
Lesson 7.5 - Roosevelt's New Deal
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Chapter: Prosperity & Depression
Lesson 5
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Multiple Choice
What disease did Franklin Roosevelt contract that led to the paralysis of his legs?
Polio
Smallpox
Tetanus
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Multiple Choice
What was the requirement for a bank to reopen under the Emergency Banking Relief Act?
The bank had to hire at least ten new employees
The bank had to pay a fee to the U.S. government
The bank had to have enough money to meet the demands of its depositors
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What were the purpose of Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats'?
To recruit Americans to join the military for an impending war
To explain New Deal programs directly to the American people
To convince Americans to move to a foreign country to decrease the burden on the US government
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Multiple Choice
What was the main goal of programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
To provide people with jobs
To expand the U.S. military
To provide a new rules for banks to follow
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Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)?
To create and enforce rules that would end the price cuts for products that led to the layoff of workers.
To create a system that would protect people who deposited money in bank
To set up rules for the purchase and sale of stock
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Multiple Choice
Why were power companies upset about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
They believed the government would provide electricity to people cheaper and put private power companies out of business.
They said the government would charge people too much money for electricity.
They were upset about the environmental impact of the dams that were built by the TVA.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following choices was a goal of the National Labor Relations Act?
To protect workers who joined unions from being fired.
To establish unemployment insurance for all Americans.
To recruit foreign workers to take jobs in US factories.
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Which of the following was a criticism of Social Security?
The government was secretly funding military operations with Social Security money.
The government was providing financial assistance to illegal immigrants while ignoring American citizens.
They claimed social security was an illegal expansion of the government's power.
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Multiple Choice
Why did President Roosevelt want to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices to fifteen?
Roosevelt believed some of the Supreme Court Justices were communists and needed to be replaced.
The Supreme Court had declared multiple New Deal programs unconstitutional and he wanted to appoint Justices who would support his programs.
The New York Times reported that six Supreme Court Justices were not American citizens.
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Which of the following was a criticism of Roosevelt’s New Deal?
The New Deal would draw us into war with foreign powers.
The government was spending too much money.
The New Deal only benefited the wealthy.
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