The Great Depression Quiz

In 1932 ________________ was elected President.

Roosevelt wanted laws to control business and help the people. People called it _________________________.

The first set of laws was to declare a Bank Holiday. This meant _____________.

Roosevelt had three goals for his New Deal. Select all three.

Some laws that Roosevelt passed were:

The government would lend banks money.
The government would give scholarships for college tuition.
The government would control the prices of farm products.
The government would purchase homes and allow citizens to continue to live in these homes for a small monthly rent.
The government would help the farmers by lending them money.
Money in banks would be insured.

The National Recovery Act (NRA) did not work because __________. In 1935 the Supreme Court found the NRA unconstitutional.

The ________________ offered outdoor work to unemployed men between the ages of 18 to 25.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was set up in 1933.It ___________________.

put out-of-work people back to work. They built roads, schools, wrote books, painted pictures and worked in hospital and libraries.
built dams to supply electricity for water and to stop floods.
offered outdoor work to unemployed men between the ages of 18 to 25. They planted trees, cleared brush, made reservoirs. They were given rooms, food, and a salary of $30 a month.

The ___________ was passed in 1935. This took care of the sick and the old.

The Depression ended with _______________ in 1939 -1940.

The New Deal