Alphabet Agencies of the New Deal
This worksheet explores the key Alphabet Agencies created during Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, their purposes, and their impact on American society during the Great Depression.
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Alphabet Agencies of the New Deal
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your knowledge of the New Deal and its Alphabet Agencies.
1. Which of the following was NOT one of the 'Three R's' of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Rebellion
2. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) primarily aimed to:
Provide direct financial aid to banks
Employ young men in conservation projects
Regulate the stock market
Provide electricity to rural areas
3. The was an Alphabet Agency established to provide insurance for bank deposits, restoring public confidence in the banking system.
4. The focused on controlling floods, promoting navigation, and generating electricity in a specific river valley.
5. The Social Security Act primarily aimed to provide employment for young men through public works projects.
True
False
6. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for artists, writers, and musicians in addition to manual laborers.
True
False
Match each Alphabet Agency with its primary function.
7. AAA
a. Provided jobs for unemployed youth in conservation.
8. CCC
b. Regulated the stock market to prevent abuses.
9. FDIC
c. Paid farmers to reduce crop production to raise prices.
10. SEC
d. Insured bank deposits to protect depositors.
11. Explain one major criticism of the New Deal's Alphabet Agencies.
12. How did the New Deal's approach to government intervention differ from previous administrations during economic downturns?