The Great Depression and the New Deal

Which program helped clear waterways so farmers could ship their crops and built dams to control flooding?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Which program planted trees, preserved wildlife, maintained forest roads, and built towers to watch for forest fires?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Which program helped repair bridges, parks, airports, public buildings, and helped build 650,000 miles of roads?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

True or False: The New Deal was a plan to end the Great Depression.

• True

• False

Who was the African American athlete that traveled to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany and won 4 gold metals in track and field?

• Margret Mitchell

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse Owens

Who was the author that became well known after writing Gone with the Wind?

• Jesse Owens

• Margret Mitchell

• Duke Ellington

Who was a popular jazz musician?

• Jesse Owens

• Margret Mitchell

• Duke Ellington

The Dust Bowl was caused by which events? (more than one answer)

• severe drought

• strong winds

• clearing grass to plant crops

• new roads being built

What best describes how the Great Depression affected the United States by 1932? (more than one answer)

• farmers planted more crops

• banks failed across the nation

• industrial production dropped by half

• one out of every four Americans was out of work

True or False: People could get a free meal from a soup kitchen.

• True

• False