Presidency of FDR

The man who promised a “New Deal” for America was

• FDR

• Eisenhower

• Hoover

• Truman

Which of the following was the goal of the New Deal?

• help alleviate the problems of the depression

• keep American neutral in World War I

• decrease prices of farm goods

• increase crop production

FDR’s plan to end the Great Depression helped in all ways EXCEPT:

• Created Jobs

• Fixed the banking System

• Forced people to buy bonds

• Put systems in place to prevent another economic collapse.

What is FDR's famous plan called?

• The Best Deal

• The New Deal

• The Final Deal

• The New Bargain

What is one way FDR inspired everyday Americans?

• Fireside chats

• Twitter

• Massive telephone calls

• Sending americans letters

What did the New Deal do to the size of the federal government?

• Increased it

• Decreased it

• Largely stayed the same

• No impact at all

New Deal Legislation focused on what 3 things?

• Relief, Recovery, Reform

• Relief, Renaissance, Reform

• Recovery, Retaliation, Reform

• Recovery, Remember, Reform

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

Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?

• “Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
• Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
• Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
• State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government

One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

• more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
• unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
• able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
• opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions