The New Deal

Question 1

What were the three R’s of Roosevelt’s overall approach?

Answer 1

Relief, Recovery and Reform

Question 2

How many Americans tuned into the fireside chats?

Answer 2

60 million

Question 3

How much money did Americans return to the banks as savings?

Answer 3

$1 billion

Question 4

What did Roosevelt pass to save the banking sector?

Answer 4

Emergency Banking Relief

Question 5

What act protected the customers of banks from speculative investing?

Answer 5

The Glass-Steagall Act

Question 6

Due to the AAA’s actions to reduce pollution, how much did farm income increase by?

Answer 6

100%

Question 7

What percentage of CCC employees were African American?

Answer 7

6%

Question 8

How many dams did TVA build in total?

Answer 8

33

Question 9

Out of the 6 million piglets slaughtered due to AAA policies, what percentage were wasted?

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

The Social Security Act offered $18 a week for how many weeks?

Answer 10

16 weeks

Question 11

What percentage of African Americans were living on relief payment?

Answer 11

30%

Question 12

Compared to 1/3 of white Americans, how many African Americans had a professional job?

Answer 12

1/20

Question 13

Which group resented paying high taxes to help the poor?

Answer 13

Liberty Leaguers

Question 14

Which agency was found to have acted unconstitutionally in the Sick Chicken Case?

Answer 14

NRA

Question 15

Who wanted to limit personal wealth to $3 million dollars?

Answer 15

Huey Long