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The New Deal | Alphabet Soup of Agencies

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President that created the NEW DEAL

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

George Bush

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

2.

Purpose of the NEW DEAL: What does it mean to provide direct help for unemployed and poor?

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

3.

Purpose of the NEW DEAL: What does it mean to make changes so that this crisis never happens again?

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

4.

Purpose of the NEW DEAL: What does it mean to bring the economy back to normal again?

a)

RELIEF

b)

RECOVERY

c)

REFORM

5.

WHICH AGENCY? Employed thousands of young men in camps across the country improving public lands by planting trees, clearing trails, and fighting forest fires.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Association

d)

Works Progress Administration

6.

WHICH AGENCY? Set up to monitor the stock market and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Association

d)

Works Progress Administration

7.

WHICH AGENCY? Paid farmers not to grow crops so that prices of crops would rise back up to normal levels.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Association

d)

Works Progress Administration

8.

WHICH AGENCY? Provided jobs building dams and improving existing ones so that electricity could be brought to the Deep South.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Home Owners Loan Corporation

9.

WHICH AGENCY? Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Home Owners Loan Corporation

10.

WHICH AGENCY? Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of a bank failure.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Home Owners Loan Corporation

11.

WHICH AGENCY? Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

a)

National Youth Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corporation

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Home Owners Loan Corporation

12.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? Securities and Exchange Commission Set up to monitor the stock market and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place

a)

RELIEF: direct help for poor and unemployed

b)

RECOVERY: Get economy going again

c)

REFORM: make changes to never happen again

13.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? Works Progress Administration Provided jobs to young men to build schools, hospitals, and other public works

a)

RELIEF: direct help for poor and unemployed

b)

RECOVERY: Get economy going again

c)

REFORM: make changes to never happen again

14.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? Social Security Administration Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities.

a)

RELIEF: direct help for poor and unemployed

b)

RECOVERY: Get economy going again

c)

REFORM: make changes to never happen again

15.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of a bank failure.

a)

RELIEF: direct help for poor and unemployed

b)

RECOVERY: Get economy going again

c)

REFORM: make changes to never happen again

16.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? Agricultural Adjustment Association Paid farmers not to grow crops so that prices of crops would rise back up to normal levels.

a)

RELIEF: direct help for poor and unemployed

b)

RECOVERY: Get economy going again

c)

REFORM: make changes to never happen again

17.

WHAT did the CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS do?

a)

Employed thousands of young men in camps across the country improving public lands by planting trees, clearing trails, and fighting forest fires.

b)

Paid farmers not to grow crops so that prices of crops would rise back up to normal levels.

c)

Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities.

d)

Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of a bank failure.

18.

WHAT does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation do?

a)

Provided jobs building dams and improving existing ones so that electricity could be brought to the Deep South.

b)

Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

c)

Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities.

d)

Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of a bank failure.

19.

WHAT does the Social Security Administration do?

a)

Provided jobs building dams and improving existing ones so that electricity could be brought to the Deep South.

b)

Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. Grants were given to high school and college students in exchange for work.

c)

Form of insurance for old age and people with disabilities.

d)

Inspected banks and provided deposit insurance up to $5,000 on checking and savings accounts in the event of a bank failure.

20.
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.
21.

The New Deal is a collection of government programs that were started by Franklin D. Roosevelt to solve the problems of the Great Depression between the years of

a)

1932-1939

b)

1919-1929

c)

1932

d)

1941-1945