The New DeaL Review

Explore the New Deal! Learn about programs that helped America during the Great Depression.

Directions You may use your study guide or reading material about the New Deal to answer the following questions. This assignment is graded. 1. What was the ultimate goal of the New Deal programs? to prevent the stock market crash to bring an end to the Great Depression to improve trade with countries after WWI to increase awareness of the Great Depression 2. Which New Deal program was created for young men ages 18 to 25 whose purpose was to plant trees on public lands? Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 3. What was one of the goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority? to reduce crime rates throughout the Tennessee River Valley to preserve the natural resources of the Tennessee River Valley to provide electricity for residents of the Tennessee River Valley to encourage greater voter turnout in the Tennessee River Valley 4. Use the information to answer the question. It is 1936. Gregory, like many others, is out of work. He hopes to find a job that will let him use his skills as a painter in his home state of Georgia. While he is fine with working outside, he'd prefer to do so in a city rather than in a forest.Which answer choice BEST explains the New Deal program Gregory should attempt to become involved with and why? Gregory should become involved with the Civilian Conservation Corps as the program provides financial support for public arts projects. Gregory should become involved with the Civilian Conservation Corps as the program involves major construction projects. Gregory should become involved with the Works Progress Administration as the program provides financial support for public arts projects. Gregoryshould become involved with the Works Progress Administration as the program involves major construction projects. 5. In what way were the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration similar? Both were established primarily as a way to protect the nation's valuable natural resources. Both engaged in public works programs designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans. Both were initiated by the federal government in hopes of influencing Americans to look for jobs. Both encouraged Americans to increase their spending in order to help the US economy recover. 6. Use the image to answer the question.Which New Deal program is BEST represented in this image? Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Social Security Act (SSA) 7. Use the political cartoon to answer the question. What do the letters in this cartoon represent? national organizations who opposed the New Deal the branches of the US military involved in the New Deal the government agencies created as part of the New Deal former presidents who spoke out in support of the New Deal 8. Use the information to answer the question.“The work I am doing makes me feel proud. For example, one day this public library I am helping to build will be full of books for people to read.”-Bill Shoemaker, 1936Which New Deal program is being described? Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) National Youth Administration (NYA) Works Progress Administration (WPA) 9. The TVA did more than just control rivers and make electricity. What else did the TVA do? It provided jobs to struggling farmers and their families. The dams also created lakes where people can swim and fish. A B are not true. Both A B are correct. 10. How was President Hoover's response to the Great Depression different from President Roosevelt's response? Both Hoover and Roosevelt believed in not offering help. Roosevelt's approach was to do nothing and let the problem fix itself. Both Hoover and Roosevelt believed that the federal government should help. Roosevelt believed that the federal government should offer help.