Question 1

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors, the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  actively sided with the strikers. 
B)  actively sided with the company. 
C)  assumed control of the plant. 
D)  negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration. 
E)  refused to intervene in the dispute. 
A)  actively sided with the strikers. 
B)  actively sided with the company. 
C)  assumed control of the plant. 
D)  negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration. 
E)  refused to intervene in the dispute.

Question 2

In general, the CIO was a more militant labor organization than the AFL.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1933, two days after he took office, President Franklin Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A)  took the country off the gold standard. 
B)  ended prohibition. 
C)  sent the National Industrial Recovery Act to Congress. 
D)  presented to Congress a relief plan for the unemployed. 
E)  closed all banks for a short period. 
A)  took the country off the gold standard. 
B)  ended prohibition. 
C)  sent the National Industrial Recovery Act to Congress. 
D)  presented to Congress a relief plan for the unemployed. 
E)  closed all banks for a short period.

Question 4

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

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A)  industry saw prices decline. 
B)  industrial production rose. 
C)  large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process. 
D)  both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  industry saw prices decline. 
B)  industrial production rose. 
C)  large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process. 
D)  both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

The most influential advocate for African Americans in the Roosevelt administration was

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A)  Frances Perkins. 
B)  Harold Ickes. 
C)  Harry Hopkins. 
D)  Eleanor Roosevelt. 
E)  Mary McLeod Bethune. 
A)  Frances Perkins. 
B)  Harold Ickes. 
C)  Harry Hopkins. 
D)  Eleanor Roosevelt. 
E)  Mary McLeod Bethune.

Question 6

The Civilian Conservation Corps

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A)  was racially integrated. 
B)  put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas. 
C)  included women. 
D)  mostly employed the jobless rural poor. 
E)  passed Congress despite Roosevelt's ambivalence about the project. 
A)  was racially integrated. 
B)  put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas. 
C)  included women. 
D)  mostly employed the jobless rural poor. 
E)  passed Congress despite Roosevelt's ambivalence about the project.

Question 7

During the New Deal, the federal government maintained a much greater and more visible bureaucratic presence in the West than in any other region of the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of Franklin Roosevelt's first acts as president was to close all ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of Franklin Roosevelt's first acts as...

Question 9

On the prompting of Eleanor Roosevelt, New Deal agencies tried to eliminate racial segregation in their programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Charles Coughlin quickly moved from supporting to opposing President Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The New Deal was not hostile to black Americans, but it did not give the issue of race a high priority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What have been the long-term legacies of the New Deal? What major historical assessments have been made of it?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal, implemented by President F

Question 13

Why was the New Deal in disarray by 1937-1938? Why were there no additional New Deal programs after 1938?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal was in disarray by 1937-193

Question 14

During the 1930s, the sit-down strike

Accepted Answer

A)  was first used in the steel industry. 
B)  was a new and controversial labor tactic. 
C)  was upheld by the courts and state governments. 
D)  was eventually broken by the Michigan National Guard. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was first used in the steel industry. 
B)  was a new and controversial labor tactic. 
C)  was upheld by the courts and state governments. 
D)  was eventually broken by the Michigan National Guard. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The commissioner of Indian affairs in the 1930s was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The commissioner of Indian affairs in the...

Question 17

Conservatives and corporate leaders organized the ________ League to arouse public opposition to the New Deal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Conservatives and corporate leaders organized the ________...

Question 18

In 1934, the American Liberty League was formed

Accepted Answer

A)  to help win public support for the more controversial New Deal programs. 
B)  by western business leaders who felt ignored by the New Deal. 
C)  to unite southerners who opposed the New Deal's support of unions. 
D)  by a coalition of radical and semi-radical organizations, including the Socialist Party. 
E)  by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal. 
A)  to help win public support for the more controversial New Deal programs. 
B)  by western business leaders who felt ignored by the New Deal. 
C)  to unite southerners who opposed the New Deal's support of unions. 
D)  by a coalition of radical and semi-radical organizations, including the Socialist Party. 
E)  by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal.

Question 19

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the code writing was to be done by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The New Deal

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors, the federal government

In general, the CIO was a more militant labor organization than the AFL.

In 1933, two days after he took office, President Franklin Roosevelt

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

The most influential advocate for African Americans in the Roosevelt administration was

The Civilian Conservation Corps

During the New Deal, the federal government maintained a much greater and more visible bureaucratic presence in the West than in any other region of the country.

One of Franklin Roosevelt's first acts as president was to close all ________.

On the prompting of Eleanor Roosevelt, New Deal agencies tried to eliminate racial segregation in their programs.

Charles Coughlin quickly moved from supporting to opposing President Roosevelt.

The New Deal was not hostile to black Americans, but it did not give the issue of race a high priority.

What have been the long-term legacies of the New Deal? What major historical assessments have been made of it?

Why was the New Deal in disarray by 1937-1938? Why were there no additional New Deal programs after 1938?

During the 1930s, the sit-down strike

The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

The commissioner of Indian affairs in the 1930s was ________.

Conservatives and corporate leaders organized the ________ League to arouse public opposition to the New Deal.

In 1934, the American Liberty League was formed

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

Under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the code writing was to be done by Congress.

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