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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?New DealGreat DealSocial Securitythe New Liberalism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?WPACCCTVAFDIC
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the major goals of the New Deal?no gold standard and free coinage of silverabolition and suffragerelief, recovery, and reformexpanding the size and economic influence of the United States
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat natural calamity coincided with the New Deal and caused intensified and increased poverty throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other parts of the south?the bank holidaythe great flood of 1927the dustbowlincreaded lynchings
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?National Labor RelationsTennessee Valley AuthorityWorks Progress AdministrationSocial Security
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Who was elected president of the US on 1932?George WashingtonHerbert HooverFranklin D. RooseveltBarack Obama - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat popular southern Governor opposed FDR with a Share or Wealth program proposal that would have provided a guaranteed income to all Americans?Geroge WallaceLester MadduxOrval FaubusHuey Long
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis Program helped retireesSocial Security ActSocial Service ActStock Market AdviceCCC
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans tohave government take an active role in solving economic problemsreturn to a policy of laissez-faire capitalismcontinue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat protects one's money in the bank?CCCNRAFDICFBLA
- 11. Multiple ChoiceFDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:FDR HourHangin' With FranklinFireside ChatsAround the Fire
- 12. Multiple Choicewhat marks the start of the great depressionWWIgulf warstock market crashWWI
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief thatcorporations were best left to operate without government interferencestate governments should give up control over commerce inside their statesthe government should be more involved in regulating economy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forestsWorks Progress AdministrationTennessee Valley AuthorityCivilian Conservation CorpsBureau of Land Management
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?The Agricultural Adjustment ActThe Glass-Steagall ActThe Pure Food and Drug ActThe Truth-in-Labelling Act
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.they built bridges, dams, and other useful projectsthey helped create jobs and put Americans back to workthey offered assistance to farmersthey provided electricity to a poor region
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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?The New DealThe Great DepressionCourt PackingSecond New Deal
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.Unemployment decreased gradually.Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.Hoover was re-elected as president.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Franklin Roosevelt close banks when he became president?to prevent "runs" on the banksto consolidate the assets fo several banksto reduce the number of banks in operationto allow the banks to receive money from the federal government
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?AAACCCFERAWPA
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Share Our Wealth program was designed by ____________.Earl LongFranklin RooseveltHuey LongEdwin Edwards
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAgency that protected the price of crops.AAACCCCWAFDIC
- 23. Multiple ChoiceLargest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts.CCCWPATVANRA
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal Gave Americans hope but it failed to end the Great Depression.TrueFalse
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA _______________ government is a government that basically governs least.DeficitNational DebtLas VegasLaissez Faire
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