USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What program did FDR NOT start as part of his New Deal?
A
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
B
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
C
Workers Progress Administration (WPA)
D
United Nations (UN)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering. Over the next eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental New Deal projects and programs, such as the CCC, the WPA, the TVA, the SEC and others.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. Emergency Banking Relief Act (1933) In his first few days as President, Roosevelt attempted to stabilize the U.S. banking system in response to the national banking crisis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert A. Taft, powerful Republican Senator from Ohio from 1939 to 1953. Taft was the leader of the Republican Party’s conservative wing; he consistently denounced the New Deal as “socialism” and argued that it harmed America’s business interests and gave ever-greater control to the central government in Washington.

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