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New Deal Formative
By Scott Robles
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19. What historical event does the image depict?
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20. Why is the event depicted historically significant?
1. In the late 1920's there were no signs of the upcoming economic collapse
True
False
2. Many Americans borrowed money in order to buy stock
True
False
3. The AAA gave money to
Local and state relief organizations
Sharecroppers and tenant farmers to help them buy their own farms
Industries related to agriculture
Farmers who reduced crop and livestock production
4. The REA lent money to groups of farmers who
Would not use electricity
Obtain electricity from utility companies
Organized to build power plants and bring electricity to rural America
To let their land go unplanted
5. Unemployed teachers, artists, writers, and actors found work with
AAA
TVA
WPA
NIRA
6. Which of the following could be a slogan for the Tennessee Valley Authority?
Rivers? We don’t need any stinking rivers.
TVA helps our nations farmers.
Oh, Dam it!
None of the above
7. The Social Security Act established the federal governments responsibility for
Funding of cultural and artistic activities
Welfare of retired citizens
Funding of public works projects, such as the TVA
Establishment and enforcement of fair labor practices
8. Which of the following New Deal programs brought back public trust in the nations banking system?
FDIC
CCC
NIRA
NRA
9. Which of the following of FDR’s ideas was rejected by congress?
Social Security Act
Developing fair labor practices
Establishing the CCC
Reorganizing the Supreme Court
10. Which New Deal programs were later declared unconstitutional?
NRA & PWA
FDIC & HOLC
NIRA & AAA
PWA & TVA
11. Eleanor Roosevelt worked to get women appointed to political offices because
She hated men
She felt that women should get into the job market
Women needed a helping hand
She felt that women were in the best position to promote such things as child welfare and world peace
12. The important and lasting change brought to our Federal Government by the New Deal was that
Government responsibility includes stimulation of the economy and maintaining the welfare of the people
Government should remain small and limited in power
Governments primary job is to aid businesses
In times of depression the government should let the people fix their own problems
12. Which event most contributed to the establishment of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
The 1929 crash of the stock market
The formation of the Standard Oil Trust
The Panic of 1893
The Teapot Dome Scandal
13. Franklin Roosevelt’s immediate response to the banking crisis after becoming President was to
Borrow money from foreign banks to support the U.S. banking industry.
Declare a bank holiday that closed banks in the United States for several days.
Establish the Federal Reserve to reduce the possibility of another bank emergency.
Nationalize the banks to ensure they were following federal regulations.
14. To many Californians, the arrival of the Dust Bowl refugees of the mid-1930s represented
Unwanted additions to the ranks of the unemployed.
A source of much-needed capital investment.
A welcome addition to the labor force.
New markets for California businesses.
15. The large-scale movement of Great Plains residents to California during the Great Depression resulted in
A significant decrease in the number of industrial workers in California.
An increase in wages for California laborers.
A decrease in the number of California residents seeking relief.
A greater demand on available relief funds in California.
16. Social Security was a New Deal program designed to
Promote recovery through economic development.
Provide a minimum retirement income.
Foster the growth of trade unions.
Give direct aid to American businesses.
17. Many business groups opposed the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the 1930s on the grounds that it
Unfairly competed with private power companies.
Generated electricity with obsolete methods and equipment
Did not treat its electric customers equally.
Charged too much for the electricity it sold.
18. What New Deal program employed large numbers of artists and writers during the Great Depression?
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA)
National Youth Administration (NYA)
