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famous musician and conductor best known for swing music
Benny Goodman
Employed young men to clear fire trails and do work in national parks
CCC
painter of American Gothic
Grand Wood
Which one of the following states would be considered a state affected by the Dust Bowl
Texas
The New Deal marked the first time in American History that the government provided its citizens with "welfare"
true
What did the CCC do in our area?
create fire trails on the mountain across from the school
All of the following were criticisms of the New Deal EXCEPT:
it overtaxed farmers and poor Americans
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 Rs that the New Deal was based on
remodel
Paid farmers to reduce their output of crops and organized cooperatives
AAA
Which of the following New Deal programs was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
AAA
this person idea led to social security
Francis Townsend
someone who moved from the Dust bowl region and went to CA
Okie
This program was created to help a specific region of the country by building dams, fighting disease, and by increasing literacy rates.
TVA
Which of the following programs did NOT directly impact people in our area during the Depression?
TVA
The two main causes of the Dust Bowl were.
a severe drought and poor farming techniques
You can put up to _______________ dollars in the bank today and have it all insured.
250,000
What fraction of U.S. banks had closed when FDR took office?
4/5
How old do you have to be to collect your full retirement pension from the government today?
65
photographer that took migrant mother
Dorothea Lange
Worked to gain equality for African Americans. helped plan the concert for an African american signer at Lincoln memorial
Eleanor Roosevelt
This insures your money in the bank today
FIDC
Deficit spending means that you only spend as much money as you bring in taxes.
False
During the Bank Holiday FDR closed only the banks that were financially unstable.
False
FDR wanted to reduce the number of Supreme Court justices from 9 down to 6 in an idea known as court packing.
False
Okies were people who moved from the poor inner cities to the Great Plains region during the Depression.
False
Photographs taken by government photographers had little influence over whether or not people supported New Deal programs.
False
When people from the Dust Bowl traveled to California they usually found decent paying jobs that made life a little easier for them and their family.
False
Proposed taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor
Huey Long
writer of The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Black signer that performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial
Mirian Anderson
This program allowed competing businesses to work together to set prices, control wages set working hours. Later declared unconstitutional.
NRA
Provided government money to private companies to complete public works projects. It helped build the PA Turnpike.
PWA
Which of the following BEST describes the Brain Trust
Presidential advisers that came up with the ideas found in the New Deal programs
Provided electricity to low income and farm areas
REA
Which of the following best describes the term "fireside chat"
Radio broadcasts given by FDR telling people what their government was doing to help them
The police of the stock market. They regulate companies that sell stocks.
SEC
Which one of these New Deal programs is still around today?
SEC
Retirement pension provided by the government to care for the elderly
Social Security
African Americans were given jobs in some of the New Deal Programs.
True
An example of a blue collar job would be a construction worker
True
This program employed both blue and white collar workers. It was the largest and was very involved in our area.
WPA
Which program built the road in front of the school and ran the water lines for many of the towns in our area?
WPA
Famous singer of American folk music
Woody Guthrie
