New Deal Programs and Their Impact

The video explains the New Deal, a series of programs by FDR to address the Great Depression. It covers the three Rs: Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Relief efforts included direct aid and work programs like the CCC and WPA. Recovery focused on business and economic stabilization, while Reform aimed to prevent future crises through banking and labor changes. Key reforms included the Glass-Steagall Act and Social Security.

What were the three main goals of the New Deal?

• Reinvest, Reconstruct, Rehabilitate

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Rebuild, Reorganize, Refinance

• Relief, Recovery, Reform

Which program was created to provide direct relief to the needy during the New Deal?

• Social Security Act

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

• National Recovery Administration

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

What was the primary purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

• To employ young men in nature conservation projects

• To regulate the stock market

• To build urban infrastructure

• To provide loans to homeowners

Which work relief program employed millions of people in public works projects?

• Works Progress Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

What was a unique feature of the Works Progress Administration?

• It only employed manual laborers

• It provided jobs exclusively in rural areas

• It employed artists, writers, and musicians

• It focused on agricultural development

What was the purpose of the National Recovery Administration?

• To regulate the banking sector

• To set limits on wages, production, and prices

• To provide direct relief to farmers

• To oversee labor unions

Why was the Agricultural Adjustment Act implemented?

• To increase agricultural production

• To decrease supply and raise crop prices

• To provide loans to small businesses

• To regulate the stock market

What did the Glass-Steagall Act aim to prevent?

• Formation of labor unions

• Risky investments by consumer banks

• Stock market speculation

• Government control of businesses

Which organization was created to regulate the stock market?

• National Recovery Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What was the significance of the Social Security Act?

• It provided loans to farmers

• It established a system of unemployment insurance

• It created a national healthcare system

• It was the first time the federal government took responsibility for citizens' economic well-being