash responsible for the depression? How far was it down to other factors? (7)

E) Read the source below and then answer the questions that follow

Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio broadcast, Fireside Chat (12th March, 1933) Some of our bankers have shown themselves either incompetent or dishonest in their handling of the people's funds. They had used money entrusted to them in speculations and unwise loans. This was, of course, not true of the vast majority of our banks, but it was true in enough of them to shock the people for a time into a sense of insecurity. It was the government's job to straighten out this situation and do it as quickly as possible. And the job is being performed. Confidence and courage are the essentials in our plan. We must have faith; you must not be stampeded by rumours. We have provided the machinery to restore our financial system; it is up to you to support and make it work. Together we cannot fail. 1) What is Roosevelt trying to say about the financial markets and the people who run them? (3) 2) What do you think the source shows about Roosevelt's opinion of the role of A) The State (3) and B) The Individual (3)

F) Why were banks close to collapse in 1933? What steps were taken to prevent this? (5)

G) To what extent were both Hoover and Roosevelt flexible in what they believed? (7)