Alphabet Soup of New Deal Programs

Alphabet Soup of New Deal Programs

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New Deal Notes

The New Deal was Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to help America out of the Great Depression

It focused on three areas: Relief, Recovery and Reform

WPA Notes

• WPA = Works Progress Administration

• This New Deal program provided public works jobs building roads, bridges, schools, parks and more.

CCC Notes

• CCC = Civilian Conservation Corps

• Provided jobs to young men ages 18-25

• Work focused on conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments.

• Jobs included planting trees and improving national and state parks

TVA Notes

• TVA = Tennessee Valley Authority

• Built dams to prevent flooding in the South

• Hydroelectric dams and power plants provided electricity for the first time to homes in rural areas

• TVA provided jobs in dam and power plant construction

SSA Notes

• SSA = Social Security Administration

• Provided pensions to retired persons

• Pensions provided senior citizens with reliable income

• Program still exists today

Multiple Choice

The ___ was FDR's massive program to get the economy going again during the Great Depression

• Hoover Plan

• Social Security Administration

• New Deal

• Tennessee Valley

Multiple Choice

The New Deal was divided into three categories: relief (immediate help); reform to fix problems that caused the Depression and _____ to help the nation "get back on their feet."

• Recovery

• Reinventing

• Rebuilding

• Rewriting

Multiple Choice

What is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?

• by stopping trade on the stock market

• by providing money directly to Americans

• by rewriting bank laws

• by creating jobs through various new programs

Multiple Choice

Which program worked to improve public lands, such as national parks?

• WPA

• Social Security

• CCC

• TVA

Multiple Choice

Which program built dams for flood control and electric power?

• CCC

• TVA

• WPA

• SSA

Multiple Choice

Which program built public works such as schools, roads, libraries, bridges, etc.?

• TVA

• WPA

• CCC

• Social Security Administration

Multiple Choice

Which program provides pension benefits to retired people?

• WPA

• CCC

• Social Security

• TVA

Multiple Choice

Which program brought electricity to rural communities in the South?

• CCC

• TVA

• WPA

• SSA