New Deal

Which of the following BEST describes President Roosevelt?

• more willing (than Hoover) to use government intervention to solve economic problems

• unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs

• able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office

• opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which

• provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
• helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
• forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
• forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 

What problem was the Works Progress Administration developed to address?

• Excessive stock market speculation
• High unemployment
• Increased use of credit
• Overproduction of goods

During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• By ending the practice of sharecropping
• By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
• By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
• By training farmers for jobs in a new field

A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-

• Provide health care benefits to southerners

• Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley

• Improve economic and living conditions in a poor rural region

• Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region

What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

• The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
• The suffrage rights for women changed
• The power of the federal government was expanded
• The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans

What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?

• Stock market speculation
• Overproduction
• Weak banking system
• Unsafe loans

The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.

• Works Progress Administration

• World Peace Association

• Working Period Administration

• Tennessee Valley Authority

These types of agencies created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression

• Relief

• Recovery

• Reform

• Reduce

These types of programs were designed to stimulate the economy and heal the Depression.

• Relief

• Recovery

• Reform

• Reuse