Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal? Select the TWO that apply.(2 points)

Question

Responses

Bring relief to the poor and unemployed
Bring relief to the poor and unemployed

Enact new laws making stock speculation easier
Enact new laws making stock speculation easier

End worker’s strikes
End worker’s strikes

Enact permanent reforms to prevent future economic depressions

What was the main focus of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) mentioned in the reading?
(1 point)
Responses

Building urban infrastructure
Building urban infrastructure

Providing financial aid to families
Providing financial aid to families

Planting trees and preventing soil erosion
Planting trees and preventing soil erosion

Conducting military training in camps

Which of the following elements of the New Deal determined how much farmers could grow of a particular crop and was ultimately determined to be unconstitutional?
(1 point)
Responses

Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act

Anti-Labor Strike Act
Anti-Labor Strike Act

Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps

Social Security Administration

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's frequent visits to Warm Springs, a small town in Georgia, inspired him to
(1 point)
Responses

build a retreat for future politicians.
build a retreat for future politicians.

create New Deal programs that benefited rural areas, like the Rural Electrification Act.
create New Deal programs that benefited rural areas, like the Rural Electrification Act.

create the National Parks Service.
create the National Parks Service.

increase government spending on medical research.
increase government spending on medical research.

One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?
(1 point)
Responses

to provide a retirement fund for the elderly
to provide a retirement fund for the elderly

to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs
to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs

to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard
to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard

to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash
to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash

Which of the following BEST describes the opposition to the New Deal in Georgia?
(1 point)
Responses

Farmers protested that they were not helped at all by the New Deal.
Farmers protested that they were not helped at all by the New Deal.

Eugene Talmadge vetoed laws that would have enabled Georgia to participate in New Deal programs.
Eugene Talmadge vetoed laws that would have enabled Georgia to participate in New Deal programs.

Carl Vinson spoke out against why the New Deal angered politicians.
Carl Vinson spoke out against why the New Deal angered politicians.

CCC workers led strikes against New Deal programs and refused to participate.

Answer 1

Here are the correct responses to your questions:

1. Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal? Select the TWO that apply.

   • Bring relief to the poor and unemployed
   • Enact permanent reforms to prevent future economic depressions

2. What was the main focus of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) mentioned in the reading?

   • Planting trees and preventing soil erosion

3. Which of the following elements of the New Deal determined how much farmers could grow of a particular crop and was ultimately determined to be unconstitutional?

   • Agricultural Adjustment Act

4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's frequent visits to Warm Springs, a small town in Georgia, inspired him to:

   • create New Deal programs that benefited rural areas, like the Rural Electrification Act.

5. One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?

   • to provide a retirement fund for the elderly (Note: It also provided unemployment insurance, but the most direct purpose was for retirement.)

6. Which of the following BEST describes the opposition to the New Deal in Georgia?

   • Eugene Talmadge vetoed laws that would have enabled Georgia to participate in New Deal programs.

These answers reflect the historical context of the New Deal and its associated programs and opposition in that era.