Great Depression (4)

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of President Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression?

• Economic relief

• Political reform

• Social justice

• Military support

Multiple Choice

Insured bank deposits of up to 5,000. This helped to bring confidence back into the banks.

• FDIC

• SEC

• AAA

• TVA

Multiple Choice

Provides financial support for the elderly and disabled.

• Social Security

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Agriculture Adjustment Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

Multiple Choice

Regulates and enforces laws in the trading of investments

• Security and Exchange Commission

• Social Security

• WPA

• CCC

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the New Deal programs initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• To increase the power of the federal government

• To provide immediate relief, economic recovery, and financial reform

• To end World War II

• To promote free trade internationally

Multiple Choice

What were some of the main criticisms of Roosevelt's New Deal as expressed by opponents?

• It was too effective

• It misused government power

• It helped the wealthy

• It was not needed

Multiple Choice

This senator was against FDR's New Deal policies and wanted to tax the rich heavily - using that money to give everyone a house, a car and a decent income

• Charles Finney

• Huey Long

• Francis Townsend

• John Hinch

Multiple Choice

A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to

• make the Court processes more democratic
• end corruption and favoritism in handling cases
• influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs
• ensure the appointment of members of minority groups

Multiple Select

Which of the following correctly describes the impact Eleanor Roosevelt had on the U.S.?

• She set a positive example for women becoming involved in politics

• She was the first woman to be elected to congress

• Her efforts led to the 19th amendment being ratified

• She was the first female to run for president

Multiple Select

Causes of the "Dust Bowl"

• Overfarming

• Drought

• Inundation (Flooding)

• Volcanic Eruption

• Government Corruption

Multiple Choice

Which constitutional amendment limits the President to TWO terms in office?

• 22

• First

• Second

• Twenty Third

Multiple Choice

Use the quotation from a "fireside chat" delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and your knowledge of challenges to New Deal programs to answer the question.

A few timid people, who fear progress, will try to give you new and strange names for what we are doing. Sometimes they will call it "Fascism", sometimes "Communism", sometimes "Regimentation", sometimes "Socialism". But, in so doing, they are trying to make very complex and theoretical something that is really very simple and very practical.

— President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Fireside Chat," June 28, 1934

In the quotation, Roosevelt is discussing criticism of the New Deal. Why did critics of the programs equate them with these terms?

• because the programs represented an effort by the federal government to grant states greater control over public policy

• because the programs represented an effort by the federal government to prioritize the interests of the wealthy

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  because the programs represented an effort by the federal government to restrict freedom of speech and censor citizens

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  because the programs represented an effort by the federal government to exert greater control over the economy

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident