Question 1

Upton Sinclair

Accepted Answer

A)  represented factory owners in California. 
B)  manipulated information to win elections. 
C)  circulated false information about his opponent. 
D)  won elections in 1934. 
E)  wanted to provide jobs for the unemployed. 
A)  represented factory owners in California. 
B)  manipulated information to win elections. 
C)  circulated false information about his opponent. 
D)  won elections in 1934. 
E)  wanted to provide jobs for the unemployed. E

Question 2

The Wagner Act banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce, set forty cents as the minimum hourly wage, and required overtime pay for hours of work exceeding forty per week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-UAW sit-down strikes

Accepted Answer

The UAW sit-down strikes were a series of labor strikes conducted by the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the 1930s. These strikes were significant because they marked a turning point in the labor movement in the United States. The UAW used the tactic of occupying factories and refusing to work, which put pressure on the management to negotiate with the workers. The most famous of these strikes was the Flint sit-down strike of 1936-1937, where workers at General Motors plants in Flint, Michigan, occupied the factories for over 40 days. This strike ultimately led to the recognition of the UAW as the bargaining agent for GM workers and paved the way for improved working conditions and higher wages for auto workers across the country. The UAW sit-down strikes demonstrated the power of collective action and helped to establish the UAW as a major force in the labor movement.

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Dust Bowl

Accepted Answer

The Dust Bowl refers to a period of seve

Question 5

Social Security excluded, at first, unmarried women and nonwhites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe how the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life and thought during the New Deal of the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The Columbia River project reflected bro

Question 7

What was the focus of the 1936 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether Herbert Hoover should be reelected despite the Great Depression 
B)  the impending war and the aggression of Nazi Germany 
C)  the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in China 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt's disability from polio 
E)  whether or not "liberty" implied economic deregulation or equitable distribution of wealth among citizens 
A)  whether Herbert Hoover should be reelected despite the Great Depression 
B)  the impending war and the aggression of Nazi Germany 
C)  the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in China 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt's disability from polio 
E)  whether or not "liberty" implied economic deregulation or equitable distribution of wealth among citizens

Question 8

Which statement about the New Deal is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl. 
B)  The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security. 
C)  The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow. 
D)  The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery. 
E)  Social Security was a Second New Deal program. 
A)  The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl. 
B)  The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security. 
C)  The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow. 
D)  The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery. 
E)  Social Security was a Second New Deal program.

Question 9

During the 1930s, what was one way Franklin Roosevelt's administration approached civil liberties?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Department of Justice added a Civil Liberties Unit. 
B)  Through HUAC, the administration cracked down on the Communist Party. 
C)  The president exposed communists in Hollywood. 
D)  The administration encouraged businesses not to hire Japanese immigrants. 
E)  Civil lawsuits were encouraged to protect civil liberties. 
A)  The Department of Justice added a Civil Liberties Unit. 
B)  Through HUAC, the administration cracked down on the Communist Party. 
C)  The president exposed communists in Hollywood. 
D)  The administration encouraged businesses not to hire Japanese immigrants. 
E)  Civil lawsuits were encouraged to protect civil liberties.

Question 10

The Scottsboro case

Accepted Answer

A)  reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s. 
B)  was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties. 
E)  represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans. 
A)  reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s. 
B)  was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties. 
E)  represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans.

Question 11

According to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, how could corporations have prevented the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  by prohibiting unions 
B)  by investing locally 
C)  by exporting more goods overseas 
D)  by giving workers more purchasing power 
E)  by promoting artificial pricing 
A)  by prohibiting unions 
B)  by investing locally 
C)  by exporting more goods overseas 
D)  by giving workers more purchasing power 
E)  by promoting artificial pricing

Question 12

The one place it seemed where blacks were not discriminated against was within federal employment practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

Accepted Answer

The definition of freedom changed over t

Question 14

Roosevelt proclaimed, "men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following offers the best description of the First New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduced the nation's unemployment rate by 80 percent. 
B)  It saw more failure than success, in terms of job creation and infrastructure improvement. 
C)  It faced very little challenge from critics across a broad spectrum of American society. 
D)  It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results. 
E)  It had little effect on the role of the government. 
A)  It reduced the nation's unemployment rate by 80 percent. 
B)  It saw more failure than success, in terms of job creation and infrastructure improvement. 
C)  It faced very little challenge from critics across a broad spectrum of American society. 
D)  It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results. 
E)  It had little effect on the role of the government.

Question 16

The 1930s witnessed

Accepted Answer

A)  the inclusion of nonwhites in American politics. 
B)  the revival of feminism. 
C)  the demise of the Communist Party. 
D)  the cultural inclusion of white ethnic groups. 
E)  the violent exclusion of "the other." 
A)  the inclusion of nonwhites in American politics. 
B)  the revival of feminism. 
C)  the demise of the Communist Party. 
D)  the cultural inclusion of white ethnic groups. 
E)  the violent exclusion of "the other."

Question 17

Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration 
B)  National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps 
C)  Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration 
E)  Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration 
A)  Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration 
B)  National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps 
C)  Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration 
E)  Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration

Question 18

Since Franklin Roosevelt came from a humble background, the public came to easily identify him as a symbol for the ordinary man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to John Steinbeck's "Harvest Gypsies," how were the migrant farm workers of the Great Depression different from those in earlier time periods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Earlier migrants were paid more money. 
B)  Many of the migrants of the Great Depression had owned land. 
C)  The migrant workers of the Great Depression had never had homes. 
D)  The Great Depression migrants were treated with much more respect. 
E)  The migrant workers of earlier time periods were rarely immigrants. 
A)  Earlier migrants were paid more money. 
B)  Many of the migrants of the Great Depression had owned land. 
C)  The migrant workers of the Great Depression had never had homes. 
D)  The Great Depression migrants were treated with much more respect. 
E)  The migrant workers of earlier time periods were rarely immigrants.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roo

Exam 21: The New Deal, 1932-1940

Upton Sinclair

The Wagner Act banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce, set forty cents as the minimum hourly wage, and required overtime pay for hours of work exceeding forty per week.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -UAW sit-down strikes

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Dust Bowl

Social Security excluded, at first, unmarried women and nonwhites.

Describe how the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life and thought during the New Deal of the 1930s.

What was the focus of the 1936 election?

Which statement about the New Deal is true?

During the 1930s, what was one way Franklin Roosevelt's administration approached civil liberties?

The Scottsboro case

According to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, how could corporations have prevented the Great Depression?

The one place it seemed where blacks were not discriminated against was within federal employment practices.

How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

Roosevelt proclaimed, "men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness."

Which of the following offers the best description of the First New Deal?

The 1930s witnessed

Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

Since Franklin Roosevelt came from a humble background, the public came to easily identify him as a symbol for the ordinary man.

According to John Steinbeck's "Harvest Gypsies," how were the migrant farm workers of the Great Depression different from those in earlier time periods?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Eleanor Roosevelt

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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