HMH Module 19.1 & 19.2 - The New Deal

What was the purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 in establishing the FDIC?

• to guarantee a fixed interest rate for money in banks

• to force corporations to verify information about their stock offerings

• to reassure people that their money was safe in banks.

• to prevent people from using insided stock information for personal gain

Along with the Federal Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to regulate the _____ ______ and prevent people from using false or insdie information for their own gain.

What was the main purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, adn the Civil Works Administration?

• to regulate banking and the financial markets

• to protect people who needed housing, food, or clothing

• to put people to work improving the country's infrastructure

• to stabilize agriculture markets and raise agricultural output

Why did many conservatives attack New Deal laws?

• They feared the laws would make the president too popular

• They felt the laws gave the federal government too much power

• They wanted the laws to be struck down by the judicial branch

• They believed the laws favored small businesses over major corporations

The most consequential opposition to New Deal programs came from the _______ Court in the mid-1930s.

What was Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the New Deal?

• She lobbied elected leaders for new banking and finance laws.

• She advocated for people who were t ypically underrepresented.

• She traveled the country encouraging people to support different policies.

• She established committees to hear the grievances of different business groups.

How did the Second New Deal attempt to prevent another Dust Bowl throught the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act?

• by compensating farmers or practicing good soil management and conservation

• by rewarding farmers for reaching set production targets for different crops

• by rewarding farmers for good soil management with guaranteed loans

• by paying farmers for cutting production and plowing under their crops

One government agency that was created by the Second New Deal to help farmers was the ____ Security Administration, which loaned money to tenant farmers so they could become landholders. It also built camps for migrant farm workers.

Which of the following were examples of work done as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)? Select the four correct answers.

• constructing new dams

• construcing airports and roads

• putting on theater performances

• painting murals on public buildings

• collecting the narratives of former slaves

What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

• to quickly train men to construct new government buildings

• to quickly create as many jobs for as many peopl as possible

• to train young people for a trade career at an accelerated pace

• to create jobs for unemployed men to conserve the environment