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New Deal Quiz

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
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.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
8.
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
9.
Which program built roads, schools, buildings, libraries, etc?
a)
Social Security
b)
FDIC
c)
CCC
d)
WPA
10.
Which program insures banks and keeps your money safe?
a)
Social Security
b)
TVA
c)
CCC
d)
FDIC
11.
Which program builds wildlife perserves and plants trees?
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
d)
FDIC
12.
Which program cleared the river valley in Tennesee and brought electricity to these rural parts near the river?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
13.
Which program sets up a tax to help benefit retired people?
a)
FDIC
b)
Social Security
c)
TVA
d)
WPA
14.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects. 
a)
Civilian Conservation Core (CCC)
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority 
d)
The New Deal
15.
The _____ built roads, bridges, parks, airports, and other public facilities.
a)
WPA
b)
TVA
c)
SPL
d)
FDR
16.
This New Deal program built dams that provided hydroelectric power to many rural areas in Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama. _____
a)
GAP
b)
RAV
c)
TVA
d)
RCA
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 was the Dust Bowl?
a)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Eastern States
b)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Great Plains
c)
A severe drought with high winds that scattered the soil of farms of the Western States
21.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
22.

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

23.
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
24.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
25.
A surplus occurs when farmers produce __________than they can sell.
a)
less
b)
more
26.
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
27.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
28.
Agency that protected the price of crops. 
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
CWA
d)
FDIC
29.
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
30.
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
a)
George Washington
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Barack Obama
31.
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
32.
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
33.

The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.

a)

Electricity

b)

new farm land

c)

new homes

d)

New Deal support

34.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
35.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against -

a)

the gold standard

b)

some New Deal programs

c)

internment camps

d)

some rationing programs

36.

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

a)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Army.

b)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

c)

Buy Liberty bonds.

d)

Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

37.

Woman played a critical role in WWI?

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Woman saw a great deal of front line combat during WWI?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

40.

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

41.

Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

the Dirt Bowl

c)

(TVA)

d)

the Dust Bowl

42.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
43.

Which event sparked the outbreak of WWI?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

b)

Germany's Invasion of Poland

c)

Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia

d)

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke

44.

What word describes when neither side in war can gain an advantage to win?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Blockade

c)

Total war

d)

Front

45.

What was the Lusitania

a)

A U.S. battleship sunk by the Germans

b)

A passenger ship sunk by the Germans

c)

A German submarine

d)

A general in WWI

46.

What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?

a)

Paris Peace Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of London

47.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

48.

What two countries began WWI?

a)

Australia & New Zealand

b)

Austria-Hungary & Serbia

c)

Serbia & Turkey

d)

The United States & France

49.

After entering, how did the United States impact WWI?

a)

The United States brought the extra strength the Allied Powers needed to defeat the Central Powers.

b)

The United States weakened the Allied Powers because they did not have the appropriate weapons.

c)

The United States could only help France and Great Britain.

d)

The United States joined the Central Powers and took over Germany.

50.
FDR made speeches called "_________________."
a)
fighter chats
b)
fireside chats
c)
freedom chats
d)
friendly chats
51.
Many people did not know that FDR had a disease called ________________________.
a)
cancer
b)
flu
c)
polio
d)
pox
52.
One of FDR's New Deal programs which insured bank deposits.
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
b)
Social Security Act (SSA)
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
53.
Which of the following is a term for buying something now and paying for it later?
a)
Credit 
b)
Debit
c)
Speculation 
d)
Investment 
54.
They support letting the economy stabilize itself & oppose large govt. efforts to effect change 
a)
Liberal
b)
Conservative 
c)
Radical 
55.
They support some government involvement in the economy..
a)
Liberal
b)
Conservative
c)
Radical 
56.
 A bull market is a downward trend it stock prices.
a)
True
b)
False 
57.
Which of the following was the primary cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
black blizzards
b)
prolonged drought
c)
crop reduction
d)
dam building
58.
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
59.
One of FDR's New Deal programs which insured bank deposits.
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 
b)
Social Security Act (SSA) 
c)
United States of America (USA)
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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