Question 1

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
-A New Deal program created in August 1935 that was designed to provide a modest income for elderly people. It also created unemployment insurance with modest benefits.

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A)  Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  
B)  Committee for Industrial Organization
C)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  
D)  court-packing plan
E)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  F) fireside chatsG) National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  H) New Deal coalitionI) Social SecurityJ) underconsumptionK) Wagner ActL) Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  M) B) and F)
N) F) and I)

Question 2

What was the outcome of President Roosevelt's fiscal decisions in 1937?

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A)   Unemployment figures dropped.
B)   The country returned to normalcy.
C)   The country suffered a recession.
D)   Conservative opposition to the New Deal lessened.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Why did Roosevelt fail to push for more ambitious reforms for black Americans?

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A)   He was too busy with programs for workers and farmers.
B)   He could not afford to lose the support of southern Democrats for his New Deal agenda.
C)   He was unmoved by African Americans' circumstances and not concerned about civil rights.
D)   He was afraid of creating disorder in the South by disturbing the balance of power between blacks and white landowners.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following describes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ?

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A)   It was one of Herbert Hoover's only effective responses to bank failures.
B)   It guaranteed bank customers that the federal government would reimburse them for deposits if their bank failed.
C)   It was an emergency measure Roosevelt passed to close the nation's banks until they were solvent again.
D)   It was a system through which the federal government would deposit money into regional banks to strengthen them.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

What was the outcome of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act on Native Americans?

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A)   It provided economic aid and other forms of assistance to help Indians in poverty.
B)   It forced Native Americans back onto the reservations they had left after passage of the Dawes Act in 1887.
C)   It restored Indians' right to own land communally and have greater control over their affairs.
D)   It strengthened the federal government's policy of assimilation by dispersing concentrated populations of Indians.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Which woman became the New Deal's unofficial ambassador in 1933?

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A)   Margaret Sanger
B)   Jane Addams
C)   Mary McLeod Bethune
D)   Eleanor RooseveltE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The goal of the New Deal's Farm Security Administration, created in 1937, was to

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A)   help farmers invest in the lucrative securities market.
B)   help tenant farmers become independent landowners.
C)   take the place of the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
D)   encourage crop surpluses of nonperishable grains to be stored in case of national emergency.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What was the name of the agency President Roosevelt established in 1933 to provide direct relief to more than four million households?

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A)   Federal Emergency Relief Association (FER
A)  
B)   Security and Exchange Commission (SE
C)  
C)   Social Security Administration (SS
A)  
D)   National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's personal and political background when he ran for the presidency in 1932?

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Question 10

Compare the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 with those of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. What effect did each act have on industry and on the rights of workers?

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Question 11

The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 strengthened American banks by

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A)   bringing back the gold standard.
B)   ending their dependence on holding companies.
C)   nationalizing U.S. savings and loan associations.
D)   releasing federal funds to bolster their assets.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Who championed the "Share Our Wealth" plan of income redistribution?

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A)   Huey Long
B)   John Steinbeck
C)   Francis Townsend
D)   Charles CoughlinE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What was the outcome of the strike at Republic Steel outside Chicago in 1937?

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A)   Republic Steel made the United Steelworkers Union the sole bargaining unit for all of the company's workers.
B)   Steelworkers won the biggest wage increase ever recorded in the industry.
C)   Steelworkers' frustrations led them to tear up the railroad tracks that led to the plant.
D)   Strikers halted their organizing campaign after the police attacked and killed ten of them.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

What was the Works Progress Administration? What did it accomplish, and for whom?

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Question 15

In 1935, when President Roosevelt had the congressional majorities to support him, he began to

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A)   reduce government involvement in business.
B)   enact new programs to desegregate the South.
C)   enact major new social welfare programs.
D)   reduce government involvement in social welfare.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The purpose of the National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner Act, when it was enacted in 1934, was to

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A)   guarantee workers the right to organize.
B)   protect workers' right to strike by making it impossible for corporations to fire strikers.
C)   give the president the right to intervene in labor disputes.
D)   raise workers' standards of living by guaranteeing a minimum wage.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

On what criteria were benefits provided through Social Security?

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A)   Benefits were based on workers' contributions and years of work.
B)   Workers took a means test to prove they were needy.
C)   All workers in all occupations received Social Security benefits.
D)   Domestic and agricultural workers received extra benefits.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

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-Composed of farmers, factory workers, immigrants, city folk, women, African Americans, and progressive intellectuals, this political coalition supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies and the Democratic party and dominated American politics during and long after Roosevelt's presidency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  
B)  Committee for Industrial Organization
C)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  
D)  court-packing plan
E)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  F) fireside chatsG) National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  H) New Deal coalitionI) Social SecurityJ) underconsumptionK) Wagner ActL) Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  M) E) and G)
N) A) and G)

Question 19

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
-Regulatory body established by the Glass-Steagall Banking Act that guaranteed the federal government would reimburse bank depositors if their banks failed. This move restored depositors' confidence in the banking system during the Depression.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  
B)  Committee for Industrial Organization
C)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  
D)  court-packing plan
E)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  F) fireside chatsG) National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  H) New Deal coalitionI) Social SecurityJ) underconsumptionK) Wagner ActL) Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  M) F) and J)
N) J) and L)

Question 20

What event dealt the final blow to the NRA in May 1935?

Accepted Answer

A)   Business leaders withdrew their companies from the NRA.
B)   The Supreme Court ruled that the agency was unconstitutional.
C)   Labor leaders marched on Washington to protest the agency.
D)   Congress refused to fund the agency's budget.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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What was the outcome of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act on Native Americans?

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The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 strengthened American banks by

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Why did Roosevelt fail to push for more ambitious reforms for black Americans?

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What was the Works Progress Administration? What did it accomplish, and for whom?

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Which woman became the New Deal's unofficial ambassador in 1933?

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What was the outcome of President Roosevelt's fiscal decisions in 1937?

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The goal of the New Deal's Farm Security Administration, created in 1937, was to

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Compare the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 with those of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. What effect did each act have on industry and on the rights of workers?

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Who championed the "Share Our Wealth" plan of income redistribution?

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Which of the following describes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ?

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What was the outcome of the strike at Republic Steel outside Chicago in 1937?

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What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's personal and political background when he ran for the presidency in 1932?

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In 1935, when President Roosevelt had the congressional majorities to support him, he began to

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What was the name of the agency President Roosevelt established in 1933 to provide direct relief to more than four million households?

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The purpose of the National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner Act, when it was enacted in 1934, was to

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What event dealt the final blow to the NRA in May 1935?

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On what criteria were benefits provided through Social Security?

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What was the outcome of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act on Native Americans?

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Why did Roosevelt fail to push for more ambitious reforms for black Americans?

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What was the outcome of President Roosevelt's fiscal decisions in 1937?

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