The New Deal

What were the programs started by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the country out of the Great Depression called?

• Big Deal
• New Deal
• Good Deal
• The Depression Deal

What did young men  employed by the CCC or Civil Conservation Corps do?

• Planted crops on farms
• Cleaned the nations rivers and waterways
• Planted trees on public lands

What did men employed by the WPA or Works Progress Administration do?

• Plant trees on public land
• Build roads, schools, and parks
• Farmers decrease production of crops

What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?

• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in California.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Georgia.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Texas.
• They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in New York.

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife?

• Mary Roosevelt
• Jennifer Roosevelt
• Samantha Roosevelt
• Eleanor Roosevelt 

Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Social Security Admistration

What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?

• Excessive stock market speculation

• High unemploment

• Increased use of credit

• Overproduction of goods

The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.

• Social Security
• SEC
• FDIC
• Tennessee Valley Authority

When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.

• Fireside Chats
• the President talking
• Chats with me
• Campfire chats

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 conditions in a poor rural region
• Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region