New Deal Quiz

What was the main purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?

• To increase farm production to lower prices

• To help farmers in America by improving farming practices and raising prices

• To provide farmers with modern farming equipment

• To establish a federal board to help farmers negotiate prices

What did the Social Security Act of 1935 aim to provide?

• Education for orphans and the disabled

• A system of unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Free healthcare for the elderly and children

• Loans for starting small businesses

Which program hired unemployed workers to build various public projects like schools and roads?

• The Federal Housing Administration

• The Home Owners' Loan Corporation

• The Works Progress Administration

• The United States Housing Authority

What was one of the outcomes of the National Labor Relations Act?

• It reduced the number of working hours to 38 per week

• It guaranteed unions and certain workers' rights

• It established a minimum wage of 50 cents per hour

• It banned the use of farming equipment by workers

When was the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) started?

• 1934

• 1935

• 1936

• 1937

What was the role of the United States Housing Authority?

• To provide free healthcare to the homeless

• To build better housing for the homeless and redevelop slums

• To create jobs for unemployed teachers

• To oversee the distribution of farm supplies