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WorksheetsUnit 6-3 quiz (FDR and The New Deal)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
2.
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
3.
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
4.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
5.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
6.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Agency that protected the price of crops.
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
CWA
d)
FDIC
10.
Largest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
NRA
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
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.
This Program helped retirees 65 and older and also those who were disabled and unable to work.
a)
Social Security Act (SSA)
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
17.
Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
a)
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
b)
The Glass-Steagall Act
c)
The Pure Food and Drug Act (FDA)
d)
The Truth-in-Labeling Act
18.
In FDR's first ___________________in office, he sent many bills through congress.
a)
term
b)
100 days
c)
month
d)
week
19.
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
20.
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
21.
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Rebuild, and Reform
b)
Recover, Rebuild, and Reform
c)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
d)
Recover, Revive, and Reform
22.
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
23.
Why was President Roosevelt in a Wheel Chair?
a)
Automobile Accident
b)
Motorcycle Accident
c)
Polio
d)
Rare Disease contraction while in Africa
24.
These programs were designed to prevent a future Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Recycle
25.
This man was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and relied on "rugged individualism" to fix it
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Sherbert Hoover
26.
During the Depression, newly homeless people put up communities of shacks they called....
a)
the projects
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Bonus Armies
d)
Okie towns
27.
What was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Court Packing
d)
Second New Deal
28.
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
29.
What famous quote came from Roosevelt's first inaugural address and gave people hope that the Depression would end?
a)
"The only thing we have to fear is Hitler"
b)
"Make America Great Again"
c)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
d)
"Oh geez...how did I end up President?"
30.
Which is NOT cause of The Great Depression?
a)
Overproduction
b)
Speculation
c)
Shaky Banking
d)
Unrestricted International Trade
31.
Who was Dorothea Lange?
a)
Photographer who took historically important pictures that documented the effects of the time
b)
A famous movie actress who spent time helping those impacted by the Dust Bowl
c)
FDR's wife
d)
A famous business woman who gave jobs to women to help support their family's
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