FDR New Deal Quiz 2023

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program?

• To provide free education for unemployed individuals

• To provide employment for young men during the Great Depression and to carry out conservation projects

• To promote industrial development in urban areas

• To establish a military training program for young men

Which New Deal program aimed to provide relief to farmers by paying them to reduce production?

• Rural Recovery Program

• Farmers Relief Act

• Crop Subsidy Initiative

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

What was the main goal of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program?

• To provide free healthcare

• To establish a national park system

• To promote industrialization

• To provide employment during the Great Depression

Which program provided financial assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and the unemployed?

• Social Security Act

• Medicare Act

• Welfare Reform Act

• Unemployment Compensation Act

What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) program?

• To promote the sale of luxury goods in the Tennessee Valley region

• To provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley region.

• To provide entertainment and leisure activities in the Tennessee Valley region

• To establish a military base in the Tennessee Valley region

Which New Deal program aimed to regulate the stock market and prevent another Great Depression?

• Federal Reserve System (FRS)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Department of Labor (DOL)

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Which program aimed to provide jobs for young men and to improve the nation's natural resources?

• Medicare

• Social Security Act

• Food Stamps Program

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) program?

• To insure bank deposits and maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's banking system

• To fund public education

• To regulate the stock market

• To provide insurance for car owners

From which ailment did Franklin Roosevelt suffer?

• Rickets

• Polio

• Spanish Influenza

• Cancer

Who was the first female in the presidential cabinet?

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Shirley Temple

• Francis Perkins

• Marion Anderson