WorksheetsNew Deal
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
FDR’s philosophy was to get people help and work through ___spending
a)
Surplus
b)
deficit
c)
taxiation
d)
stock market
2.
winner of the 1932 election
a)
FDR
b)
Hoover
c)
Huey Long
d)
Charles Coughlin
3.
FDR's plan for America
a)
Square Deal
b)
The New Beginning
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Dust Bowl
4.
FDR's flurry of activity when he takes office
a)
The Great Beginning
b)
100 Days
c)
fireside chats
d)
FDIC
5.
FDR believed he first must address the problems with the nation’s
a)
Farms
b)
Textile Factories
c)
Banks
d)
Railroads
6.
the Emergency Relief Act, which authorized the ____________ to inspect banks.
a)
President
b)
FBI
c)
Treasury Department
d)
The FDIC
7.
FDR's radio programs were known as
a)
60 Minutes
b)
Fireside Chats
c)
This Week
d)
20/20
8.
how did FDR's radio programs connect with people
a)
it did not connect at all with the people
b)
people hated them
c)
people often didnt listen
d)
people felt he was talking directly to them
9.
did not feel as FDR's Programs did enough
a)
Liberals
b)
Conseratives
c)
farmers
d)
Bankers
10.
felt like FDR's programs interfered with the economy
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservative
c)
bankers
d)
farmers
11.
Why did FDR "pack" the Supreme Court?
a)
he served on the court
b)
he took bribes
c)
to keep the court from striking down new deal programs
d)
as a favor to his friends
12.
FDR Critic, called for guaranteed income and nationalized banks
a)
Huey Long
b)
Father Charles Coughlin
c)
Charles Townsend
d)
A.Philip Randolph
13.
Louisana Senator who was a constant Critic of FDR
a)
Father Charles Coughlin
b)
Huey Long
c)
A. Philip Randolph
d)
Charles Towsend
14.
Criticized FDR for not doing enough to help elderly people
a)
A. Philip Randolph
b)
Charles Towsend
c)
Father Charles Coughlin
d)
Huey Long
15.
FDR launches the “Second New Deal” also called the
a)
Second hundred days
b)
The Plain Deal
c)
The Newer Deal
d)
The Second go round
16.
First priority of the second New Deal was
a)
banks
b)
farms
c)
hoovervilles
d)
Factories
17.
set maximum hours at 44 per week and minimum wage at 25 cents per hour
a)
Federal Art Project
b)
Federal Securities Act
c)
Fair Labor Standards Act
d)
Wagner Act
18.
became head of the nation’s first all-black union
a)
Huey Long
b)
A. Philip Randolph
c)
Charles Townsend
d)
Charles Coughlin
19.
Why did FDR never fully commit to Civil Rights for African Americans?
a)
He was racist
b)
he didn't believe in Equality
c)
fearing angering white souther democrats
d)
because of his wife
20.
two key Civil Rights issues that FDR failed to pass?
a)
approve anti-lynching laws
b)
Slavery
c)
Poll tax
d)
13th Amendment
21.
By the late 1930's, __________% of Americans were attending a movie at least once a week
a)
65
b)
35
c)
5
d)
90
22.
One of the most famous films of the era of the 30’s was
a)
New deal
b)
Fireside chats
c)
War of the Worlds
d)
Gone with the wind
23.
paid artists a living wage to produce art.
a)
FDIC
b)
Federal Securities Act
c)
Federal Art Project
d)
Securities & Exchange commision
24.
Nearly __% of American homes owned a radio
a)
65
b)
30
c)
90
d)
2
25.
3 legacies of the New Deal
a)
deficit Spending
b)
FDIC
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Social Security
26.
Pres.FDR program to the problems of the Depression, focusing the needy, economic recovery,
a)
Glass-Steagall Act
b)
New Deal
c)
Federal Securities Ac
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
27.
law that established the F.D.I.C to protect individuals’ bank account
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Glass-Steagall Act
c)
New Deal
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
28.
a law that required corporations to provide accurate information on all stock offerings
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
b)
Federal Secuities Act
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
New Deal
29.
a law to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave land unplanted, & lowering production
a)
Federal Secuities Act
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
New Deal
30.
agency put men to work building roads, parks, planting trees, and flood-control projects
a)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC)
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC
d)
Glass-Steagall Act
31.
a government’s spending of more money than it receives in revenue
a)
deficit spending
b)
New Deal
c)
FDIC
d)
Social security act
32.
an agency that provided the unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making,the arts
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
d)
Glass-Steagall Act
33.
a law enacted to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities,
a)
Glass-Steagall Act
b)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
c)
Social Security Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC)
34.
an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals’ bank accounts
a)
Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
c)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
d)
Social Security Act
35.
an agency, created , that enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
a)
Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
c)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
d)
Social Security Act
36.
established in 1933 to construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley
a)
Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
TVA- Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
d)
Glass-Steagall Act
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