Roosevelt's Hundred Days

A public/private partnership involves a set of three steps.Which of the following are examples of these steps?

Federal funds are used to hire private organizations. Companies take on projects that improve the community and the nation. Money is pumped back into the economy.

Take a close look at this quote from Roosevelt's first inaugural address. Based on this quote, how did President Roosevelt view the Great Depression?

He believed that America could survive the Depression and have a good future.

Why was banking reform an important first step in the New Deal?

It increased people's confidence in the government's ability to control the economy.

How did the New Deal policy of loaning money to farmers help create higher prices for farm goods?

It permitted farmers to produce fewer farm goods, thus raising prices.

Read the quote to the right, which comes from Roosevelt's presidential campaign. What is Roosevelt saying about the Great Depression?

It will make the country stronger.

The 1932 presidential election was between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Why do you think most people were focused on the economy on 1932? Check all of the boxes that apply.

More people were out of work than ever before. Hoover's economic policies weren't working. Unemployment showed no signs of stopping. Even people who still had jobs were worried about the economy.

Which of these were components of Roosevelt's proposed New Deal? Check all of the boxes that apply.

The New Deal would offer assistance to the poor. The New Deal would balance the federal budget.

Which best describes the public/private partnerships created under Roosevelt's New Deal reforms?

The government hired companies to provide public goods and services.

Why did some people believe that the New Deal was a bad idea?

They thought it allowed the government to interfere with the free market.

New Deal

a government program designed to bring relief during the Great Depression

Which issue that arose under Hoover helped Roosevelt into the White House in 1932?

a high unemployment rate

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

built dams and flood controls and brought electricity to one of the poorest parts of the country.

Public Works Administration (PWA)

built public buildings such as schools and hospitals.

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

created construction jobs for people who were out of work.

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs gave the government a more active role in

creating jobs.

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

developed codes for fair trade policies to reduce unemployment.

Which groups did Franklin Roosevelt specifically help during his first Hundred Days in office?

farmers and the unemployed

Which was a New Deal program instituted by Franklin Roosevelt?

federal relief for the unemployed

Before running for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt

had been governor of the state of New York.

Franklin Roosevelt's approach to economic reform threatened which of the following?

laissez-faire capitalism

Franklin Roosevelt's attempts to change the role of government were somewhat restricted by

the Supreme Court.

Which best summarizes the intent of Franklin Roosevelt's Hundred Days legislation and programs?

to provide Americans with relief

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

worked on reforestation and land restoration projects