The New Deal

Which New Deal program was designed to regulate the stock market and prevent future crashes?

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Which historical fact is supported by this cartoon?

• New Deal policies were unpopular among military leaders.

• The start of World War II helped the United States recover from the Great Depression.

• The start of World War II was because of the Great Depression.

• New Deal policies started the Civil War.

The program advertised in this poster was part of what government program?

• Colonization

• Manifest Destiny

• New Deal

• Reconstruction

What is the purpose of the Social Security Act?

• to provide health insurance to all Americans

• to create jobs for unemployed workers

• to build housing for the homeless

• to provide payments to retired Americans

How did the Civilian Conservation Corps attempt to solve the problems of the Depression?

• by reforming the stock market so it would not crash again

• by providing jobs to unemployed men

• by setting up charities to help the unemployed

• by helping farmers harvest crops

How did the Civilian Conservation Corps try to help the situation during the Great Depression?

• by encouraging businesses to pay their employees higher wages

• by creating rules to help the banking industry

• by providing a monthly payment to senior citizens

• by providing environmental jobs to young men

As part of his New Deal program, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the Social Security program and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. What do these two programs have in common?

• They both provided jobs for unemployed Americans.

• They are both still in existence to help American citizens.

• They both provided immediate help to people struggling during the Depression.

• They both made conditions in the Depression worse for Americans.