New Deal BP Review

Front

Place the following events in sequence: A) The FDIC is established; B) Black Tuesday; C) Franklin Roosevelt is elected President

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BCA

Front

Franklin Roosevelt's initial strategy for economic recovery depended on: injecting money into the US economy, Taxing businesses to recoup lost money

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injecting money into the US economy

Front

What was the biggest problem facing the United States when FDR took office? Options: record unemployment, agricultural failure, the stock market crash

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record unemployment

Front

What word best describes the U.S. government after the New Deal took effect?

Back

active

Front

What was the main goal of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?

Back

preventing bank failures

Front

If you wanted to get paid to paint a mural on the side of a public building, you might seek help from:

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The Works Progress Administration

Front

What can you infer about the reason why the Social Security Act was passed?

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many senior citizens were poor

Front

Roosevelt's Fireside Chats _________ people about the direction the United States was heading in.

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reassured

Front

How did FDR differ from every other U.S. President? Options: he won 4 presidential elections, he addressed the country over radio, he helped push his own agenda through Congress

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he won 4 presidential elections

Front

What was most controversial about the New Deal?

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The way it expanded the federal government