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WorksheetsThe New Deal
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
2.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
National Recovery Administration
3.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemploment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
4.
The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
a)
Social Security
b)
SEC
c)
FDIC
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
5.
When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
the President talking
c)
Chats with me
d)
Campfire chats
6.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to
southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in
the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor
rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
7.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
8.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
9.
The stock market crash and the dollar’s rapid decline in value, resulted in many Americans to conduct “runs” on which of the following?
a)
banks
b)
movie theaters
c)
grocery stores
d)
brokerage offices
10.
Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair labor Standards Act
c)
Rural Electrification Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
11.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by
a)
helping them become more efficient
b)
paying them not to grow crops
c)
buying up their surpluses
d)
making land available for farming
12.
The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.
a)
Electricity
b)
new farm land
c)
new homes
d)
New Deal support
13.
What is the NRA?
a)
National Registration Administration
b)
National Recovery Administration
c)
National Reservation Act
d)
National Redistribution Acts
14.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
15.
This organization gave jobs to artist, writers, and musicians to create artwork
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Public Works Adminstration
c)
National Recovery Adminstration
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
16.
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
17.
What was the nickname given to the government agencies under the New Deal?
a)
Alphabet Letters
b)
Alphabets and Numbers
c)
Alphabet Soup
18.
Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?
a)
Farmers
b)
Young Men
c)
Skilled Craftmen
19.
What did men employed by the WPA or Works Progress Administration do?
a)
Plant trees on public land
b)
Build roads, schools, and parks
c)
Farmers decrease production of crops
20.
What did the SSB or Social Security Board provide?
a)
Monthly payments to the elderly
b)
Monthly payments to the unemployed
c)
Monthly payments to the workers
21.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to strengthen the economy
b)
to avoid going to war
c)
to improve public education
d)
to end racial discrimination
22.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote.
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
d)
It let people travel around the country freely.
23.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush
b)
the crash of the stock exchange
c)
the ending of World War II
d)
the high price of oil
24.
In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?
a)
) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.
b)
The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.
c)
The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.
d)
The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.
25.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
26.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
27.
This new deal program helps to ensure retirement funds for all Americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance
a)
FDIC
b)
SSA
c)
AAA
d)
CCC
28.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
29.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday
30.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
31.
When FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stable
a)
Bank closures
b)
Bank retreats
c)
Bank Holiday
d)
Margin Holiday
32.
What is a good title for this list?
a)
Culture of the 1920s
b)
The Great Migration
c)
Impact of the Great Depression
d)
Features of the New Deal
33.
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
WWI
c)
overproduction on farms
d)
weak banking system
34.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemploment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
35.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to
southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in
the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor
rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
36.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
37.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
38.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
39.
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
40.
Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?
a)
Farmers
b)
Young Men
c)
Skilled Craftmen
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