FDR's New Deal

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 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 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

The _______________________ was FDR's plan to help get the economy going again and help the unemployed find jobs.

• Hoovervilles
• German race
• The New Deal
• Pearl Harbor

Which program built roads, schools, buildings, libraries, etc?

• Social Security
• FDIC
• CCC
• WPA

Which program builds wildlife perserves and plants trees?

• CCC
• TVA
• WPA
• FDIC

Which program sets up a tax to help benefit retired people?

• FDIC
• Social Security
• TVA
• WPA

FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:

• FDR Hour
• Hangin' With Franklin
• Fireside Chats
• Around the Fire