Week 25: The New Deal

Why is Emily Sarah's family moving to California?

• They do not like the rain.

• They are going to meet FDR.

• Just needed a little vacation.

• They are searching for work in California.

"From Dust Bowl.." What was the result of the Dust Bowl for Emily Sarah's family?

• The home and farm has been taken away by the bank.

• Emily Sarah had to work extra long time in the fields.

• Emily Sarah was not able to attend school.

• They went on a vacation.

"A New Deal..." Which of these is a result of FDR's pledge to provide a "new deal" for Americans?

• People were sad and felt they would never find another job.

• People were mad that FDR became president.

• People felt that help was on the way.

• People did not want new programs to help them.

"A New Deal..." Was the New Deal considered successful and why?

• The jobs created and completed improved the lives for many other people.

• Only the Tennessee Valley project was successful.

• The Social Security Act provided a monthly check to all citizens of the US.

• The CCC did not provide jobs needed in the cities.

"A New Deal..." Which of the following shows the correct chronological order or events?

• 1-Roosevelt is sworn in as president

  2- millions of people lose jobs

  3- New Deal Plan is made

  4- people now have jobs

• 1- work programs are created

  2- Roosevelt makes New Deal plan

  3- banking is regulated

  4- Great Depression begins

• 1- Roosevelt makes New Deal plan

  2- Roosevelt is sworn in as president

  3- Thirteen million people lose their jobs

  4- Government establishes work programs

• 1- Roosevelt makes New Deal plan

  2- Roosevelt is sworn in as president

  3- Banking was regulated

  4- Government establishes work programs

"A New Deal..." Select the ways the New Deal helped solve the problems of the Great Depression.

• Regulated banking

• Jobs created

• Living conditions improved

• Housing programs improved

• Democratic congress helped with the plan

"FDR: The man..." Why did people in the US feel hopeless at the beginning of 1933?

• They did not know what to do with all the extra money.

• They did not have confidence in President Roosevelt's ability to make important decisions about the country.

• The Great Depression had carried on for so long, they did not think the US would ever recover.

• They were not happy that FDR had been elected president.

"FDR: The man..." Why was FDR elected to the presidency four times?

• The people had confidence the FDR's New Deal plan was making positive changes in the US.

• There was no other candidates willing to run.

• They wanted to challenge the constitution.

• They felt sorry for him.

"Famous Faces..." Which of these is the best summary of the article?

• Mount Rushmore is on a beautiful black mountain in South Dakota. Gutzon Borglum worked for over 14 years to make it.

• Gutzon Borglum was a famous artist in the early 20th century. He created an amazing project by blasting tons of rock from a mountain. It was dangerous work.

• Mount Rushmore is a national memorial depicting four American presidents carved into the mountains of South Dakota. It honors American ideas of leadership, courage, and strength.

• Mount Rushmore is big and cool.

"Art and the New Deal": Why was the Works Progress Administration so important to Americans during the Great Depression?

• The WPA provided the only free variety of jobs in the US.

• The WPA was the only assistance available during the New Deal, so that made it very important!

• The WPA gave opportunities to musicians who had nowhere to perform their music.

• The WPA gave opportunities to work at different jobs or to learn skills to help them find jobs.