New Deal Programs - RTA on 3/20/25

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which _________________.

• provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs.

• helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses

• forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs.

• forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs.

What problem did the Civilian Conservation Corps attempt to solve?

• Excessive stock market speculation

• High unemployment of young men

• Increased use of credit

• Overproduction of goods

During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• By ending the practice of sharecropping
• By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
• By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
• By training farmers for jobs in a new field

What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?

• Stock market speculation
• Overproduction
• Weak banking system
• Unsafe loans

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The End of Prohibition

• The New Deal

• The Stock Market Crash

• The Election of Herbert Hoover

The New Deal stressed ___________, Recovery, and Reform.

• Relief

• Revolution

• Reinvention

• Reinforcement

Which New Deal program provided a system of old-age or retirement insurance?

• REA - Rural Electrification Administration

• SSA - Social Security Administration

• AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Administration

• CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps

Which New Deal program built various types of public projects all around Georgia?

• SSA

• REA

• CCC

• SSA

What New Deal program resulted from President Roosevelt living in Georgia and noticing that most farmers did not have electricity?

• CCC

• SSA

• AAA

• REA

Did FDR's New Deal programs bring the end to the Great Depression?

• Yes

• No