SSUSH18

President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

• to strengthen the economy

• to avoid going to war

• to improve public education

• to end racial discrimination

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

• It gave all people the right to vote.

• It created programs to put people back to work.

• It let all new immigrants become American citizens.

• It let people travel around the country freely.

The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...

• soil conservation and tree planting

• building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports

• building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity

• provide assistance to farmers

Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?

• Relief for the unemployed

• Plans for recovery

• Repay bankers

• Reform to prevent another Great Depression

President Roosevelt's first ____ days as president were especially important since major laws were passed to help the Great Depression.

• Thousand

• Fifty

• Two

• Hundred

Insured bank deposits. Restored confidence in the banking system.

• FDIC

• CCC

• TVA

• AAA

What nickname did people in California give to migrant farmers from the Dust Bowl?

• nomads

• Texans

• Okies

• Kansanites

A Senator from Louisiana who proposed a nationwide social programs called Share-Our-Wealth and "Every Man a King".

• Huey Long

• John Steinbeck

• Francis Townsend

• Charles Coughlin

Why did FDR propose the Supreme Court Packing Plan?

• because the Supreme Court had declared parts of the New Deal unconstitutional

• to make it more conservative

• to make the Supreme Court more efficient

• to make the Supreme Court more diverse

These created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression

• Relief

• Recovery

• Reform

• Reduce