Q1. What event triggered the Great Depression?World War IIThe Civil WarThe stock market crash of 1929Prohibition era
Q2. Which president was in office when the Great Depression began?Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverHarry S. TrumanCalvin Coolidge
Q4. What was the purpose of the New Deal?To reduce government intervention in the economyTo provide relief, recovery, and reform programs during the Great DepressionTo increase taxes on businessesTo establish a social welfare system
Q5. Which president implemented the New Deal?Dwight D. EisenhowerWoodrow WilsonFranklin D. RooseveltHerbert Hoover
Q6. Which program established by the New Deal provided jobs for unemployed young men?Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)Works Progress Administration (WPA)Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Social Security Administration (SSA)
Q7. What was the goal of the Social Security Act of 1935?To increase taxation on the wealthyTo provide financial aid to farmersTo provide retirement benefits and unemployment insuranceTo regulate the stock market
Q8. What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?To promote industrial recoveryTo establish fair labor standardsTo provide loans to homeownersTo regulate the stock market and prevent fraud
Q9. Which New Deal program aimed to bring electricity to rural areas?Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)National Recovery Administration (NRA)Public Works Administration (PWA)
Q10. Which legislation introduced banking reforms and established the FDIC?Agricultural Adjustment ActFair Labor Standards ActGlass-Steagall ActSocial Security Act
Q11. Who was the first woman appointed to a cabinet position in the United States?Dorothea LangeMary McLeod BethuneFrances PerkinsEleanor Roosevelt
Q12. Which New Deal program provided funds to artists, writers, and musicians?Social Security Administration (SSA)National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)Federal Project Number OneCivil Works Administration (CWA)
Q13. Who proposed the idea of the New Deal?Dwight D. EisenhowerFranklin D. RooseveltHarry S. TrumanJohn F. Kennedy
Q14. Which organization provided loans to homeowners to prevent foreclosure during the Great Depression?Works Progress Administration (WPA)Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)