US History Quiz                 Chapter 26 /2                                 Name: _______________________________________
Teacher: Mr. Cap         "The New Deal"     Score:

1.  Who won the Election of 1932? ________________________ 2.  What was the main issue? __________________

2.  Where do Some say the New Deal started?  _______________________________________________________

3.  What is a "lame duck" session? _________________________________________________________________

4.  Why is a long lame duck period difficult for newly elected officials?  ______________________________________

5.  How did the 20th Amendment help the problem? ____________________________________________________

6.  What is the famous line in FDR's inaugural address? __________________________________________________

7.  What was FDR's Brain Trust? __________________________________________________________________

8.  What is "priming the pump"? ___________________________________________________________________

9.  What did Eleanor Roosevelt promote? ___________________________________________________________

10.  How did Roosevelt's three R's work?  ___________________________________________________________

11.  What were "fireside chats"? ___________________________________________________________________

12.  What happened when FDR took the country off the gold standard? _____________________________________

13.-16. On the Back: Give the name for each acronym and purpose of each.    CCC WPA TVA NRA 

17.  What did Huey Long called for? _______________________________________________________________

18.  What did the Social Security Act establish? _______________________________________________________

On the Back  19.  How did Roosevelt try to solve his Troubles with the Supreme Court?
Below:   Write a short summary about each event.

 20.   Hindenburg ______________________________________________________________________________

 21.   Wiley Post _______________________________________________________________________________

 22.  Amelia Earhart ____________________________________________________________________________

 23.   Lindbergh Law ___________________________________________________________________________

 24.   Empire State Bldg _________________________________________________________________________

 List 5ways the New Deal failed:  25.  ______________________________________________________________

26. _________________________________________ 27. ____________________________________________

28. _________________________________________ 29. ____________________________________________