SSUSH 18 New Deal Review

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), NRA (National Recovery Administration) , and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) were created in the early 1930s and are MOST associated with the

• Populist Era.

• Prohibition Era.

• Progressive Era.

• New Deal.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) helped supply which of these resources to farmers and residents of Alabama and other states in the Southeast?

• loans

• food

• electricity

• laborers

Which is the BEST example of the Executive branch seeking to increase its power in relation to the other two branches?

• Harry Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan to end World War II

• Franklin Roosevelt's "Court Packing" bill that would have allowed him to add pro-New Deal justices to the Supreme Court

• Lyndon Johnson's "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" in response to Vietnamese attacks on U.S. warships

• Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" program that reduced the number of American forces in Vietnam

What is the point of this cartoon from 1934?

• The New Deal programs are purely the creation of FDR.

• FDR's New Deal programs are unsuccessful.

• FDR must end his "Alphabet Soup" programs immediately.

• FDR has unwisely created the "Alphabet Soup" programs.

A major part of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" was

• a balanced federal budget.

• greater freedoms for banks.

• economic isolation.

• production controls.

During Roosevelt's New Deal, the S.E.C. was created. The purpose of this agency was to

• provide retirement income for U.S. workers and payments to disabled Americans.

• employ workers in public work projects.

• insure bank deposits in the United States.

• regulate the sale of stocks and oversee the disclosure of information on stocks being sold.

Which U.S. President is not associated with the Great Depression?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

The list contains select federal agencies that were created by New Deal legislation.

• Farm Security Administration • Civilian Conservation Corps • Social Security Administration • Civil Works Administration

These programs gave the federal government a way to

• provide relief to citizens in times of need.

• ensure the rights and safety of American workers.

• take control of private businesses.

• regulate industries that were harming the environment.

During the 1930s, the "New Deal" demonstrated the willingness of the United States government to

• avoid any economic practices that could be labeled as socialistic.

• provide military aid to European nations fighting against fascism.

• strictly follow the practices of laissez-faire economics.

• become more involved in the direction of the United States' economy.

What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) during the Great Depression?

• provide electrical power to poor and rural regions of the U.S.

• to insure bank deposits in the United States

• to reduce farm surpluses and raise agricultural profits

• to create job opportunities in national parks