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WorksheetsNew Deal/FDR
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What popular southern Governor opposed FDR with a Share or Wealth program proposal that would have provided a guaranteed income to all Americans?
a)
Geroge Wallace
b)
Lester Maddux
c)
Orval Faubus
d)
Huey Long
3.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
4.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
5.
Why did Franklin Roosevelt close banks when he became president?
a)
to prevent "runs" on the banks
b)
to consolidate the assets fo several banks
c)
to reduce the number of banks in operation
d)
to allow the banks to receive money from the federal government
6.
Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
WPA
7.
Agency that protected the price of crops.
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
CWA
d)
FDIC
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.
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
10.
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
11.
Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
a)
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
b)
The Glass-Steagall Act
c)
The Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
The Truth-in-Labelling Act
12.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region
13.
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
a)
George Washington
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Barack Obama
14.
What natural calamity coincided with the New Deal and caused intensified and increased poverty throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other parts of the south?
a)
the bank holiday
b)
the great flood of 1927
c)
the dustbowl
d)
increaded lynchings
15.
What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?
a)
National Labor Relations
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
Social Security
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.
What is the NRA?
a)
National Registration Administration
b)
National Recovery Administration
c)
National Reservation Act
d)
National Redistribution Acts
26.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
27.
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
28.
What was the nickname given to the government agencies under the New Deal?
a)
Alphabet Letters
b)
Alphabets and Numbers
c)
Alphabet Soup
29.
Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?
a)
Farmers
b)
Young Men
c)
Skilled Craftmen
30.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife?
a)
Mary Roosevelt
b)
Jennifer Roosevelt
c)
Samantha Roosevelt
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
31.
What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?
a)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in California.
b)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Georgia.
c)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Texas.
d)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in New York.
32.
What did people do during the Great Depression to forget their troubles?
a)
They went fishing
b)
They went swimming
c)
They went to the movies
d)
They sat at home and read books
33.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
34.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
35.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
36.
What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Stock Market
d)
Executive Branch
37.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
38.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The End of Prohibition
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover
39.
What were stock brokers doing that inflated the stock prices?
a)
giving out loans they knew would not be paid back
b)
speculating stocks to be worth more than they actually were
c)
buying stocks on credit
d)
not insuring the customers' money
40.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
41.
What was the impact on Business during The Great Depression?
a)
The demand for goods decreased
b)
The demand for goods increased
c)
The demand for goods stayed the same
d)
Banks were able to make more loans so business could invest more into their buisness
42.
What was the human impact of The Great Depression?
a)
People were homeless and hungry
b)
People generally owned their own home
c)
People were optimistic about their current circumstances.
d)
There was so much economic prosperity that Photographers took historical images of all the boisterousness.
43.
Why are Dorothea Lange's photographs worth seeing?
a)
Her photographs document the struggles of government officials
b)
Her pictures show how weak that generation was
c)
She documents the struggles of white men
d)
Her photographs tell the story of the hardship so many Americans suffered during this time
44.
• Became President after Herbert Hoover
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II
The list above refers to which person?
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II
The list above refers to which person?
a)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
• Frank D. Roosevelt
c)
Calvin Cooliage
45.
Shanty towns (make-shift) towns were named after this person due to the people’s dissatisfaction of the amount of help they were given after the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Shanty Villa
c)
Bum Town
d)
Roosevelt RoadHouses
46.
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”.
a)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFORM
b)
RELIEF, RECOVERY, & REFILL
c)
RELIEF, Reincarnation, & REFORM
47.
What does >NIRA< stand for?
a)
National Industrial Relief Act
b)
National Industrial Recovery Act
c)
National Industrial Reform Act
48.
What was the purpose of the Recovery part of FDR's New Deal?
a)
immediate action taken to halt the economies deterioration
b)
Pump-Priming
c)
Permanent programs to avoid another depression
d)
Prevent homlessness
49.
Shantytowns were often called “Hoovervilles”. Why?
a)
many people blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression
b)
many people loved President Hoover so they named their neighborhoods for him
c)
people were proud to be an American
d)
people lived in a city called Hoover
50.
What is the purpose of the Social Security program?
a)
to provide money to those who can’t work due to unemployment or the elderly.
b)
to regulate trading on Wall St.
c)
to restore confidence in the banking system and prevent runs on the banks.
d)
to provide men with jobs building parks and planting trees
51.
When banks failed during the Great Depression and many Americans lost their money,
a)
(a) the government gave all homeless people free houses.
b)
only people who had invested in the stock market could pay for food
c)
(a) people in France and Britain sent donations of food and money
d)
(a) people bought fewer goods and factory workers lost their jobs
52.
Why was the New Deal established?
a)
lt started a new company for Harlem Renaissance artists.
b)
To try to bring the Great Depression to an end'
c)
To make employees understand what happened during this period of history.
d)
To impeach POTUS Hoover
53.
1. Since many of these farmers came from Oklahoma , they were called the derogatory name of _______
a)
Arki
b)
Okie
c)
Country
d)
Hoboe
54.
There stuck the worst storms that ever filled the sky; You could see it coming, the cloud look deathlike black, And though our mighty nation, it left a dreadful track.... This storm took place at sundown and lasted through the night,....
This describes what event?
This describes what event?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
FDR's election
d)
Harlem Renaissance
55.
What were the "Alphabet Agencies"?
a)
undercover agents that ensured all regulations were being followed in businesses
b)
a group of government bureaus and regulatory agencies created to service the programs of the New Deal
56.
Why did Father Charles Coughlin turn against Roosevelt?
a)
They were from opposing political parties.
b)
Roosevelt refused to nationalize the banking system and provide coinage
c)
Roosevelt held religious views that were not supported by Father Charles and he was viewed as the enemy.
d)
Roosevelt did not support the labor unions in Father Charles state
57.
Father Charles and Francis Townsend were both __________?
a)
Supporters of The New Deal
b)
Hopeful that it would restore the economy
c)
Believed the New Deal wasn't enough
58.
What was the "Old Age Revolving Pension Plan" set by Townsend?
a)
Every American over the age of 60 had to retire to open up jobs for younger unemployed.
b)
Old money in the bank was exchanged for new money in hopes to spark the economy
c)
Townsend wanted to incorporate older citizens into the government.
59.
The "Share our Wealth" movement was designed by:
a)
FDR
b)
Francis Townsend
c)
Huey "The Kingfish" Long
d)
Father Charles
60.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs.
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs.
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs.
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