Practice: APUSH Great Society vs New Deal
Comparative analysis of the Great Society and New Deal programs in U.S. history.
Quiz(11 questions)
1. What did the New Deal primarily aim to address?
Terms in this Study Set(21)
What was the primary goal of the New Deal?
To provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.
What was the primary goal of the Great Society?
To eliminate poverty and racial injustice in the 1960s.
True or false: The Great Society was initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
False, because it was initiated by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Difference between Social Security Act and Medicare.
Social Security provides income for retirees; Medicare provides health insurance for the elderly.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
A New Deal program that employed young men in public works projects.
Which legislation established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
The Banking Act of 1933, part of the New Deal.
What was the War on Poverty?
A Great Society initiative aimed at reducing the poverty rate in America.
Fill in the blank: The __________ Act created job training programs during the Great Society.
Economic Opportunity Act.
True or false: The New Deal programs ended the Great Depression.
False, because WWII is credited with ending the Great Depression.
What does the term 'New Deal Coalition' refer to?
An alliance of diverse groups supporting FDR's New Deal.
Which president promoted the Great Society?
Lyndon B. Johnson.
Difference between the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration.
PWA focused on large-scale public works; WPA provided jobs in various areas including arts.
What was the purpose of the Food Stamp Act?
To provide nutritional assistance to low-income families, part of the Great Society.
Which program aimed at improving education during the Great Society?
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
True or false: Both the New Deal and Great Society aimed to combat unemployment.
True, because both sought to improve economic conditions.
What is the significance of the National Labor Relations Act?
It protected the rights of workers to organize unions, part of the New Deal.
Fill in the blank: The __________ Act was a major Great Society initiative for environmental protection.
Clean Air Act.
Which program was designed to assist the elderly directly?
Medicare, established under the Great Society.
What was the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?
A New Deal program that provided mortgage insurance on loans.
Comparison: New Deal vs Great Society.
New Deal focused on economic recovery; Great Society emphasized social justice.
What year did the Great Society programs begin?
1964.
Questions in this Study Set(11)
1. What did the New Deal primarily aim to address?
2. Which program is associated with Lyndon B. Johnson?
3. Which of the following was NOT part of the New Deal?
4. What was a primary focus of the Great Society?
5. What did the Economic Opportunity Act create?
6. Which of the following was a direct result of the New Deal?
7. Which legislation is associated with the Great Society's focus on civil rights?
8. What was the focus of the Works Progress Administration?
9. What distinguishes the New Deal from the Great Society?
10. True or false: The New Deal created the first federal programs for unemployment insurance.
11. Which administration introduced the Clean Air Act?
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