Name ____________________

Period ________
THE NEW DEAL PROGRAMS
Critical Thinking & Making Connections
What did FDR mean by his quote: the
only thing we have to fear is fear itself?
How is this quote applicable to the Great
Depression and the New Deal reforms?

Station Activities
Today, you are evaluating different New Deal programs and reforms! There are stations spread out across the room,
each station will focus on one or two specific New Deal programs established by FDR and the federal government. Each
station will consist of a title (New Deal program), primary source visuals (images, posters, or political cartoons), and
background information about the specific New Deal program.
Using this worksheet, you will answer four different questions about the New Deal program. Below and on the backside,
there are sections provided for each New Deal program in which you will take notes and record your answers to the
following questions:
1. Who was the program intended to help?
2. What did the program do?
3. What do the images provided tell you about the New Deal program? Cite specific examples.
4. Does this program still exist today? If yes, how so? If no, are there similar programs today?
Federal Securities Act of 1933

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) 1933

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1933

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) 1933

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) 1933

Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1935

National Youth Administration (NYA) 1935

Social Security Act of 1935

1. Who are the three people depicted in this cartoon? How do you know who they are?

2. What do some of the abbreviations stand for? Name three.

3. What is ironic about the New Deal Remedies bag?

4. How is Roosevelt depicted by the illustrator?

5. Do you think this cartoon is optimistic or pessimistic of the New Deal Programs?