The New Deal - Unit 7

Multiple Select

How did the AAA seek to control the price of commodities and help farmers?

Select all that apply.

• ordering buyers of commodities to pay a higher price per ton or head of livestock

• limiting the amount of a commodity on the market

• paying farmers to reduce their number of livestock or acres farmed

• lowering the tax on processors of livestock and crops who bought excess farm commodities

Multiple Select

Which of the following were goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

• Flood control

• Hydroelectric power generation

• Rural modernization

• Urban development

Match

Match the job program with the task it performed to modernize or improve rural America.

• created hydroelectric power plants to provide electricity to rural areas

• workers maintained roads and trails, planted trees, and managed natural resources on public lands to improve transportation, recreation facilities, and tourism in rural areas

• built relief camps in California for migratory workers, especially refugees from the drought-stricken Dust Bowl, and provided educational aid as well as low-interest-rate loans for farmers

Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Farm Security Administration (FSA)

• Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Farm Security Administration (FSA)

Multiple Choice

Which New Deal agency was responsible for setting minimum wages and regulating business practices?

• Public Works Administration (PWA)

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Multiple Select

Which protections were provided to workers under the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)?

• Right to form trade unions

• Minimum wage guarantee

• Collective bargaining

• Protection for worker actions