What was the primary goal of the New Deal policies implemented during the Great Depression?
A) Increase government spending
B) Reduce unemployment and stimulate economic recovery
C) Privatize key industries
D) Cut social welfare programs
Answer: B) Reduce unemployment and stimulate economic recovery
Which US president initiated the New Deal programs?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Calvin Coolidge
Answer: A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
What agency was established to provide jobs and infrastructure development through public works projects?
A) Civil Rights Commission
B) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
C) Federal Reserve System
D) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Answer: B) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which of the following acts regulated the stock market and provided investor protections?
A) Social Security Act
B) Securities Act of 1933
C) National Industrial Recovery Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: B) Securities Act of 1933
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program?
A) Provide financial assistance to farmers
B) Build infrastructure and conserve natural resources
C) Regulate the stock market
D) Support artists and writers
Answer: B) Build infrastructure and conserve natural resources
Which New Deal program aimed to provide financial security for the elderly, disabled, and unemployed?
A) Social Security Act
B) Agricultural Adjustment Act
C) Federal Emergency Relief Act
D) Public Works Administration
Answer: A) Social Security Act
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) established under the New Deal?
A) Provide electricity and promote economic development in the Tennessee Valley region
B) Regulate banking and financial institutions
C) Fund scientific research
D) Support education and healthcare
Answer: A) Provide electricity and promote economic development in the Tennessee Valley region
Which New Deal agency focused on regulating and supervising the stock market and securities industry?
A) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
B) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
C) Civil Works Administration (CWA)
D) Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Answer: B) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Wagner Act of 1935 is associated with which of the following?
A) Labor relations and workers’ rights
B) Agricultural subsidies
C) Social welfare programs
D) Environmental conservation
Answer: A) Labor relations and workers’ rights
Which New Deal program aimed to provide affordable and safe housing for low-income families?
A) Social Security Act
B) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
C) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
D) Agricultural Adjustment Act
Answer: B) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
What was the purpose of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of 1933?
A) Regulate agricultural production
B) Promote industrial recovery and fair labor practices
C) Provide healthcare for the elderly
D) Regulate the banking sector
Answer: B) Promote industrial recovery and fair labor practices
Which New Deal program provided direct financial relief to individuals and families in need?
A) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
D) Public Works Administration (PWA)
Answer: C) Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933?
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide financial assistance to farmers and stabilize agricultural production
C) Regulate labor unions
D) Promote infrastructure development
Answer: B) Provide financial assistance to farmers and stabilize agricultural production
Which New Deal program aimed to regulate the banking industry and restore public confidence in financial institutions?
A) Glass-Steagall Act
B) Wagner Act
C) Social Security Act
D) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Answer: A) Glass-Steagall Act
What was the purpose of the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) established during the New Deal era?
A) Provide loans to small businesses
B) Provide mortgage refinancing and assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure
C) Regulate agricultural prices
D) Support artists and cultural projects
Answer: B) Provide mortgage refinancing and assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure
Which New Deal agency provided electricity to rural areas by building dams and power plants?
A) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
B) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
C) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
D) Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Answer: D) Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide financial assistance to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed
C) Promote agricultural development
D) Regulate labor unions
Answer: B) Provide financial assistance to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed
Which New Deal program was designed to provide jobs for young, unemployed men through conservation and infrastructure projects?
A) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
B) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
C) Public Works Administration (PWA)
D) Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
Answer: B) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) of 1935 aimed to:
A) Regulate agricultural production
B) Protect workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively
C) Regulate the banking sector
D) Provide healthcare for the elderly
Answer: B) Protect workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively
Which New Deal program aimed to regulate agricultural production and increase farmers’ income?
A) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
B) Social Security Act
C) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
D) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Answer: A) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the purpose of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933?
A) Regulate labor unions
B) Regulate agricultural production
C) Stabilize and reorganize the banking system during the Great Depression
D) Provide direct financial assistance to individuals
Answer: C) Stabilize and reorganize the banking system during the Great Depression
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) of 1933 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide jobs through public works projects
C) Regulate the banking sector
D) Provide healthcare for the elderly
Answer: B) Provide jobs through public works projects
Which New Deal agency was responsible for regulating communication and media industries in the United States?
A) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
B) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
C) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
D) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Answer: A) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
What was the purpose of the National Youth Administration (NYA) established during the New Deal era?
A) Provide financial assistance to the elderly
B) Provide jobs and education for young people
C) Regulate agricultural production
D) Regulate the banking sector
Answer: B) Provide jobs and education for young people
The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) of 1935 aimed to:
A) Provide electricity to rural areas
B) Regulate labor unions
C) Provide healthcare for the elderly
D) Regulate the stock market
Answer: A) Provide electricity to rural areas
Which New Deal program aimed to regulate the agricultural sector, control production, and stabilize prices?
A) Civil Works Administration (CWA)
B) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
C) Social Security Act
D) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Answer: B) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the purpose of the Public Works Administration (PWA) of 1933?
A) Regulate communication and media industries
B) Provide jobs through construction of public infrastructure
C) Regulate agricultural production
D) Provide healthcare for the elderly
Answer: B) Provide jobs through construction of public infrastructure
Which New Deal program provided federal insurance for bank deposits to restore public confidence in banks?
A) Glass-Steagall Act
B) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
D) Social Security Act
Answer: C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 aimed to:
A) Regulate agricultural production
B) Promote civil rights for Native Americans and support tribal self-government
C) Regulate the banking sector
D) Provide healthcare for Native American communities
Answer: B) Promote civil rights for Native Americans and support tribal self-government
Which New Deal program provided federal insurance for savings and loan institutions?
A) Social Security Act
B) Glass-Steagall Act
C) Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)
D) Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Answer: D) Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
What was the purpose of the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) of 1933?
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide direct financial relief to individuals and families
C) Regulate agricultural production
D) Provide jobs through public works projects
Answer: B) Provide direct financial relief to individuals and families
Which New Deal program aimed to provide federal loans for homeowners and farmers to refinance their mortgages and avoid foreclosure?
A) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
B) Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)
C) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
D) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Answer: B) Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established:
A) Minimum wage, maximum working hours, and child labor standards
B) Social security benefits for the elderly
C) Federal insurance for bank deposits
D) Regulations for agricultural production
Answer: A) Minimum wage, maximum working hours, and child labor standards
Which New Deal agency provided loans for homeowners to repair or improve their homes?
A) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
B) Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)
C) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
D) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Answer: A) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
What was the purpose of the National Housing Act of 1934?
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide loans for home construction and repairs, as well as mortgage insurance
C) Regulate agricultural production
D) Provide healthcare for the elderly
Answer: B) Provide loans for home construction and repairs, as well as mortgage insurance
Which New Deal program aimed to provide jobs for artists, writers, musicians, and actors during the Great Depression?
A) Civil Works Administration (CWA)
B) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
C) Federal Arts Project (FAP)
D) Social Security Act
Answer: C) Federal Arts Project (FAP)
The Social Security Act of 1935 established which of the following social welfare programs?
A) Unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and aid to dependent children
B) Agricultural subsidies
C) Federal loans for homeowners
D) Public housing projects
Answer: A) Unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and aid to dependent children
What was the purpose of the Rural Resettlement Administration (RRA) established during the New Deal era?
A) Regulate communication and media industries
B) Provide jobs for rural communities through agricultural and land development projects
C) Regulate labor unions
D) Provide healthcare for rural residents
Answer: B) Provide jobs for rural communities through agricultural and land development projects
Which New Deal program aimed to improve the quality of rural life by providing electricity to farms and homes?
A) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
B) Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
C) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
D) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Answer: B) Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established a minimum hourly wage and:
A) Maximum working hours
B) Maximum weekly wage
C) Maximum number of employees in a company
D) Maximum annual income for employees
Answer: A) Maximum working hours
