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WorksheetsNew Deal Programs
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
2.
■subsidized farmers
a)
TVA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
WPA
3.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
4.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
5.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
6.
What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?
a)
National Labor Relations
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works {rogress Administration
d)
Social Security
7.
It provided jobs for single males on conservation projects like planting trees and building roads.
a)
Civilian Conservation Corp
b)
Public Works Administration
c)
National Youth Administration
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
8.
It aided farmers and regulated crop production during the Great Depression.
a)
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corp
9.
It provided electricity for rural areas in the United States.
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Rural Electrification Administration
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Public Works Administration
10.
The Great Depression was a time when:
a)
when people felt sad about loved ones who have
died in World War I.
b)
millions of people in the United States were unemployed and
homeless.
c)
the
economy expanded and more workers were hired and prices were higher.
d)
factories could not keep up with consumer demand
for products.
11.
The main goal of the New Deal was to:
a)
increase worker wages and benefits.
b)
expand Unions into right-to-work states.
c)
put people to work and end the Great Depression.
d)
end child labor practices.
12.
The Rural Electrification Administration helped bring electricity to
a)
farming communities.
b)
urban areas.
c)
suburban areas.
d)
major cities.
13.
The Civilian Conservation Corps hired and gave educational opportunities to
a)
young men.
b)
women.
c)
married men.
d)
non-pensioned senior citizens
14.
The New Deal program that is still in operation today is the
a)
Social Security Administration.
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps.
c)
National Recovery Act.
d)
Works Progress Administration.
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