New Deal Review

Question 1

How many piglets were slaughtered as part of the AAA?

Accepted Answer

6 million

Question 2

Which New Deal agency made industry balance prices?

Accepted Answer

NRA

Question 3

The Federal Reserve regulates the economy by controlling ____________.

Accepted Answer

Interest Rates

Question 4

Who was Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor?

Accepted Answer

Frances Perkins

Question 5

What are the '3 Rs'?

Accepted Answer

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Question 6

What bank law prohibited banks from putting money in the stock market?

Accepted Answer

Glass Steagall Act

Question 7

What was the first piece of New Deal legislation?

Accepted Answer

Emergency Banking Act

Question 8

Which New Deal Agency paid farmers NOT to grow crops?

Accepted Answer

AAA

Question 9

_____% unemployment and ______% inflation are indicators of a strong U.S. economy.

Accepted Answer

5, 2

Question 10

A similarity between the Great Depression and the Great Recession

Accepted Answer

Housing Market Crash

Question 11

The economy _______ when the government spends more money.

Accepted Answer

Speeds Up

Question 12

This kingfish, from Louisiana, believed that every man should be a king.

Accepted Answer

Huey Long

Question 13

As union membership has declined, inequality has

Accepted Answer

increased

Question 14

What New Deal legislation provided financial assistance to the elderly?

Accepted Answer

SSA

Question 15

This New Deal program put young men to work with outdoor projects like planting trees.

Accepted Answer

CCC

Question 16

Which group tried to help all unemployed work on public works such as roads, bridges, & murals?

Accepted Answer

WPA

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