What was the New Deal a set of policies designed to combat?

• World War II

• The Great Depression

• The Cold War

• Economic prosperity

Which President enacted the New Deal?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

Historians commonly refer to two phases of the New Deal. What are they called?

• First New Deal and Second New Deal

• New Deal I and New Deal II

• Early New Deal and Late New Deal

• Initial New Deal and Final New Deal

What are the "Three Rs" that sum up the New Deal?

What event is credited with ultimately pulling the United States out of the Great Depression, according to the text?

• The New Deal

• The start of the Cold War

• The massive military expenditures of World War II

• The creation of the United Nations

What did Roosevelt's New Deal fundamentally reshape in American political culture?

• The role of the military

• The government's responsibility for the welfare of its citizens

• The education system

• Foreign policy strategies

What was the unemployment rate at the time of Roosevelt's inauguration in 1933?

• 15 percent

• 25 percent

• 35 percent

• 45 percent

What period is referred to as "The First Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's presidency?

• From January through March 1933

• From March through June 1933

• From April through July 1933

• From February through May 1933

How much had industrial output fallen by the time of Roosevelt's inauguration compared to three years earlier?

• It had doubled

• It had fallen by 25 percent

• It had fallen by 50 percent

• It had remained the same

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) during the New Deal?

• To provide federal grants to states for government worker salaries

• To guarantee that money deposited in banks would be repaid to individuals by the federal government

• To boost agricultural prices by offering government subsidies to farmers to reduce output

• To employ young, single men in federally funded jobs on government lands