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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the programs started by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the country out of the Great Depression called?
a)
Big Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Good Deal
d)
The Depression Deal
2.
Why did FDR win the 1932 Presidential Election?
a)
he believed the government should take an active role in aiding the country
b)
he believed that the government should own the businesses
c)
he had already served as president and was considered an economic genius
d)
he support a more laissez-faire government policy
3.
Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the Great Depression?
a)
by expanding the role of government in citizens’ lives
b)
by expanding the authority of legislative representatives
c)
by regulating the stock purchases by individual investors
d)
by restricting the spending by government on domestic projects
4.
The goals of FDR's New Deal, AKA The Three Rs include:
a)
Economic Recovery
b)
Relief for the suffering and unemployed
c)
Economic Reform
d)
All of the Above
5.
Which New Deal program provided retirement pension checks for citizens over 65?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
d)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
6.
Which New Deal program paid young men to build parks and schools and plant thousands of trees?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
c)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
d)
Public Works Authority (PWA)
7.
Which New Deal program was responsible for such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall, Augusta’s Savannah River levee, and Macon’s airport?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
NYA
d)
TVA
8.
Which New Deal program still exists today?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
c)
Social Security Administration
d)
Rural Electrification Act
9.
Which New Deal program was established to help farmers by bring electricity to rural areas?
a)
Rural Electrification Authority (REA)
b)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
10.
Which New Deal agency regulated the price of crops, but did nothing to help share croppers?
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
11.
Which cause of the Great Depression was the AAA trying to solve?
a)
Stock Market Speculation
b)
Bank Runs
c)
Borrowing too much money
d)
Overproduction
12.
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company?
a)
Aided farmers by paying farmers to limit their supply of crops gown
b)
Guaranteed that bank deposits would be repaid if the bank closed
c)
Provided money directly to Americans to pay their bills
d)
Set production limits and rules to aid workers in industries
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