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21. To relieve the misery caused by massive unemployment, Herbert Hoover a.launched a extensive jobs program. b.depended on voluntary efforts. c.did nothing. d.approved the Works Project Administration (WPA). 22. During the depression, the unemployed turned to all of the following EXCEPT a.selling apples. b.illegal gambling. c.religion. d.communism. 23. The President’s Organization on Unemployment Relief (POUR) a.raised private dollars for relief. b.created 100,000 jobs. c.gave money to needy families. d.mandated that businesses give money to the unemployed. 24. The National Credit Corporation a.raised private dollars for relief. b.had bankers provide loans to institutions at risk. c.gave money to needy families. d.saved the nation’s financial system from collapse. 25. The President’s Emergency Committee for Employment (PECE) a.encouraged businesses to create more jobs with federal money. b.created 100,000 jobs. c.created jobs only for white males. d.was a board of 32 members which fully examined the depression. 26. The Federal Farm Board a.was created to promote voluntary agricultural cooperatives. b.encouraged the lowering of agricultural prices. c.used government regulations to raise farm income. d.set the standard rate for agricultural prices. 27. One of Herbert Hoover’s few relief measures was creation of the a.Works Progress Administration. b.Farm Credit Act. c.Reconstruction Finance Corporation. d.Emergency Banking Act. 28. All of the following were popular forms of entertainment during the Great Depression EXCEPT a.movies. b.radio. c.auto racing. d.Monopoly. 29. A protest at Henry Ford’s River Rouge plant a.resulted in jobs for the protestors. b.destroyed Ford’s assembly line. c.left four dead and 60 wounded. d.resulted in food being dispersed to the protestors. 30. What statement best describes the direct impact of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) Act of 1932? a.The loans failed to put more money into the hands of workers. b.The influx of cash helped put Americans back to work. c.Workers competed fiercely for the jobs created as a result of the loans. d.Americans’ confidence in the president was boosted. Â