New Deal agencies
A comprehensive overview of New Deal agencies, their functions, and impacts during the Great Depression.
Quiz(15 questions)
1. Which agency is responsible for insuring bank deposits?
Terms in this Study Set(18)
What does NRA stand for?
National Recovery Administration; aimed to stimulate industrial recovery.
What was the primary goal of the CCC?
Civilian Conservation Corps; provided jobs in natural resource conservation.
True or false: The WPA functioned to improve educational facilities.
False, because WPA focused on job creation through public works projects.
Difference between AAA and NRA.
AAA regulated agricultural production, while NRA focused on industrial recovery.
Fill in the blank: The _______ aimed to provide financial assistance to the elderly.
Social Security Act
What was the purpose of the PWA?
Public Works Administration; funded large-scale public works to create jobs.
True or false: The FERA was a long-term agency.
False, because FERA provided immediate relief through grants.
What did the FDIC do?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; insures bank deposits to prevent bank runs.
Describe the SEC.
Securities and Exchange Commission; regulates the stock market to protect investors.
What does TVA stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority; aimed to develop the Tennessee Valley's economy and infrastructure.
True or false: The WPA was created in 1935.
True, because it was established to provide jobs during the Great Depression.
Compare the roles of CCC and CWA.
CCC focused on environmental projects, while CWA focused on temporary jobs in construction.
What was the outcome of the FDIC?
Increased public confidence in the banking system through insurance of deposits.
Which agency helped farmers directly?
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration); aimed to raise crop prices by controlling supply.
What was the role of the NLRB?
National Labor Relations Board; oversees labor relations and protects workers' rights to unionize.
True or false: The New Deal was only effective during the 1930s.
True, because its primary focus was on recovery from the Great Depression.
Fill in the blank: The _______ was established to create jobs for artists and writers.
Federal Project Number One
What was the function of the CWA?
Civil Works Administration; provided temporary jobs during the winter of 1933-34.
Questions in this Study Set(15)
1. Which agency is responsible for insuring bank deposits?
2. What did the AAA aim to achieve?
3. Which agency primarily focused on job creation through public works?
4. The SEC was established to do what?
5. Which agency directly provided relief to the unemployed?
6. What was the main goal of the CCC?
7. Which agency was formed to help farmers adjust production?
8. What does the NLRB protect?
9. Fill in the blank: The _______ improved infrastructure in the Tennessee Valley.
10. True or false: The New Deal included the creation of the Social Security Act.
11. Difference between the WPA and FERA.
12. What was the purpose of PWA?
13. Which of the following is NOT a New Deal agency?
14. What was the main focus of the WPA?
15. True or false: The New Deal was a single program.
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