Question

1. according to surveys in the 1930s, as many as one in five children in new york endured ______ at the peak of the depression.

a. displacement
b. malnutrition
c. homelessness
d. unemployment

1. how did new deal programs like the civilian conservation corps (ccc) and the works progress administration (wpa) provide relief to the needy?

a. by giving loans
b. by creating jobs
c. by distributing food
d. by providing pensions

1. which of these was not an effect of the new deal?

a. it ended the great depression.
b. it laid the foundation of the welfare state.
c. it expanded federal power.
d. it attracted new voters to the democratic party.

1. which of the following describes the wagner act?

a. opened work relief programs to mexican americans
b. protected the rights of organized labor
c. addressed long - term problems of the aged
d. allowed deficit spending

1. how did the agricultural adjustment administration help farmers?

a. increased competition
b. reduced production to raise crop prices
c. lowered interest rates
d. increased production to boost crop surpluses

1. what was the right - wing criticism of the new deal?

a. not enough aid
b. expanded federal government too much
c. too many agencies
d. focused too much on banks

Explanation:

1. During the 1930s Depression, widespread poverty led to lack of adequate food for many children, making malnutrition a common hardship.
2. The CCC and WPA were core New Deal programs focused on hiring unemployed people for public works projects.
3. The New Deal relieved Depression hardships but did not end it; full recovery came with World War II.
4. The Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) established legal protections for workers to form unions and bargain collectively.
5. The AAA paid farmers to reduce crop production, which decreased supply and raised agricultural prices.
6. Right-wing critics argued the New Deal expanded federal government authority too much, seeing it as overreach.

Answer:

1. B. malnutrition
2. B. by creating jobs
3. A. It ended the Great Depression.
4. B. Protected the rights of organized labor
5. B. Reduced production to raise crop prices
6. B. Expanded federal government too much