New Deal

What were the 3 Rs of President Roosevelt’s New Deal?

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• reduce, reform, retire

• relief, recovery, reform

• recovery, reform, refuge

Evaluate this portion of a speech by President Franklin Roosevelt:

A Radio Address on the Third Anniversary of C.C.C.

April 17, 1936

“Although many of you entered the camps undernourished and discouraged through inability to obtain employment as you came of working age, the hard work, regular hours, the plain, wholesome food, and the outdoor life of the C.C.C. camps brought a quick response in improved morale.”

Select the statement that identifies the intent of President Franklin Roosevelt.

• The President thought that C.C.C. would be an appropriate punishment for unemployed men.

• The President felt that the C.C.C. was paid vacation after the sadness of the Depression.

• The President hoped the C.C.C. would improve health and morale of unemployed young men after the Depression.

• The President was using the work of the C.C.C. as an alternative to a prison sentence.

The following chart lists major features of a program developed by Franklin Roosevelt as a result of the Great Depression.

Social Security Federal work programs Programs to improve the environment Farm assistance programs Increased rights for labor

The name of this program is:

• Social Security Act

• New Deal

• New World

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Which program fits under the relief category?

• CCC

• FDIC

• Social Security

• Securities Exchange Commission

Which program fits under the recovery category?

• CCC

• FDIC

• Social Security

Which programs fit under the reform category?

• CCC

• FDIC

• Social Security

Social Security was created as part of the new deal to make sure that certain at-risk populations would have an income to rely on. Which of the following groups of people were the main targets of Social Security?

• small children

• the elderly and the disabled

• wealthy people

• immigrants

As a result of the New Deal and the various programs that were developed because of it, the role and involvement of the _____________________ was greatly increased during this time.

• American citizens

• British

• American government

• Stock brokers

President Roosevelt asked Congress to create new regulations for the financial sector of the economy. As a result, the SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission was developed and continues to exist today. Which area is the SEC responsible for monitoring?

• College football

• Stock market

• Food production

• Traffic and infrastructure

Which two New Deal programs are still in use today in the United States?

• Social Security

• CCC

• FDIC

• SEC