New Deal

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What was President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" in response to the Great Depression?

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Provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs.

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One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

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more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems

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What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address? Options: Excessive stock market speculation, High unemployment, Increased use of credit, Overproduction of goods

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High unemployment

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During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers? Options: By ending the practice of sharecropping, By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits, By paying farmers to grow fewer crops, By training farmers for jobs in a new field

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By paying farmers to grow fewer crops

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A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-

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Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region

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What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

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The power of the federal government was expanded.

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What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office? Options: End the depression, closed the stock market for a week, 4 day bank holiday, close hoovervilles

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4 day bank holiday

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What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

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FDIC

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What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy? Options: Congress, Supreme Court, Stock Market, Executive Branch

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Supreme Court

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What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve? Options: Stock market speculation, Overproduction, Weak banking system, Unsafe loans

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Overproduction