Question 1

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was revolutionary in that it welcomed women and housed African Americans and Native Americans in desegregated buildings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court do in the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended the Farm Credit Administration because it caused farmers' debts only to deepen, while Big Business accumulated great wealth at their expense. 
B)  It overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act, ruling that Congress had given too much power to the president and representing the growing opposition to the New Deal. 
C)  It decided that Schechter was involved in interstate, not local, trade and therefore need not change anything about its practices to adhere to the law. 
D)  It upheld the constitutionality of the second Agricultural Adjustment Act because it protected the "middle men" that processed food crops and warehoused commodities. 
E)  It prevented Roosevelt from going through the Second New Deal, even though he had already helped put together most of the policy for it. 
A)  It ended the Farm Credit Administration because it caused farmers' debts only to deepen, while Big Business accumulated great wealth at their expense. 
B)  It overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act, ruling that Congress had given too much power to the president and representing the growing opposition to the New Deal. 
C)  It decided that Schechter was involved in interstate, not local, trade and therefore need not change anything about its practices to adhere to the law. 
D)  It upheld the constitutionality of the second Agricultural Adjustment Act because it protected the "middle men" that processed food crops and warehoused commodities. 
E)  It prevented Roosevelt from going through the Second New Deal, even though he had already helped put together most of the policy for it. B

Question 3

The Dust Bowl can be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  massive migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast. 
B)  terrible thunderstorms that plagued the Great Basin. 
C)  a severe blow primarily to farmers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 
D)  the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil across the plains. 
E)  a debilitating drought and lack of jobs in the Far West. 
A)  massive migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast. 
B)  terrible thunderstorms that plagued the Great Basin. 
C)  a severe blow primarily to farmers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 
D)  the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil across the plains. 
E)  a debilitating drought and lack of jobs in the Far West. D

Question 4

What did Roosevelt do at the outset of his presidency to deal with the banking crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  He pushed through a bank bailout bill worth more than $7 billion. 
B)  He used his emergency powers to nationalize the banking industry. 
C)  He put strict limits on the issuance of paper currency. 
D)  He ordered the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates. 
E)  He declared a bank holiday, shutting the banks down briefly. 
A)  He pushed through a bank bailout bill worth more than $7 billion. 
B)  He used his emergency powers to nationalize the banking industry. 
C)  He put strict limits on the issuance of paper currency. 
D)  He ordered the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates. 
E)  He declared a bank holiday, shutting the banks down briefly.

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A) was commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and increased the number of Native Americans employed by the bureau 
B) served as secretary of labor as the first woman cabinet member in American history and went on to design the Social Security Act 
C) was a Roosevelt critic whose assassination before the presidential election of 1936 ended the possibility of giving the Republican candidate a winning margin 
D) promoted social justice issues within the White House, became an outspoken activist, and held press conferences 
E) was head of the United Mine Workers who was one of the first to capitalize on the pro-Union spirit of the NIRA
F)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
G)devoured books borrowed with a white friend's library card and went on to write powerful novels centered on the quest for social justice
H)was a distinguished journalist who had a close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and became her nearly constant traveling companion
I)was Roosevelt's closest aid who headed the Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
A) was commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and increased the number of Native Americans employed by the bureau 
B) served as secretary of labor as the first woman cabinet member in American history and went on to design the Social Security Act 
C) was a Roosevelt critic whose assassination before the presidential election of 1936 ended the possibility of giving the Republican candidate a winning margin 
D) promoted social justice issues within the White House, became an outspoken activist, and held press conferences 
E) was head of the United Mine Workers who was one of the first to capitalize on the pro-Union spirit of the NIRA
F)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
G)devoured books borrowed with a white friend's library card and went on to write powerful novels centered on the quest for social justice
H)was a distinguished journalist who had a close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and became her nearly constant traveling companion
I)was Roosevelt's closest aid who headed the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Question 6

In 1939, in light of recent setbacks to his agenda, how did FDR speak of the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  He spoke of the need to extend reforms to other countries. 
B)  He spoke of the need to develop civil rights reforms. 
C)  He spoke of the need to cut back on expensive reforms. 
D)  He spoke of the need to start fresh and develop brand new reforms. 
E)  He spoke of the need to preserve reforms. 
A)  He spoke of the need to extend reforms to other countries. 
B)  He spoke of the need to develop civil rights reforms. 
C)  He spoke of the need to cut back on expensive reforms. 
D)  He spoke of the need to start fresh and develop brand new reforms. 
E)  He spoke of the need to preserve reforms.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Harry L. Hopkins

Accepted Answer

A) was commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and increased the number of Native Americans employed by the bureau 
B) served as secretary of labor as the first woman cabinet member in American history and went on to design the Social Security Act 
C) was a Roosevelt critic whose assassination before the presidential election of 1936 ended the possibility of giving the Republican candidate a winning margin 
D) promoted social justice issues within the White House, became an outspoken activist, and held press conferences 
E) was head of the United Mine Workers who was one of the first to capitalize on the pro-Union spirit of the NIRA
F)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
G)devoured books borrowed with a white friend's library card and went on to write powerful novels centered on the quest for social justice
H)was a distinguished journalist who had a close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and became her nearly constant traveling companion
I)was Roosevelt's closest aid who headed the Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
A) was commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and increased the number of Native Americans employed by the bureau 
B) served as secretary of labor as the first woman cabinet member in American history and went on to design the Social Security Act 
C) was a Roosevelt critic whose assassination before the presidential election of 1936 ended the possibility of giving the Republican candidate a winning margin 
D) promoted social justice issues within the White House, became an outspoken activist, and held press conferences 
E) was head of the United Mine Workers who was one of the first to capitalize on the pro-Union spirit of the NIRA
F)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
G)devoured books borrowed with a white friend's library card and went on to write powerful novels centered on the quest for social justice
H)was a distinguished journalist who had a close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and became her nearly constant traveling companion
I)was Roosevelt's closest aid who headed the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Question 8

What was the greatest failure of the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  its inability to form any public health service programs 
B)  its destruction of the capitalistic system in the United States for several decades 
C)  its failure to restore prosperity fully and end record levels of unemployment 
D)  the precedent established by a full government takeover of American banks 
E)  the fact that its political momentum was at its height at the onset of the Second World War 
A)  its inability to form any public health service programs 
B)  its destruction of the capitalistic system in the United States for several decades 
C)  its failure to restore prosperity fully and end record levels of unemployment 
D)  the precedent established by a full government takeover of American banks 
E)  the fact that its political momentum was at its height at the onset of the Second World War

Question 9

The Wagner Act was intended to end labor unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was one of the main purposes of the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduced the chance that another panic would occur by creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  to insure customer bank accounts up to a certain amount of money. 
B)  It merged commercial banking and investment banking so that the two were indistinguishable, and banks were more likely to invest in the savings of depositors in the stock market. 
C)  It took away the Federal Reserve Board's authority to intervene in future financial crises and thereby perpetuated the current banking crisis. 
D)  It required that all countries, starting with the United States, adopt the gold standard so that the president could decrease the money supply. 
E)  It created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C) , which gave many struggling workers office jobs in the banking industry and drastically improved unemployment rates. 
A)  It reduced the chance that another panic would occur by creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  to insure customer bank accounts up to a certain amount of money. 
B)  It merged commercial banking and investment banking so that the two were indistinguishable, and banks were more likely to invest in the savings of depositors in the stock market. 
C)  It took away the Federal Reserve Board's authority to intervene in future financial crises and thereby perpetuated the current banking crisis. 
D)  It required that all countries, starting with the United States, adopt the gold standard so that the president could decrease the money supply. 
E)  It created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C) , which gave many struggling workers office jobs in the banking industry and drastically improved unemployment rates.

Question 11

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the significance of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was written by the grandson of former slaves and focused on depicting life in the South after the end of the Jim Crow laws. 
B)  It portrayed a fictional world in which the Depression had never transpired, which helped readers forget about their own everyday struggles. 
C)  It centered on the experiences of the Dust Bowl and demonstrated the solidarity of struggling people during the Depression. 
D)  Its wide readership at the time showed how movies remained unpopular and inaccessible at the time, except by the wealthiest class. 
E)  It demonstrated that the number of Americans who became members of the Communist party for extended periods of time was on the rise. 
A)  It was written by the grandson of former slaves and focused on depicting life in the South after the end of the Jim Crow laws. 
B)  It portrayed a fictional world in which the Depression had never transpired, which helped readers forget about their own everyday struggles. 
C)  It centered on the experiences of the Dust Bowl and demonstrated the solidarity of struggling people during the Depression. 
D)  Its wide readership at the time showed how movies remained unpopular and inaccessible at the time, except by the wealthiest class. 
E)  It demonstrated that the number of Americans who became members of the Communist party for extended periods of time was on the rise.

Question 13

What was the greatest triumph of the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  its full restoration of prosperity and end to record levels of unemployment 
B)  its role in demonstrating that American democracy could cope with the collapse of capitalism 
C)  its widespread promotion of the civil rights of African Americans 
D)  the government takeover of American banks and the boost this provided to the economy 
E)  its appeal to the American public to declare war on Nazi Germany 
A)  its full restoration of prosperity and end to record levels of unemployment 
B)  its role in demonstrating that American democracy could cope with the collapse of capitalism 
C)  its widespread promotion of the civil rights of African Americans 
D)  the government takeover of American banks and the boost this provided to the economy 
E)  its appeal to the American public to declare war on Nazi Germany

Question 14

What was the purpose and structure of the Social Security system?

Accepted Answer

The purpose of the Social Security syste

Question 15

Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results, they provided stability following the economic downturn and would create the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

What was the Second New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  the period of the New Deal that no longer involved jobs programs 
B)  an alternative plan proposed by Roosevelt's harshest critics 
C)  the name given to Harry S. Truman's policies when he became president after Roosevelt 
D)  the stage of the New Deal that most benefited the wealthy, such as thorough tax cuts 
E)  the more radical phase of the New Deal that included projects such as Social Security 
A)  the period of the New Deal that no longer involved jobs programs 
B)  an alternative plan proposed by Roosevelt's harshest critics 
C)  the name given to Harry S. Truman's policies when he became president after Roosevelt 
D)  the stage of the New Deal that most benefited the wealthy, such as thorough tax cuts 
E)  the more radical phase of the New Deal that included projects such as Social Security

Question 18

The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decrease in government spending. 
B)  a sharp rise in private spending. 
C)  the huge government deficit. 
D)  the repeal of the Revenue Act of 1935. 
E)  the announcement that Social Security payroll taxes would be postponed. 
A)  a sharp decrease in government spending. 
B)  a sharp rise in private spending. 
C)  the huge government deficit. 
D)  the repeal of the Revenue Act of 1935. 
E)  the announcement that Social Security payroll taxes would be postponed.

Question 19

In early 1937, Roosevelt proposed to reform the Supreme Court by

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring justices to retire at age 70. 
B)  adding up to six additional members. 
C)  removing justices appointed by previous presidents. 
D)  making justices regularly run for election. 
E)  requiring Senate confirmation hearings. 
A)  requiring justices to retire at age 70. 
B)  adding up to six additional members. 
C)  removing justices appointed by previous presidents. 
D)  making justices regularly run for election. 
E)  requiring Senate confirmation hearings.

Question 20

How did the New Deal transform the role of the federal government in American life?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal transformed the role of the

Exam 25: The Great Depression

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was revolutionary in that it welcomed women and housed African Americans and Native Americans in desegregated buildings.

What did the Supreme Court do in the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States?

The Dust Bowl can be associated with

What did Roosevelt do at the outset of his presidency to deal with the banking crisis?

Match each description with the item below. -Eleanor Roosevelt

In 1939, in light of recent setbacks to his agenda, how did FDR speak of the New Deal?

Match each description with the item below. -Harry L. Hopkins

What was the greatest failure of the New Deal?

The Wagner Act was intended to end labor unions.

What was one of the main purposes of the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933?

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

What was the significance of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath?

What was the greatest triumph of the New Deal?

What was the purpose and structure of the Social Security system?

Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results, they provided stability following the economic downturn and would create the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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

What was the Second New Deal?

The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by

In early 1937, Roosevelt proposed to reform the Supreme Court by

How did the New Deal transform the role of the federal government in American life?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

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Rebellion and Reaction

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