The New Deal

What were the programs started by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the country out of the Great Depression called?

• Big Deal
• New Deal
• Good Deal
• The Depression Deal

What was the nickname given to the government agencies under the New Deal?

• Alphabet Letters
• Alphabets and Numbers
• Alphabet Soup

Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?

• Farmers
• Young Men
• Skilled Craftmen

What did young men  employed by the CCC or Civil Conservation Corps do?

• Planted crops on farms
• Cleaned the nations rivers and waterways
• Planted trees on public lands

What did men employed by the WPA or Works Progress Administration do?

• Plant trees on public land
• Build roads, schools, and parks
• Farmers decrease production of crops

What did the TVA or Tennessee Valley Authority accomplish?

• It built roads and schools across the South
• It built stores and parks in the South
• It built dams along rivers  and power plants in the South

What did the SSB or Social Security Board provide?

• Monthly payments to the elderly
• Monthly payments to the unemployed
• Monthly payments to the workers

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Eastern States
• A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Great Plains
• A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Western States

What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?

• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in California.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Georgia.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Texas.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in New York.

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife?

• Mary Roosevelt
• Jennifer Roosevelt
• Samantha Roosevelt
• Eleanor Roosevelt