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Are You Familiar with the New Deal? Quiz

In order to find a way out of the Great Depression, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, amid much disagreement and controversy, brought in the New Deal. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by busted_forever. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
busted_forever

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,819

Updated
Mar 24 23

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Question 1 of 15

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)? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

Woodrow Wilson

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Question 2 of 15

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt belonged to which political party? Hint

Conservationists

Republicans

Democrats

Greens

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Question 3 of 15

3. This was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first promises to the American people? Hint

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.

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Question 4 of 15

4. Franklin D. 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 called the _______ . Hint

Big Bunch

Great Bunch

Brain Trust

Smart People

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Question 5 of 15

5. The New Deal program had three main aims, which were what? Hint

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Power, Protection, Prohibition

Relief, Empowerment, Economic Boom

Pauperisation, Unemployment, Crisis

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Question 6 of 15

6. Franklin D. Roosevelt, first of all, closed all the banks for a holiday. He wanted to rescue the banks.

True

False

7. In 1933 Franklin D. 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 _______ . Hint

Acronym Agencies

Omega Organisations

Initial Agencies

Alphabet Agencies

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Question 8 of 15

8. In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established as a temporary emergency measure. In 1935 it was in effect replaced by a much larger program, which lasted into World War II. What was this latter program called? Hint

Federal Employment Administration

Civilian Credit Corps

Right to Work Program

Works Progress Administration

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Question 9 of 15

9. The Civilian Conservation Corps gave the young men working in its camps a wage of $2 per day.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the purpose of the agency named HOLC? Hint

It helped single mothers take care of their children with a monetary aid

It established fixed pensions for the elderly

It created public works of real and lasting value ( people were employed to build bridges, dams etc)

It loaned money to people who risked losing their homes

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the name of the agency which was set up to develop the Tennessee Valley area?

Answer: (Three Words ... or three initials, with no dots)

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Wagner Act of 1935 gave more power to what? Hint

Rich businessmen

Black people

Farm tenants

Trade unions

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Civilian Works Administration (CWA) created as many jobs as possible. Many of them were really useless, and were called "boondoggles". Which of these is an example of a "boondoggle" created by the CWA? Hint

reading out newspapers for children to hear

none of them

researching the history of the safety pin

sitting on benches in parks to make sure they were safe

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the symbol of the NRA, the National Recovery Administration, which helped industries to flourish again? Hint

Blue Eagle

Green Hawk

Blue Swan

Red Robin

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Question 15 of 15

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? Hint

All of these

Big Business

Republicans

The Rich

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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)?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

In the 1932 election was a veritable landslide victory for Roosevelt. He in fact won the election with about seven million more votes than Hoover. This was the biggest victory recorded in an American presidential election up to that time.

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt belonged to which political party?

Answer: Democrats

As a democrat, FDR believed that government should have taken an active role and interfered in people's lives to prevent the rich benefiting at the expense of the poor. Up to that moment, Hoover had governed under Republican ideas (the "Rugged Individualism" belief), and by not interfering in a moment of crisis such as the Great Depression, he became more and more unpopular among the people.

This is one of the reasons why Roosevelt won the elections.

3. This was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first promises to the American people?

Answer: Action, and action now.

"Prosperity is just around the corner" was said by Hoover, poor little man, who didn't believe that the Depression would last long, so he did nothing to help the people, who were suffering. One of the banners carried in a demonstration read: "In Hoover we trusted, and now we are busted!".

4. Franklin D. 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 called the _______ .

Answer: Brain Trust

Since conditions in the USA were terrible, Roosevelt asked for extra powers in order to act quickly. The Congress organised a special session which lasted for 100 days (8 March - 16 June 1933) and gave Roosevelt the same authority as if the country was being invaded.

5. The New Deal program had three main aims, which were what?

Answer: Relief, Recovery, Reform

"Relief" was aimed at relieving extreme poverty (i.e. feeding the hungry and clothing the poor).
"Recovery" meant getting USA industry going again.
"Reform" concerned making the USA a better place for ordinary people to live in.

6. Franklin D. Roosevelt, first of all, closed all the banks for a holiday. He wanted to rescue the banks.

Answer: True

After 1930 the banking system was on the verge of collapse ... Roosevelt announced the "bank holiday" and only the banks which were honest and well run were allowed to reopen.

Answer: Alphabet Agencies

Roosevelt was prepared to provide a huge amount of money to finance these agencies ...!

Answer: Works Progress Administration

Between 1935 and 1942 nearly 3,000,000 men took part in schemes run by the Works Progress Administration. Women were not allowed to participate.

9. The Civilian Conservation Corps gave the young men working in its camps a wage of $2 per day.

Answer: False

The men earned $1 per day, and at the end of the month they had to send $25 home to help their families.

10. What was the purpose of the agency named HOLC?

Answer: It loaned money to people who risked losing their homes

HOLC stands for Home Owners' Loan Corporation.

11. What is the name of the agency which was set up to develop the Tennessee Valley area?

Answer: TVA

The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was Franklin D. Roosevelt's pride, because it created thousands of jobs and made the Tennessee Valley prosper both environmentally (through soil conservation) and economically. It was set up by Roosevelt because it solved what he saw: unemployment by creating thousands of jobs, ended sickness by drawing away mosquitoes, improved the economy and generated electricity to the people in Tennessee.

12. The Wagner Act of 1935 gave more power to what?

Answer: Trade unions

The Wagner Act was introduced by Senator Robert Wagner to prevent employers from sacking workers who were union members.

Answer: researching the history of the safety pin

Another "boondoggle" consisted of frightening pigeons from public buildings.

14. What was the symbol of the NRA, the National Recovery Administration, which helped industries to flourish again?

Answer: Blue Eagle

The NRA gave workers shorter working hours and better working conditions in the factories.

Answer: All of these

The Republicans thought the New Deal was interfering too much in people's lives and that the project was costing too much. The businessmen saw their projects being taken away by agencies such as the TVA or the WPA, so they lost important contracts and money. The rich resented having to pay higher taxes to pay for the work of the New Deal agencies.

Source: Author busted_forever

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