US History
Crash Course: The New Deal
1. During the 1932 presidential campaign what did FDR argue about government’s role in the
economy?
2.
What was the New Deal?
3. What was the purpose of the following New Deal functions?
a. Relief programs
b. Recovery programs
c. Reform programs
4. Describe the purpose of FDR’s bank holiday in 1933.
5. Describe the purpose of the FDIC. How would this help create more confidence in the US
banking system?
6. Write the name and the function of the following New Deal programs
a. CCC
b. AAA
c. Glass-Stegall Act
d. NRA
7. Because Roosevelt worried about people relying on relief handouts the following programs were
created to provide jobs. Explain what each of the following acts did to bring relief to
unemployed people.
a. Public Works Administration
b. Civil works Administration
c. Tennessee Valley Authority
d. Agricultural Adjustment Act
8. Why did the Supreme Court feel about supposed government overreach during the New Deal?
9. What is “court packing” and why did Roosevelt attempt this during the 1930’s? How did the
public react to this plan to control the Supreme Court?
10. What did the 2nd New Deal focus on?
11. Describe what the National Labor Relations Act did and explain how it helped reform the US
economy.
12. What was the Congress of Industrial Organizations and what did they advocate?
13. What was a “sit-down strike” and how did this help workers?
14. How did unions influence economic policy during the 1930’s?
15. What was the crowning achievement of the 2nd New Deal? Explain its importance and how it
helped people.
16. What did the WPA do?
17. Explain three ways the New Deal impacted US politics.
18. List five ways the New Deal changed the United States.