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WorksheetsThe New Deal and Its Impact
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the main agenda of the New Deal in addition to providing relief programs?
Developing space exploration
Promoting international trade
Expanding the military
Restoring the financial system
Which project was important for contributing to the recovery from the Great Depression by providing thousands of jobs and electricity for a large area of the desert southwest?
The Hoover Dam
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Panama Canal
The Empire State Building
What was the main purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
To create a new national park
To develop the region with government funds and resources
To establish a new form of government
To promote tourism in the region
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
To encourage overproduction of crops
To address the crop surplus issue
To increase crop production
To reduce market prices of crops
What was the main goal of the Federal Labor Standards Act?
To increase child labor in industries
To reduce workers' rights
To establish all workers' rights to a standard minimum wage
To abolish the minimum wage
What did the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act reform in the way the United States negotiated trade agreements with foreign nations?
It had no impact on trade agreements
It increased foreign tariffs
It banned all trade agreements
It reduced foreign tariffs
What was the main purpose of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934?
To stabilize the value of dollars and reform America's entire currency system
To reduce the power of banks
To decrease the national money supply
To increase the value of dollars
What was the main goal of the Banking Act of 1933?
To promote risky bank practices
To decrease public confidence in the banking system
To increase bank closures
To redesign the banking industry to give the federal government more power to directly monitor and regulate all banking operations
What is the main purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
To decrease public confidence in the banking system
To increase the risk of bank failures
To supply insurance on the deposits people make in banks
To promote irresponsible and risky bank practices
What was NOT a main opposition to most New Deal programs?
Criticism for being too aligned with socialist ideology
Criticism for being too aligned with communist ideology
Criticism for being too aligned with capitalist ideology
What was the main reason for Roosevelt's attempt to reform the Supreme Court with the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937?
To decrease the size of the Supreme Court
To increase the size of the Supreme Court
To decrease the power of the Supreme Court
To increase the power of the Supreme Court
What was the main purpose of Roosevelt's fireside chats?
To communicate directly with the American people and promote his political party
To communicate indirectly with the American people and avoid discussing his policies and positions
To communicate indirectly with the American people and confuse them about his policies and positions
To communicate directly with the American people and explain his policies and positions
What was the main objective of the Social Security Act of 1935?
To reduce the number of elderly people
To provide a safety net for the elderly, the unemployed, and the disadvantaged
To increase the number of unemployed people
To promote risky financial practices
What was the main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
To increase unemployment rates
To promote tourism in the region
To provide jobs for young men and to conserve the environment
To establish a new form of government
What was the main goal of the Works Progress Administration?
To decrease public confidence in the government
To provide jobs and stimulate the economy during the Great Depression
To increase the risk of economic failures
To promote irresponsible and risky financial practices
What was the main objective of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?
To abolish the minimum wage
To establish minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards
To increase child labor in industries
To reduce workers' rights
