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WorksheetsOZARK, STEWART, NEW DEAL CH. 23
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet?
a)
Arlene Francis
b)
Mary McLeod Bethune
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Francis Perkins
2.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
3.
What natural calamity coincided with the New Deal and caused intensified and increased poverty throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other parts of the sotuh?
a)
the bank holiday
b)
the great flood of 1927
c)
the dustbowl
d)
increaded lynchings
4.
What was the culminating event that brought the country out of the Great Depression?
a)
the Bonus Army
b)
the building of the Hoover Dam
c)
going off of the gold standard
d)
World War II
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
8.
In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that
a)
corporations were best left to operate without government interference
b)
state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states
c)
the government should be more involved in regulating economy
9.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
10.
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to
a)
have government take an active role in solving economic problems
b)
return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism
c)
continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration
11.
Which New Deal reforms most directly targeted the basic problem of the victims of the Dust Bowl?
a)
regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
b)
guaranteeing workers the right to organize and bargain collectively
c)
providing farmers low-cost loans and paying them NOT to grow certain crops
12.
The creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of
a)
The government creating a program to solve a problem.
b)
laisezz-faire economics
c)
free-market capitalism
13.
When was the New Deal?
a)
1776-1791
b)
1820-1860
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
14.
The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
World Peace Association
c)
Working Period Administration
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
15.
The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
Bureau of Land Management
16.
What was the culminating event that brought the country out of the Great Depression?
a)
the Bonus Army
b)
the building of the Hoover Dam
c)
going off of the gold standard
d)
World War II
17.
In an attempt to try and keep the nation calm as they dealt with the Great Depression crisis, Roosevelt decided to have a weekly Radio Show where he would sit down and talk to the citizens of the nation, in a calm, reassuring voice. What name was given to these weekly speeches where Roosevelt spoke to the people?
a)
Roosevelt Radio Hours
b)
Fireside Chats
c)
Conversation Corner
d)
The President Speaks
18.
Diverse group that helped FDR form the New Deal.
a)
Brain Bleed
b)
Brain Trust
c)
Smart Apples
d)
Brainiacs
19.
Fireside chats were...
a)
discussions around the fire
b)
informal radio speeches
c)
how people warmed their homes
d)
interviews done informally
20.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
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