Program that employed millions of workers across the country

WPA=Works Progress Administration

How did Roosevelt's fireside chats win him the lasting support of voters?

by establishing a public connection

Why were movies so popular during the 1930s?

helped Americans to escape from their problems

How did Roosevelt try to help labor unions?

by protecting the right of workers to organize

What was notable about Frances Perkins?

She was the first woman to head an executive department

Why did some critics oppose Roosevelt's plan to add more justices to the Supreme Court?

It would upset the constitutional balance of power

How did the Second New deal differ from Roosevelt's earlier programs?

ended most direct payments to Americans in need

What made important reforms to banks and the stock market?

FDIC & Securities and Exchange Commission

What was one accomplishment of the Rural Electrification Act?

increasing the number of rural houses with electricity

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1
Group excluded from Social Security
politicians
politicians
houeshold workers
farmers
2
Program that employed millions of workers across the country
Army
TVA=Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA=Works Progress Administration
REA=Rural Electrification Administration
3
How did Roosevelt's fireside chats win him the lasting support of voters?
by allowing people to personally meet with him
by providing a humorous outlook during hard times
by clarifying his positions on various political issues
by establishing a public connection
4
Public works program would provide which of the following?
food
jobs
relief payments
shelter
5
Why were movies so popular during the 1930s?
helped Americans to escape from their problems
provided a dignified record of the lives of the poor
brought religion, music, and sports to Americans
supplied news about the latest New Deal programs
6
Roosevelt critic who helped shape policies on Social Security
Dr. Francis Townsend
Frances Perkins
Frank Capra
Anne Frank
7
How did Roosevelt try to help labor unions?
by creating company-sponsored unions
by protecting the right of workers to organize
by starting government factories that employed union labor
by negotiating better contracts for them
8
As soon as Roosevelt took office, what crisis did he deal with?
troubled banking industry
unstable stock market
widespread uneployment
hunger problem
9
Secretary of Labor in Roosevelt’s cabinet and first woman to head an executive department
Frances Perkins
Dr. Francis Townsend
Mary McCleod Bethune
Hillary Clinton
10
What was notable about Frances Perkins?
She photographed the rural poor throughout the 1930s
She gave Roosevelt the idea for Social Security
She was the first woman to head an executive department
She led the Black Cabinet and worked for civilian rights
11
What kind of politician was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
reform-minded Democrat
traditional Republican
reform-minded Republican
traditional Democrat
12
Payment granted by the government to a person or a group
surplus
deficit
subsidy
budget
13
What were the three goals of the New Deal?
education, caution, and investigation
relief, recovery, and reforms
reorganization, renewal, and recovery
reforms, reparations, and religion
14
Film director who combined social themes with sentiment and comedy
Jimmy Hoffa
Harrison Ford
Frank Capra
James Earl Carter, Jr.
15
Why did some critics oppose Roosevelt's plan to add more justices to the Supreme Court?
It feared the Supreme Court would only support businesses
It would upset the constitutional balance of power
It would help him win the election
It would interfere with New Deal programs
16
Prominent labor leader who formed the CIO = Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
Frank Capra
Dr. Francis Townsend
Father Charles Coughlin
17
Condition that occurs when a government spends more than it takes in
subsidy
deficit
surplus
budget
18
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
employ young men
encourage good citizenship
raise money for the government
transform soldiers into farmers
19
Leader of the Black Cabinet
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Carter, Jr.
Mary McCleod Bethune
Hillary Clinton
20
How did the Second New deal differ from Roosevelt's earlier programs?
ended most direct payments to Americans in need
attempted to decrease the federal budget deficit
sought relief for those hit hardest by the great depression
focused on reforms the would help prevent economic crisis
21
What made important reforms to banks and the stock market?
FDIC & Securities and Exchange Commission
FDIC & Social Security Act
WPA & Rural Electrification Act
Tennessee Valley Authority & Security and Exchange
22
Which program provided income to older Americans who couldn't work?
Works Progress Administration
Social Security
Civilian Conservation Corps
agricultural subsidies
23
Radio show host who sharply criticized FDR
Mary McCleod Bethune
Father Charles Coughlin
Frank Capra
Frances Perkins
24
Which law enacted a minimum wage?
National Labor Relations Act
Social Security Act
National Industrial Recovery act
Fair Labor Standards Act
25
What was one accomplishment of the Rural Electrification Act?
providing electricity to the elderly
increasing the number of rural houses with electricity
giving power generators to farmers
requiring power companies to serve remote areas

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