The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) provided:

Food, water, shelter, immediate help

What was the goal of the Social Security Act?

to create a retirement pension for the elderly

This program created jobs with large public construction projects:

CWA (Civil Works Administration)

This program gave loans and subsidized farms

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Admin)

This program regulated the Stock Market; preventing crashes

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

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1
FDR's FIRST action was to inspect the financial health of the banks; known as :
The Bank Holiday
The Bank Crisis
The Bank Crash
The Bank opening
2
The goal of the 'TVA' Tennessee Valley authority was
to regulate the Stock Market
to create hydroelectric power
to build bridges
to save the Banks
3
How much did the PWA spend on large-scale public works?
$2.2 billion
$4.4 billion
$3.3 billion
$1.1 billion
4
The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) provided:
long term restructuring of banks
Food, water, shelter, immediate help
reform of the Stock Market
Loans to small businesses
5
What was the goal of the Social Security Act?
to fund the Arts
to create a retirement pension for the elderly
to insure bank deposits
to build large public projects
6
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was the main cause of the Great Depression
TRUE
FALSE
7
This program created jobs with large public construction projects:
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission
SSA (Social Security Administration)
8
This Program provided an old age pension, and benefits for the disabled
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
SSA (Social Security Admin)
9
How many men were employed by the CCC?
200,000
2,000,000
250,000
2, 500, 000
10
Which agency set maximum hours and minimum pay?
EBA
CWA
NRA
RFC
11
This was the FIRST action FDR took in his first 100 days:
imposed a 'bank holiday'
resigned from office
created the SSA
closed the Stock Market
12
This program gave loans and subsidized farms
SSA (Social Security Admin
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Admin)
13
This program regulated the Stock Market; preventing crashes
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Act)
14
What did unemployment peak at in 1933?
24.9 million
3 million
60.5 million
15.2 million

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