New Deal Agencies Quiz

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

• To provide jobs for young men in conservation projects

• To regulate stock market trading

• To reduce crop surplus and stabilize agricultural prices

• To provide insurance for bank deposits

Which New Deal agency was created to regulate the stock market and prevent fraudulent financial practices?

• FDIC

• SEC

• CCC

• NRA

What was a major accomplishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

• Providing unemployment insurance

• Regulating the stock market

• Insuring bank deposits to restore public confidence

• Constructing hydroelectric dams

The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was designed to:

• Provide jobs for young men in national parks

• Regulate fair wages, working conditions, and business competition

• Build roads and public buildings

• Offer mortgage assistance to homeowners

Which agency focused on providing work and job training for unemployed young people?

• WPA

• NYA

• TVA

• HOLC

What was one of the major accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• Insuring deposits in banks

• Planting over three billion trees to fight deforestation

• Refinancing home mortgages

• Enforcing fair business practices

The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) was primarily created to:

• Provide government jobs to artists and writers

• Offer long-term, low-interest loans to prevent home foreclosures

• Regulate banking institutions

• Provide electricity to rural areas

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was responsible for:

• Creating hydroelectric dams and providing electricity

• Offering financial assistance to retirees

• Regulating financial institutions

• Providing work for young men in forests

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) focused on:

• Providing direct relief payments to the unemployed

• Constructing roads, bridges, and funding public arts projects

• Stabilizing farm prices by limiting production

• Preventing banks from collapsing

What was a key accomplishment of the Social Security Administration (SSA)?

• Establishing unemployment insurance and retirement benefits

• Offering government subsidies to farmers

• Constructing national parks and recreational areas

• Regulating the financial sector to prevent fraud