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The New Deal

Total questions: 105

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Class
Date
1.
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. 
2.
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
3.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
8.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
13.
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
14.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
15.

What event 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

16.
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
17.
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
18.

What New Deal program was an answer to demands for retirement?

a)

National Labor Relations

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Works {rogress Administration

d)

Social Security

19.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
20.
–regulate the stock market & prevent another stock market crash 
a)
ACC
b)
SEC
c)
TVA
d)
CCC
21.
What was the nickname given to the government agencies under the New Deal?
a)
Alphabet Letters
b)
Alphabets and Numbers
c)
Alphabet Soup
22.
Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?
a)
Farmers
b)
Young Men
c)
Skilled Craftmen
23.
What did young men  employed by the CCC or Civil Conservation Corps do?
a)
Planted crops on farms
b)
Cleaned the nations rivers and waterways
c)
Planted trees on public lands
24.
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
25.
What did the TVA or Tennessee Valley Authority accomplish?
a)
It built roads and schools across the South
b)
It built stores and parks in the South
c)
It built dams along rivers  and power plants in the South
26.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife?
a)
Mary Roosevelt
b)
Jennifer Roosevelt
c)
Samantha Roosevelt
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt 
27.
When FDR closed all banks this became known as the "______________Holiday."
a)
Federal
b)
Winter
c)
Banking
d)
Money
28.
A surplus occurs when farmers produce __________than they can sell.
a)
less
b)
more
29.
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
30.
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
31.
Agency that protected the price of crops. 
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
CWA
d)
FDIC
32.
Largest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts. 
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
NRA
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
a)
George Washington
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Barack Obama
39.
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
40.
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
41.
New Deal program tasked with providing electricity to the people through dams and other means.
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Tennessee Valley Electrical Organization
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
42.

It defined unfair labor practices and legalized the right to form unions.

a)

Wagner Act

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Civilian Conservation Corp

d)

Public Works Administration

43.
It provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and the unemployed. 
a)
Social Security Administration 
b)
Wagner Act 
c)
Public Works Administration 
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
44.

In this New Deal program, workers constructed things like roads, bridges, public buildings and parks but it also employed artists and performers...

a)

Tennesee Valley Authority

b)

FDIC

c)

FERA

d)

Works Progress Administration

45.

Which New Deal program was a works program that focused a lot on schools.

a)

CCC

b)

NYA

c)

FERA

d)

CWA

46.

Which of the following programs was NOT a works program (jobs program)?

a)

CCC

b)

WPA

c)

USHA

d)

CWA

47.

This New Deal Program set standards for business practices and let companies that followed their rules use the Blue Eagle on their products.

a)

Wagner Act

b)

NRA

c)

REA

d)

HOLC

48.

Which of the following programs did NOT deal with housing?

a)

USHA

b)

FHA

c)

AAA

d)

HOLC

49.

Which New Deal program was in charge of regulating the stock market?

a)

SEC

b)

Social Security

c)

EBRA

d)

FDIC

50.

You know what is in your food, medicine and make up because of this New Deal Program.

a)

FDIC

b)

FDC

c)

SSA

d)

AAA

51.

This works program in the New Deal covered the broadest range of projects.

a)

WPA

b)

CCC

c)

PWA

d)

CWA

52.

This program gave federal money to states in order to provide relief for their people.

a)

NRA

b)

Wagner Act

c)

FERA

d)

HOLC

53.
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
54.
These created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reduce
55.
These programs were designed to prevent a future Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Recycle
56.
These programs were designed to stimulate the economy and end the Depression?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reuse
57.
This was created to protect the money people had deposited in the bank
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
National Recovery Administration
58.

Recognized unions right to bargain collectively

a)

National Labor Relations Act

b)

National Industrial Recovery Act

c)

Farm Credit Act

d)

Union Bylaw Association

59.

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

a)

Created agencies in an attempt to ease the burden of the Great Depression.

b)

Created policies that solved all the problems of the Great Depression.

c)

Provided a safety net for people by eliminating all of their debt.

d)

To continue the Great Depression for as long as possible.

60.

Which of the following were the goals (aka: THREE R's) of the New Deal?

a)

Relief

b)

Reform

c)

Retribution

d)

Recovery

61.

Built hydroelectric plants and dams aimed at improving seven Southern states and attracting industry to the South.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

d)

Tacoma Valley Argonauts (TVA)

62.

What was the overall goal of New Deal legislation such as the CCC, CWA, PWA and TVA?

a)

Give money back to business

b)

Create banks to deposit money

c)

Create Jobs for People

d)

Waste taxpayer money

63.

•Gov’t was “hands on” in industry

•Increased union membership

•Controlled industrial production and prices with industry-created codes of fair competition.

•No longer around today-Declared unconstitutional in 1935.

a)

NRA - National Recovery Administration

b)

FDIC - Federal Deposit Corporation

c)

TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

NRA - National Rifle Association

64.

Why were some people opposed to Roosevelt’s new Deal Programs?

a)

Everyone was in favor of the New Deal

b)

Created national debt b/c the gov't paid for them.

c)

Created a way for people to be lazy since they didn't' earn their jobs.

d)

They don't like to work.

65.

Second New Deal Program:

•Spent $11 billion over several years, creating jobs for workers.

•Its most controversial aspect was offering work to artists, musicians, theater people, and writers.

a)

WPA - Works Progress Administration

b)

PWA - Public Works Adminstration

c)

PCA - Public Cat Advertisements

d)

BWA - Baldwin Works Administration

66.

•Provided some security for the elderly (65+) and for unemployed workers

•Provided welfare for needy people

Social Security set the principle that the federal government should be responsible for people who, through no fault of their own, were unable to work

a)

WPA - Workers Protection Act

b)

WPA - Works Progress Admin

c)

SEC - Securities and Exchange

d)

SSA - Social Security Act

67.

The New Deal comes to an end when what event begins?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Microsoft's Founding

68.

•Organized industrial unions, skilled and unskilled workers

•Between the 1930s-50s labor unions benefited Industrial workers

a)

LUO - Labor Union Organization

b)

SSA - Social Security

c)

CIO - Congress of Industrial Organizations

d)

CEO - Chief Executive Officer

69.

In FDR's first ___________________in office, he sent many bills through congress.

a)

term

b)

100 days

c)

month

d)

week

70.
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.
71.
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)
reinvent
b)
radicalize
c)
recovery
d)
reissue 
72.
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
73.
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
74.

This group improved housing standards and help Americans get mortgages.

a)

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

b)

Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC)

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

75.
What was FDR’s plan to add justices to the Supreme Court called?
a)
The Yes Man Trials
b)
Court Packing Scheme
c)
Operation Puppet
d)
Court Repatriation
76.
What was the main criticism of the Court-Packing Scheme?
a)
Congress allowed it
b)
Too much of an expansion of executive power
c)
The Court would be too small
d)
Only state governments could pack the court
77.

The SCOTUS have how many justices?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

9

d)

10

78.

Justices are nominated by who?

a)

Congress

b)

Citizens

c)

SCOTUS

d)

POTUS

79.

What branch of Gov't does the POTUS belong to?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

legislative

d)

Federal

80.

The nickname given to the justices by FDR

a)

Nine Old Men

b)

Old School

c)

Old faithful

d)

Three Blind Mice

81.

What eventuall happened to the court Packing Plan?

a)

rejected by congress

b)

FDR finally dropped the bill proposal

c)

SCOTUS vetoed it

d)

it was voided by citizens

82.

The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -

a)

the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas

b)

the US declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression

d)

the involvement of US government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal

83.

The farmer's criticisms are similar to those found in -

a)

Warren G Harding's advocacy of a "return to normalcy"

b)

Huey Long's proposal to "share our wealth"

c)

Charles Coughlin's rhetoric of "Christianized democracy"

d)

Herbert Hoover's emphasis on "rugged individualism"

84.

How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

a)

The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

b)

Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.

c)

Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.

d)

The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.

85.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction and underconsumption

b)

High tariffs restricting trade

c)

buying stocks on the margin

d)

high income taxes

86.
Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide.
b)
Hoover lost by a narrow margin.
c)
Huey Long ran a strong third-party campaign.
d)
Roosevelt won a third term.
87.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
88.
As part of the New Deal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) were created to
a)
allow for a quick recovery of stock prices
b)
provide direct loans to businesses
c)
protect individual investors from stock fraud and bank failure
d)
allow banks and companies to invest in the stock market
89.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
a)
excessive stock market speculation
b)
high unemployment
c)
increased use of credit
d)
limited income of senior citizens
90.
The TVA is significant because it hired people to 
a)
deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents
b)
build dams and generators that provided electricity
c)
work on farms to help stabilize agriculture
d)
publish important facts about businesses
91.
An advocate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s farm policy would have likely supported which economic strategy?
a)
Reducing agricultural output to increase product values
b)
Utilizing minimum wage laws to stimulate farm productivity
c)
Allowing market forces to operate freely to achieve stabilization
d)
Increasing agricultural production to ensure an affordable food supply
92.
How would an African American during the Great Depression most likely have felt about the New Deal?
a)
Disappointed, because the TVA failed to bring power to African American farmers in its Rural Electrification Program.
b)
Outraged, because African Americans were ineligible for any benefits under New Deal programs.
c)
Frustrated, because the CCC and other work programs discriminated against African Americans.
d)
Angry, because President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not attempt to restrain his racially insensitive views.
93.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of addressed what labor issue?
a)
Workplace safety
b)
Health insurance
c)
Collective bargaining
d)
Minimum wage
94.
A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to
a)
make the Court processes more democratic
b)
end corruption and favoritism in handling cases
c)
influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs
d)
ensure the appointment of members of minority groups
95.
Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by 
a)
creating jobs for the unemployed
b)
guaranteeing a minimum wage
c)
legalizing the right to join labor unions
d)
providing financial assistance after retirement
96.
Senator Huey Long, Dr. Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as
a)
members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cabinet
b)
outspoken critics of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
c)
supporters of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reelection campaign in 1940
d)
members of the Supreme Court nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
97.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the US
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
98.

This market has rising prices for stocks and the investors are making profits off their stocks.

a)

Margin

b)

Bear

c)

Bull

d)

Speculation

99.

By the 1930s, what percentage of the work force became unemployed?

a)

15 %

b)

25 %

c)

75 %

d)

45 %

100.

Which person below would be most likely to support FDR's New Deal?

a)

A conservative Republican

b)

A wealthy business owner

c)

A liberal Democrat

d)

None of these

101.

Which word best describes the Supreme Court's stance toward the New Deal when it began?

a)

Oppositional

b)

Supportive

c)

Neutral

d)

Uninterested

102.

What ended the Great Depression?

a)

The USA joining the conflict of World War II

b)

The New Deal created by FDR

c)

The hands off approach of President Hoover

d)

The private market eventually worked it out without government assistance

103.

She was hired in FDR's administration to serve in the National Youth Administration.

a)

Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Vivien Lay

c)

Gracie Allen

d)

Mary Bethune

104.

Which option below describes Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings toward African American Civil Rights?

a)

Hostile

b)

Neutral

c)

Cautious

d)

Supportive

105.

What was the goal of Wagner Act?

a)

To form FDR's Black Cabinet

b)

To assert that only states could form anti-lynching laws

c)

To form the National Youth Administration

d)

To make unions and collective bargaining legal

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