Question 1

Conservatives lambasted the Social Security Act as

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A)  "too weak" to lead to actual changes in American life. 
B)  "communistic" in that Communist countries had also adopted it. 
C)  "partisan" in appealing the most to southern Democrats. 
D)  "tyrannical" in its expansion of government power. 
E)  "too inclusive" in its disproportionately benefiting African Americans. 
A)  "too weak" to lead to actual changes in American life. 
B)  "communistic" in that Communist countries had also adopted it. 
C)  "partisan" in appealing the most to southern Democrats. 
D)  "tyrannical" in its expansion of government power. 
E)  "too inclusive" in its disproportionately benefiting African Americans.

Question 2

Roosevelt created the Farm Credit Administration to help farmers deal with their debts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did the nation's perceptions of the role of government-its powers and responsibilities-change in the 1930s?

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In the 1930s, the nation's perceptions o

Question 4

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Economic distress in the 1930s fed the growth of what in Europe?

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A)  a return to more local economies 
B)  constitutional monarchies 
C)  totalitarian regimes 
D)  liberal democracy 
E)  anti-American sentiment 
A)  a return to more local economies 
B)  constitutional monarchies 
C)  totalitarian regimes 
D)  liberal democracy 
E)  anti-American sentiment

Question 6

Roosevelt's plan involving the Supreme Court in 1937 became unnecessary when

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A)  the Supreme Court ruled that only the president has authority to adjust the number of justices. 
B)  the Supreme Court agreed to an extension of the number of justices under certain cases. 
C)  Congress removed cases involving the New Deal from the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. 
D)  the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal. 
E)  he began using executive orders to circumvent the Supreme Court. 
A)  the Supreme Court ruled that only the president has authority to adjust the number of justices. 
B)  the Supreme Court agreed to an extension of the number of justices under certain cases. 
C)  Congress removed cases involving the New Deal from the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. 
D)  the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal. 
E)  he began using executive orders to circumvent the Supreme Court.

Question 7

Describe the impact the Great Depression had on popular culture in America.

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The Great Depression had a significant i

Question 8

Compare and contrast the First New Deal and Second New Deal. What elements did they have in common, and what made them distinctive?

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The First New Deal and Second New Deal w

Question 9

By 1935, the National Recovery Administration had become unpopular.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Eleanor Roosevelt is accurate?

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A)  She primarily played the role of White House hostess. 
B)  She had more influence than her husband in shaping New Deal policies. 
C)  She was an official member of FDR's cabinet. 
D)  She was especially supportive of women, African Americans, and youth. 
E)  She became most famous for her "fireside chats." 
A)  She primarily played the role of White House hostess. 
B)  She had more influence than her husband in shaping New Deal policies. 
C)  She was an official member of FDR's cabinet. 
D)  She was especially supportive of women, African Americans, and youth. 
E)  She became most famous for her "fireside chats."

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Tennessee Valley Authority employed thousands in order to

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A)  produce cheap electric power. 
B)  produce murals, photographs, and other cultural representations of American life. 
C)  repair and maintain roads and infrastructure. 
D)  help farmers cultivate their crops more efficiently. 
E)  develop Smoky Mountain National Park. 
A)  produce cheap electric power. 
B)  produce murals, photographs, and other cultural representations of American life. 
C)  repair and maintain roads and infrastructure. 
D)  help farmers cultivate their crops more efficiently. 
E)  develop Smoky Mountain National Park.

Question 13

Roosevelt wanted Americans to view their retirement checks through Social Security as something they had paid for themselves and deserved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match each description with the item below.
-Huey Long

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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 15

Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act of 1935 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involved a federal retirement fund for people over sixty-five and was meant to supplement other sources of income. 
B)  Roosevelt assured Americans that it would provide everyone with a comfortable retirement by itself. 
C)  It was funded from the general revenue of the government, rather than using taxes collected through a payroll. 
D)  It was revolutionary in that the basic concept of government assistance to the elderly was brand new to American politics. 
E)  All American workers, no matter the industry or field, paid into the fund, and it especially transformed the lives of domestic workers. 
A)  It involved a federal retirement fund for people over sixty-five and was meant to supplement other sources of income. 
B)  Roosevelt assured Americans that it would provide everyone with a comfortable retirement by itself. 
C)  It was funded from the general revenue of the government, rather than using taxes collected through a payroll. 
D)  It was revolutionary in that the basic concept of government assistance to the elderly was brand new to American politics. 
E)  All American workers, no matter the industry or field, paid into the fund, and it especially transformed the lives of domestic workers.

Question 16

What were the accomplishments and criticisms of the First New Deal?

Accepted Answer

The First New Deal, implemented by Presi

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Richard Wright

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 18

Which of the following did the Supreme Court do in the case of Norris v. Alabama?

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A)  It upheld the original stories of the two women involved in the Scottsboro case due to their unwavering testimony. 
B)  It overturned a state law restricting the sale of petroleum products beyond certain quotas to protect labor unions. 
C)  It upheld Alabama's claim that the Scottsboro Boys were not entitled to public defenders and convicted them. 
D)  It dealt a major blow to Roosevelt's New Deal in that it declared the lack of federal jobs programs for Latin Americans unconstitutional. 
E)  It ruled that the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries denied Scottsboro defendants equal protection under the law. 
A)  It upheld the original stories of the two women involved in the Scottsboro case due to their unwavering testimony. 
B)  It overturned a state law restricting the sale of petroleum products beyond certain quotas to protect labor unions. 
C)  It upheld Alabama's claim that the Scottsboro Boys were not entitled to public defenders and convicted them. 
D)  It dealt a major blow to Roosevelt's New Deal in that it declared the lack of federal jobs programs for Latin Americans unconstitutional. 
E)  It ruled that the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries denied Scottsboro defendants equal protection under the law.

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Wagner Act?

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A)  It signaled the very beginning of what became known as the First New Deal. 
B)  It gave government jobs to several thousand unemployed miners. 
C)  It guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and bargain directly with management. 
D)  It officially ended the work of the National Labor Relations Board. 
E)  It gave employers the right to fully control union activities. 
A)  It signaled the very beginning of what became known as the First New Deal. 
B)  It gave government jobs to several thousand unemployed miners. 
C)  It guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and bargain directly with management. 
D)  It officially ended the work of the National Labor Relations Board. 
E)  It gave employers the right to fully control union activities.

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-Frances Coralie Perkins

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

Exam 25: The Great Depression

Conservatives lambasted the Social Security Act as

Roosevelt created the Farm Credit Administration to help farmers deal with their debts.

How did the nation's perceptions of the role of government-its powers and responsibilities-change in the 1930s?

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.

Economic distress in the 1930s fed the growth of what in Europe?

Roosevelt's plan involving the Supreme Court in 1937 became unnecessary when

Describe the impact the Great Depression had on popular culture in America.

Compare and contrast the First New Deal and Second New Deal. What elements did they have in common, and what made them distinctive?

By 1935, the National Recovery Administration had become unpopular.

Which of the following statements about Eleanor Roosevelt is accurate?

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

The Tennessee Valley Authority employed thousands in order to

Roosevelt wanted Americans to view their retirement checks through Social Security as something they had paid for themselves and deserved.

Match each description with the item below. -Huey Long

Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act of 1935 is true?

What were the accomplishments and criticisms of the First New Deal?

Match each description with the item below. -Richard Wright

Which of the following did the Supreme Court do in the case of Norris v. Alabama?

What was the purpose of the Wagner Act?

Match each description with the item below. -Frances Coralie Perkins

The Collision of Cultures

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Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

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Nationalism and Sectionalism

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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

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

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A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

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