Lesson 2 - Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933-1941

How did Roosevelt start paying for the New Deal programs in 1934?

• By increasing taxes

• By borrowing money

• By cutting other programs

• By printing more money

What did the political right think about expanded government power?

• It was necessary

• It was excessive

• It was insufficient

• It was temporary.

What did the Wagner Act guarantee workers?

• The right to strike

• The right to unionize

• The right to a minimum wage

• The right to health insurance.

Why did unions use sit-down strikes?

• To demand higher wages

• To prevent replacement by other workers

• To protest working conditions

• To support political candidates.

The WPA was a ______ program.

• Military

• Social security

• Public works

• Tax

The principle established by the Social Security Act was ______.

• Universal healthcare

• Financial security for the elderly

• Free education

• Tax reduction

What year was the Social Security Act enacted?

• 1933

• 1935

• 1937

• 1941

Fill in the blank: The New Deal aimed to provide relief, recovery, and ________ to the American economy.

• A) Reform

• B) Revolution

• C) Recession

• D) Reorganization

Fill in the blank: The ________ was a New Deal agency that built dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley.

• TVA

• SEC

• FDIC

• CCC

Fill in the blank: The ________ was a New Deal initiative that aimed to regulate the stock market.

• A) SEC

• B) FDIC

• C) CCC

• D) TVA