The Great Depression and FDR's New Deal Quiz

What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

• 50%

• 25%

• 75%

• 10%

Who was the President during the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

What were the homeless camp communities called during the Great Depression?

• Rooseveltvilles

• Lincolnvilles

• Hoovervilles

• Washingtonvilles

What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to recover the nation after the Great Depression?

• The Reform Initiative

• The Recovery Plan

• The New Deal

• The Relief Program

Who did Social Security benefit?

• Children

• Disabled

• Elderly

• Veterans

What did farm assistance programs allow farmers to do?

• Sell their farms

• Buy seeds and equipment

• Get free land

• Receive government subsidies

How did labor rights increase because of the New Deal?

• Minimum wage for workers

• Right to join a labor union

• All of the above

What were the 3 ingredients to Roosevelt’s New Deal?

• Recovery, Revolution, Reform

• Recovery, Reform, Relief

• Relief, Recovery, Reform

• Relief, Reform, Revolution

What New Deal program insures citizens' deposits in banks?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Social Security

• Federal Housing Authority

What officially ended the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• World War II

• The Cold War

• World War I