Question 1

Describe the various measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

Accepted Answer

During his first term, President Rooseve...

Question 2

Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy person who shunned attention,but she did much work behind the scenes to raise support for her husband's New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By the end of 1936,the Supreme Court had proven itself ___________ of Roosevelt's New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A)  a friend
B)  an ally
C)  a supporter
D)  an enemy
E)  a champion

Question 4

FDR made black civil rights a major priority,ordering that New Deal programs not practice racial discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

The First New Deal lasted from

Accepted Answer

A)  1930 to 1933.
B)  1933 to 1935.
C)  1933 to 1936.
D)  1935 to 1936.
E)  1930 to 1935.

Question 6

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 7

The ______________________,passed during the presidency of Herbert Hoover,was intended to protect farmers from foreign competition.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawley Tariff
B)  Smoot Tariff
C)  Teller Tariff
D)  Hawley-Smoot Tariff
E)  Hoover Tariff

Question 8

Because the Great Depression was especially hard on American senior citizens and those with disabilities,the Second New Deal included the

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural Adjustment Act.
B)  Social Security Act.
C)  Wagner Act.
D)  National Industrial Recovery Act.
E)  Wealth-Tax Act.

Question 9

Despite the New Deal,full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first large scale federal experiment with work relief was

Accepted Answer

A)  the WPA.
B)  the CWA.
C)  the FERA.
D)  the SEC.
E)  Social Security.

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding married women during the Great Depression is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married women often held high-paying jobs.
B)  Married women were immediately targeted by employers in layoffs.
C)  As the Depression went on,more married women were laid off.
D)  Married women luckily always had employed husbands to take care of them.
E)  If laid off,married women could relax and take care of their families.

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding African Americans and the New Deal is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eleanor Roosevelt was an outspoken champion of African Americans.
B)  President Roosevelt did little to deal with existing American racism.
C)  African Americans were greatly helped by the New Deal.
D)  New Deal programs often discriminated against African Americans.
E)  President Roosevelt was quite traditional on matters of race.

Question 13

In response to the crises of the Great Depression,states deported ____________ and _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Filipinos,Chinese
B)  Japanese,Chinese
C)  Filipinos,Mexicans
D)  Mexicans,Chinese
E)  Mexican Americans,their American-born children

Question 14

What was a Hoover blanket?

Accepted Answer

A)  A comforter
B)  A newspaper
C)  A wool blanket
D)  A tax bill
E)  A dollar bill B

Question 15

Which statement regarding economists' interpretations of the causes of the Great Depression is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  All historians agree on the factors that caused the Great Depression.
B)  Most economists believe the stock market crash of 1929 caused the Great Depression.
C)  Economists place most of the blame on American workers for the Great Depression.
D)  Economists to this day debate the various factors that caused the Great Depression.
E)  Economists have no idea what caused the Great Depression.

Question 16

Lyndon Johnson

Accepted Answer

A)  Was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  Proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  As a law student found work through the WPA
D)  Was the BIA commissioner
E)  Was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) Was a CIO leaderG) Proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) Was director of an NYA programI) Was a "radio priest"J) Cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth term

Question 17

The First New Deal focused on three immediate goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Relief,reform,revival
B)  Relief,revival,recovery
C)  Relief,recovery,reform
D)  Recovery,reform,revitalization
E)  Reform,revitalization,revival

Question 18

The infamous Alabama court case that convicted nine black boys of raping two white women on flimsy evidence is the case of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Jonesboro boys.
B)  Scottsboro boys.
C)  Potomac boys.
D)  Alabama boys.
E)  Wright boys.

Question 19

As the Great Depression lengthened,President Hoover did all of the following except what?

Accepted Answer

A)  He organized conferences at the White House for various American leaders to meet.
B)  He asked people to keep up hope.
C)  He asked union leaders to organize strikes.
D)  He urged states to follow through on construction projects.
E)  He placed his trust in American capitalism.

Question 20

In Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States,the Supreme Court ruled what?

Accepted Answer

A)  That President Roosevelt needed more federal authority
B)  That President Roosevelt should end the TVA
C)  That the AAA was unconstitutional
D)  That Congress had given Roosevelt too much authority in labor relations
E)  That the minimum wage in the United States needed to be raised

Exam 23: New Deal America, 1929-1939

Describe the various measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

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Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy person who shunned attention,but she did much work behind the scenes to raise support for her husband's New Deal.

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By the end of 1936,the Supreme Court had proven itself ___________ of Roosevelt's New Deal.

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FDR made black civil rights a major priority,ordering that New Deal programs not practice racial discrimination.

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The First New Deal lasted from

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The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

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The ______________________,passed during the presidency of Herbert Hoover,was intended to protect farmers from foreign competition.

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Because the Great Depression was especially hard on American senior citizens and those with disabilities,the Second New Deal included the

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Despite the New Deal,full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

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The first large scale federal experiment with work relief was

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Which of the following statements regarding married women during the Great Depression is correct?

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Which of the following statements regarding African Americans and the New Deal is incorrect?

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In response to the crises of the Great Depression,states deported ____________ and _______________.

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What was a Hoover blanket?

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Which statement regarding economists' interpretations of the causes of the Great Depression is most accurate?

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Lyndon Johnson

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The First New Deal focused on three immediate goals.

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The infamous Alabama court case that convicted nine black boys of raping two white women on flimsy evidence is the case of the

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As the Great Depression lengthened,President Hoover did all of the following except what?

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In Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States,the Supreme Court ruled what?

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