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WorksheetsFranklin Roosevelt
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Roosevelt experienced a medical illness. What problem did this cause?
His legs were paralyzed. He needed help standing and walking.
He became very poor.
He couldn't get elected to any government office.
He didn't have anywhere to live.
In 1928, what government office was Roosevelt elected to?
President
Senator from New York
Governor or New York
Mayor of New York City
When was Franklin Roosevelt elected President?
1928
1932
2008
2016
What big problem was the United States experiencing when Roosevelt first became President?
the Civil War
World War I
World War II
the Great Depression
Why were so many Americans so poor doing this time?
Almost 25% of Americans had lost their jobs.
They were lazy and didn't go to work.
They had spent their money on luxuries and did NOT have enough to pay rent or buy food.
They didn't have the skills to do their jobs
What did Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) tell the American people after he became President?
You all better go get jobs.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.
Stop asking for a government handout.
What was the name of President Roosevelt's new policies?
The New Frontier
The Square Deal
The Great Society
The New Deal
Which of the following were major parts of President Roosevelt's new program?
Many unemployed people got government jobs.
Farmers got help keeping up with payments for their farmland.
The stock market was regulated.
All of the these answers were part of Roosevelt's new program.
What were the "fireside chats."
Americans watched Roosevelt give speeches on television.
Americans listened to Roosevelt on the radio.
Americans listened to Roosevelt as they sat around camp fires.
Americans read about Roosevelt on the internet.
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
Franklin Roosevelt's mother
Franklin Roosevelt's sister
Franklin Roosevelt's wife
Franklin Roosevelt's daughter
Why were many Americans against President Roosevelt's new programs?
The programs were expensive and cost the national government a lot of money.
They didn't want to help Americans with their problems.
The programs only helped rich people.
They didn't like any Presidents from New York.
When did the U.S. economy fully recover from the Great Depression?
soon after Roosevelt was first elected President
In 1932
In 1929
In the early 1940s
