Roosevelt's Hundred Days

Question 1

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

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A: The New Deal would offer assistance to the poor.; C: The New Deal would balance the federal budget.

Question 2

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

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B: It will make the country stronger.

Question 3

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

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C: It increased people’s confidence in the government’s ability to control the economy.

Question 4

Select the recovery program that correctly completes each sentence.The developed codes for fair trade policies to reduce unemployment. The built dams and flood controls and brought electricity to one of the poorest parts of the country.The created construction jobs for people who were out of work.The built public buildings such as schools and hospitals.

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A: Tennessee Valley Authority; B: National Recovery Administration; C: Civil Works Administration; D: Civilian Conservation Corps; E: Tennessee Valley Authority; F: Public Works Administration; G: Civil Works Administration; H: Public Works Administration; I: National Recovery Administration; J: Tennessee Valley Authority; K: Civilian Conservation Corps; L: Public Works Administration

Question 5

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?

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

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