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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why were "bank holidays" declared during the depression?
Employees needed a break
To prevent bank runs
To cause the dollar to lose value
Help out the Federal Reserve
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the first thing FDR did to fight the depression
Provide direct relief to people
Set up public works programs
Restore confidence in the banks
Provide relief for farmers
- 3. Multiple Choice
Congress created what to regulate the stock market
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Recovery Administration
Social Security Administration
- 4. Multiple Choice
The "Court packing plan backfired on FDR because
Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement
The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal laws
It appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers
The angry judges struck down the plan as unconstitutional
- 5. Multiple Choice
FDR's advisers disagreed on a lot of things but most favored
Promotion of competition
Assistance to small business
Involvement in health care
Intervention in the economy
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the Emergency Banking Relief Act help solve the banking crisis
Putting all banks under government operation
Declaring that the gold standard would not be given up
Issuing licenses to banks that the federal examiners found to be financially sound
Closing the banks long enough for the Federal Reserve to replenish their gold reserves
- 7. Multiple Choice
The AAA tried to help farmers by?
Helping small farmers become more efficient
Paying them not to grow crops
Buying farm supplies
Making land available for farming
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who did many of the WPA programs employ?
Young men ages 18-25
Workers in the construction industry
Displaced tenant farmers
People in the arts
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Farm Credit Administration helped farmers by
Refinance their mortgages
Purchase new farm equipment
Sell land at a fair price
Use new methods to increase production
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did the committee for Industrial Organization want to organize?
White collar workers in Michigan
Office workers in Michigan
All unskilled workers in the steel industry
All skilled and unskilled workers in the car industry
- 11. Multiple Choice
Hired workers directly, including thousands of women, to build or improve airports, roads, etc.
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
- 12. Multiple Choice
Formed to oppose the New Deal
American Liberty League
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Francis Townsend
- 13. Multiple Choice
Gave farmers money for not planting crops in their fields to raise crop prices
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
- 14. Multiple Choice
Offered unemployed young men work planting trees, fighting forest fires, etc.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- 15. Multiple Choice
Promoted codes of fair competition
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- 16. Multiple Choice
Required companies to allow unions and set up a process where unhappy union members could make their complaints heard
Wagner Act
American Liberty League
Social Security Act
Francis Townsend
- 17. Multiple Choice
Gave contracts to companies to build highways, dams, schools, and other facilities
Public Works Administration (PWA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- 18. Multiple Choice
Established for the elderly and the unemployed
Wagner Act
American Liberty League
Social Security Act
Francis Townsend
- 19. Multiple Choice
Covered peoples Savings in banks against loss
American Liberty League
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Francis Townsend
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