SSUSH18 Practice Flashcard

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One way President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal tried to fight the Great Depression was by

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Creating jobs through public works relief programs

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Franklin Roosevelt was the first US president to use

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Deficit spending in order to stimulate the economy

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Which of the following is true of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal? It did little to help labor unions, the elderly, or rural farmers, It brought an end to unequal pay scales for women and black workers, It created few reforms that would help prevent another depression in the future, It created jobs but did not stimulate the economy enough to end the depression

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It created jobs but did not stimulate the economy enough to end the depression

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What was a bank run?

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People went to the bank to withdraw their money.

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What was one of the first actions President Franklin D. Roosevelt took to address the Great Depression?

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he declared a national bank holiday

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Which of the following was NOT one of the R's provided by FDR's New Deal programs? Relief, Recovery, Reform, Repair

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Repair

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The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided money to states for

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the construction of bridges, roads, and dams

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Which of the following was a major New Deal “relief” program that created 10 million jobs in a variety of areas such as construction, art, theater, and education? Options: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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The purpose of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was

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to bring jobs and electrical power to an underdeveloped region of the US