Week 12- New Deal Study Guide

What is a reform?

• change

• new creation

• make worse

• a decison

Fill in the blank, Many rural communities did not have _______. The TVA helped provide this resource for the first time.

• Water

• Banking

• Electricity

• Aid for unemployed workers

Which program provided residents with electricity, protection from runoff water, and water to irrigate crops?

• SEC

• WPA

• CCC

• TVA

Fill in the blanks. ____________ earn people _______ which they spend it in their _______. This in turn helps grow the economy.

• money; trust; jobs

• banks; money; communities

• jobs; money; communities

• shantytowns; money; homes

Who does Social Security help? Select all that apply.

• teachers

• people who aren't able to work

• retirees

• people with disabilities

• spouses and children of the deceased

Which of the following is NOT a change that FDR made that helped people recover from the Great Depression?

• Prohibit alcohol

• Legalize and tax alcohol

• FERA brought jobs, money, and other relief

• Veterans received money through their pensions

What did the forestry service do for Americans?

• Many national parks were created which gave people jobs.

• He started a campaign to not start forest fires.

• He cut down thousands of trees so new buildings could be built.

• He opened up 500 new national parks.

Select all that apply. Which group contributed to building the national parks?

• Axis powers

• American Indians living on reservations

• African Americans

• WWI Veterans

What major problem did the TVA help solve for Tennesseeans?

• There was too much pollution

• Rural communities did not have electricity

• Hydroelectricity was too expensive

• Homes were lost to deforestation

How many states were served under the TVA?