Question

The overall goal of New Deal legislation such as the CCC, WPA, and TVA was to create: A Increase for taxes B Jobs for Americans C Decrease regulation on business D Provide money for minorities

Answer 1

The answer is B. Jobs for Americans.

As a response to the Great Depression and War effetcs, the government under the president Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs called New Deal. and, besides stabilazing the banks and prices for the industry, they helped to provide jobs for millions of workers through agencies. With the objective to restore the confidence in the economy, the central idea was the 3 R's: Relief, Recovery and Reform.

Answer 2

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. Originally for young men ages 18–25, it was eventually expanded to ages 17–28.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was renamed in 1939, as The Works Projects Administration was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was envisioned not only as a provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to more quickly modernize the region's economy and society.

The correct answer to this question is letter B, since the overall goal of New Deal legislation such as the CCC, WPA and TVA was to create jobs for Americans.