APUSH: 20s/New Deal/WWII

The New Deal programs created by FDR contrasted MOST with which of the following ideals?

• Laissez Faire Capitalism

• Progressivism

• U.S. Imperialism

• Populism

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained national popularity by…

• Advocating social justice for all people, no matter gender, race or ethnicity

• Blaming Jews for the Great Depression occurring

• Supporting an old age retirement fund for those over the age of 65

• Publicly criticizing FDR's New Deal and promoting Share the Wealth instead

The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following groups EXCEPT…

• Free healthcare for poor Americans

• Compensation for unemployed workers

• Old-age pensions for those over 65 and retirement funds

• Economic provisions for the blind and disabled

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Stock Market Speculation

• Overproduction/Underconsumption

• Buying on Credit

• Dust Bowl

What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and 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

What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

• WPA
• CCC
• TVA
• FDIC

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

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recovery, and _______.

• Reform

• Revolution

• Reinvention

• Reinforcement

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

• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform
• Reduce