U4T3 : The Great Depression

Which New Deal program built dams and power-generating stations in poor, rural areas?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Which New Deal program hired young men to plant trees, preserve wildlife, and maintain forest?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Which New Deal program helped reduce unemployment by giving jobs to people in the arts along with construction work?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

True or False: The New Deal was a plan to end the Great Depression.

• True

• False

The Dust Bowl was caused by which events? (more than one answer)

• severe drought

• strong winds

• clearing grass to plant crops

• new roads being built

Who was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

Who was elected president during the Great Depression and worked to end the Great Depression?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

____________ was one cause of the Great Depression that led to the economy spiraling downward and unemployment rising.

• Tariffs

• Overproduction

• Credit

• Unions

Which New Deal program worked with employers to set prices and wages?

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• Glass-Steagall Act

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

Which New Deal program separated commercial and investment banking?

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• Glass-Steagall Act

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)