Are You Familiar with the New Deal?

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1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the "mind" behind the New Deal, won the presidential election in 1932 against which president (who had governed between 1929 and 1933)? Woodrow Wilson John Fitzgerald Kennedy Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt belonged to which political party? Republicans Conservationists Greens Democrats

3. This was one of Roosevelt's first promises to the American people? "Every American home should have two cars in the garage and a chicken in the pot." "Prosperity is just around the corner." "It is time to replace the present corruption, lawlessness and hypocrisy with honesty." "Action, and action now."

4. Roosevelt was indeed a smart man, but he didn't come up with the programme for the New Deal all by himself. He worked with a panel of experts. What was it called? the Big Bunch the Great Bunch the Brain Trust the Smart Trust

5. The New Deal programme had three main aims, which were what? Relief, Empowerment, Economic Boom Pauperisation, Unemployment, Crisis Power, Protection, Prohibition Relief, Recovery, Reform

6. Roosevelt, first of all, closed all the banks for a four-day holiday. He wanted to rescue the banks. True False

7. In 1933 Roosevelt set up the first of a series of government agencies, which were the means of his New Deal, designed to give the American people support. Since their names were often not very short, they quickly became know as ...? Omega Organisations Acronym Agencies Alphabet Agencies Initial Agencies

8. The Second New Deal (1932-1937) concentrated mostly on improving conditions for the "ordinary, forgotten man". From 1933 to 1942 the CCC took a leading role in employing young men with not very many working skills, in order to teach them important things through tough work in the countryside. What did "CCC" stand for? Civilian Credit Corps Civilian Crop Conservationists Civilian Conservation Corps Cash-Crop Corporation

9. The CCC gave the young men working in its camps a wage of $2 per day. True False

10. What was the purpose of the agency named HOLC? It loaned money to people who risked losing their homes It created public works of real and lasting value ( people were employed to build bridges, dams etc) It helped single mothers take care of their children with a monetary aid It established fixed pensions for the elderly

11. What is the name of the agency which was set up to develop the Tennesse Valley, a really poverty-stricken area? Answer: (One Word (use the initials, with no dots))

12. The Wagner Act of 1935 gave more power to what? Trade unions Farm tenants Rich businessmen Black people

13. The Civilian Works Adminsitration (CWA) gave away as many jobs as possible. Many of them were really useless, and were called "boondoggles". Which of these is an example of a "boondoggle"? none of them reading out newspapers for children to hear sitting on benches in parks to make sure they were safe researching the history of the safety pin

14. What was the symbol of the NRA, the National Recovery Administration, which helped industries to flourish again? the Blue Swan the Black Robin the Black Hawk the Blue Eagle

15. Not all of the USA saw the New Deal as a positive influence and method to get the country out of the Great Depression. Some extremely influential characters in American society did not support the New Deal. Who were they? The Rich The Republicans All of these The Big Businessmen