The New Deal and the Great Depression

The New Deal tried to solve many problems that arose during the Great Depression by

• providing federal aid to various sectors of the American economy

• raising taxes on big business to stimulate job creation

• lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget

• decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs

What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?

• stock market speculation

• increased use of credit

• high unemployment

• reduced income of senior citizens

How did the Great Depression change the role of government in America?

• The federal government became less involved in the economy

• State governments became more important than the federal government

• The role of government greatly expanded

• The federal government decreased in size and scope

Americans who opposed New Deal measures introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt criticized them because they thought these measures

• weakened the executive branch

• reduced spending to balance the budget

• expanded the role and size of the federal government

• permitted banks to operate without government regulation

The Supreme Court declared many New Deal programs unconstitutional. What did President Roosevelt attempt to do in response to these Supreme Court decisions?

• amend the Constitution to restrict the Supreme Court's power

• sign an executive order that nullified Supreme Court decisions

• make a bill that placed more justices on the Supreme Court

• pass laws again after they had been declared unconstitutional

The 18th Amendment, passed in 1919, resulted in

• immigration quotas

• prohibition of alcohol

• election reform

• women's suffrage.

Use your knowledge of the Great Depression to indicate whether the following statements were made by President Hoover or President Roosevelt. "I will propose to Congress a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, and reform."

• President Roosevelt

• President Hoover

Use your knowledge of the Great Depression to indicate whether the following statements were made by President Hoover or President Roosevelt. "I believe in a limited role for government and worry that excessive federal intervention poses a threat to capitalism and individualism. I feel that assistance should be handled on a local, voluntary basis."

• President Roosevelt

• President Hoover

"Hoovervilles" during the Great Depression consisted of

• groups of makeshift homes in shantytowns

• poor urban immigrant communities

• deserted towns filled with foreclosed businesses

• pockets of the country that supported President Hoover

While President, FDR used the radio to communicate with the American people. What did he call his radio addresses?

• evening conversations

• fireside chats

• radio discussions

• nightly campfires