Roosevelt’s New Deal

Review Game

Cara Patterson
EDSS 620
4/13/08
Dr. Sandi Gardner
 Directions
 You are about to play a review game based on FDR’s New
Deal, Fireside Chats, and political cartoons of this time period.

 You will be divided into teams by your teacher.

 You will have two minutes to respond to each question. You

may use your textbook or the internet as resources.

 When the buzzer sounds your team must hold up their answer
either with the correct letter or words that corresponds with
the question.

 The teacher will keep a tally on the board for each team. Each
question is worth a number of points and may even take points
away if answered incorrectly. The team that has the most
points wins!
 Ready to play?
 When the slide changes you will begin.
Remember you only have two minutes
to answer the questions. Good Luck!
 Question #1
Which New Deal policy has
the abbreviation AAA?

c) Agricultural Amendment Act

d) American Automobile Association
e) Agricultural Adjustment Act
f) American Agricultural Act
 Answer
is

C
Agricultural Adjustment Act

* 2 points if correct
 Question #2
 Click on the radio below to listen to one of FDR’s
fireside chats.

True or False:
This was FDR’s first fireside
chat given to the public?
 Answer
is

True
This was FDR’s first fireside chat given on March
12,1933

• 5 points if correct

Source: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/fdrfire.jpg
 Question #3
Which New Deal policy was a work relief program for
young men from unemployed families, established
on March 21, 1933 by FDR? It was designed to
combat unemployment during the Great
Depression and became one of the most popular
new deal programs among the public:

c) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
e) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
f) Public Works Administration (PWA)

* Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps
 Answer
is

B
Civilian Conservation Corps

* 2 points if correct
 Question #4
Which political cartoon reflects worries
about the 1938 surplus?

3. http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/wait_for_fdr/33111101.gif

5. http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/1937/37_scgifs/large/37091105

7. http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/1937/37_scgifs/large/37090203
 Answer
is
#3

2 points if correct – take away 1 point if incorrect

Source: http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/1937/37_scgifs/large/37090203.gif
 Question #5
Fill in the blank:
“The _______ secured Roosevelt's
political reputation, and convinced both
Congress and the public that the New
Deal was the right road to follow.”
C. Bank failures
D. Bank trust
E. Court packing plan
F. Bank holiday

* Source: http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/First100days.htm
 Answer
is

D
Bank Holiday

5 point s if answered correctl y

 Question #6
 Click on the radio below to listen to another
one of FDR’s fireside chats.

True or False:
This was FDR’s second fireside chat
given to the public while still in his first
term.
 Answer
is

False
This was his second fireside chat given to
the public in his second term on
March 9, 1937

2 points if correct – take away 2 if incorrect

 Question #7
Which cartoon is the best reflection of the
media’s interpretation of the first 100
days?
b) http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/1937/37_scgifs/large/37030102
c) http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/fdr_100/small/33030701.GIF
d) http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/fdr_foreign/33032902.GIF
 Answer
is
B

5 points if answered correctly

Source: http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/fdr_100/small/33030701.GIF
 Question #8
Which New Deal Policy allowed 3.3 billion dollars to be
spent on the construction of public works as a
means of providing employment, improving
welfare, stabilizing purchasing power and to the
revival of American Industry?

c) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
e) Public Works Administration (PWA)
f) National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Works_Administration
 Answer
is

C
Public Works Administration

2 points if answered correctly

Source: http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/pwa.htm
 Resources
 Gerald A. Danzer (2003). The Americans: Boston: McDougal Littell.
 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/medialist.php?presid=32
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Adjustment_Act
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps
 http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/First100days.htm
 http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.html
 http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/fdrfire.jpg
 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/mediaplay.php?id=15381&admin=32
 http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.html