Great Depression Notes Day 3

Great Depression Notes Day 3

Multiple Choice

What was the name of FDR's plan to help America recover from the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• The Square Deal

• The Big Deal

Open Ended

What did the New Deal programs cause an increase in?

Open Ended

What was the purpose of the CCC?

Multiple Choice

What was a major difference between the WPA and other New Deal programs designed to create jobs?

• The WPA only hired laborers.

• The WPA only provided jobs for young men.

• The WPA provided jobs for professionals like artists, musicians, & actors.

• The WPA trained people to work as park rangers.

Open Ended

What was the purpose of the SEC?

Multiple Choice

What New Deal organization protected people's money in banks?

• SEC

• FDIC

• WPA

• NYA

Open Ended

How was the government protecting workers from being taken advantage of during the Great Depression?

Multiple Choice

How did the TVA benefit southern Americans?

• It provided electricity for the rural south.

• It provided jobs during dam construction and operation.

• Both

Multiple Choice

How did the Social Security program help people during the Great Depression?

• Retirement: Monthly income for people who stopped working at 65

• Unemployment: supplied a temporary income for workers looking for employment

• Welfare: small payments to needy (poor families & disabled)

• All of the Above

Open Ended

Why did Roosevelt try to pack the Supreme Court?

Open Ended

What is a major change in voting trends for African Americans during the Great Depression?

Poll

How do you feel about what you learned today?

• I am 100% confident in what I learned.

• I got the basic idea.

• I'm a little lost.

• I was paying attention, but am completely lost.

• I wasn't paying attention and am completely lost.