Question 1

Which of the following best describes the Works Progress Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refused employment to professionals such as dentists. 
B)  It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943. 
C)  Its construction projects included mansions, private restaurants, and banks. 
D)  It employed people to write novels, screenplays, and satirical skits. 
E)  It aimed to end public art. 
A)  It refused employment to professionals such as dentists. 
B)  It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943. 
C)  Its construction projects included mansions, private restaurants, and banks. 
D)  It employed people to write novels, screenplays, and satirical skits. 
E)  It aimed to end public art.

Question 2

Why did a stigma emerge around public assistance during the New Deal years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only a very few Americans actually needed government assistance during the Great Depression. 
B)  Black workers were relegated to the least generous assistance programs, with discriminatory eligibility standards administered by states. 
C)  New Deal work programs helped restore economic prosperity relatively quickly, leaving only the least qualified long-term unemployed behind. 
D)  By the middle of the 1930s, more and more Americans came to associate New Deal assistance programs with similar government help offered in Nazi Germany. 
E)  Despite his successes, Roosevelt remained deeply unpopular with Americans, who hated themselves for depending on his programs. 
A)  Only a very few Americans actually needed government assistance during the Great Depression. 
B)  Black workers were relegated to the least generous assistance programs, with discriminatory eligibility standards administered by states. 
C)  New Deal work programs helped restore economic prosperity relatively quickly, leaving only the least qualified long-term unemployed behind. 
D)  By the middle of the 1930s, more and more Americans came to associate New Deal assistance programs with similar government help offered in Nazi Germany. 
E)  Despite his successes, Roosevelt remained deeply unpopular with Americans, who hated themselves for depending on his programs.

Question 3

The Resettlement Administration

Accepted Answer

A)  oversaw the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers from unsuitable farmland. 
B)  established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers. 
C)  was widely considered the First New Deal's most successful initiative. 
D)  limited its scope to setting up permanent housing communities such as Greenbelt. 
E)  was expanded to the West after its success in the South. 
A)  oversaw the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers from unsuitable farmland. 
B)  established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers. 
C)  was widely considered the First New Deal's most successful initiative. 
D)  limited its scope to setting up permanent housing communities such as Greenbelt. 
E)  was expanded to the West after its success in the South.

Question 4

What was Martha Graham's 1938 modern dance masterpiece called?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gettysburg Address 
B)  Voices of Freedom 
C)  The Declaration of Independence 
D)  The Liberty Bell 
E)  American Document 
A)  The Gettysburg Address 
B)  Voices of Freedom 
C)  The Declaration of Independence 
D)  The Liberty Bell 
E)  American Document

Question 5

The right of labor to unionize was one of the central concerns of the Popular Front.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Migrant workers are individuals who move

Question 7

Harold Ickes directed which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tennessee Valley Authority 
B)  National Recovery Administration 
C)  Public Works Administration 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps 
E)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
A)  Tennessee Valley Authority 
B)  National Recovery Administration 
C)  Public Works Administration 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps 
E)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Question 8

The Wagner Act

Accepted Answer

A)  promoted associations among business owners. 
B)  created a state-sponsored union for all factory employees. 
C)  suspended labor unions. 
D)  was considered the "Labor's Magna Carta" because it brought democracy into the American workplace. 
E)  was passed to promote full employment by lowering wages. 
A)  promoted associations among business owners. 
B)  created a state-sponsored union for all factory employees. 
C)  suspended labor unions. 
D)  was considered the "Labor's Magna Carta" because it brought democracy into the American workplace. 
E)  was passed to promote full employment by lowering wages.

Question 9

Discuss the various ways in which the Popular Front influenced American culture during the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-w

Question 10

How was the era of the mid-1930s, a period characterized by unprecedented labor militancy, referred to by its contemporaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  "return to laissez-faire economics" 
B)  "era of entrepreneurial development" 
C)  "women to the front" 
D)  "time of anarchy" 
E)  "labor's great upheaval" 
A)  "return to laissez-faire economics" 
B)  "era of entrepreneurial development" 
C)  "women to the front" 
D)  "time of anarchy" 
E)  "labor's great upheaval"

Question 11

The Social Security Act of 1935

Accepted Answer

A)  was first envisioned by President Hoover. 
B)  was financed by general government revenues. 
C)  provided pensions to the aged and unemployment benefits. 
D)  applied to agricultural workers. 
E)  was fully controlled by the federal government. 
A)  was first envisioned by President Hoover. 
B)  was financed by general government revenues. 
C)  provided pensions to the aged and unemployment benefits. 
D)  applied to agricultural workers. 
E)  was fully controlled by the federal government.

Question 12

How did labor militancy change the ways in which civil liberties were conceived?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of labor rights became a reality that needed to be translated into laws. 
B)  The federal government became the protector of freedom of expression as private groups intended to infringe those rights. 
C)  Militancy became compulsory for all employees. 
D)  Employers started to give more benefits to employees, including paid vacations. 
E)  The federal government decided to let labor relations be negotiated between individuals and private businesses alone. 
A)  The idea of labor rights became a reality that needed to be translated into laws. 
B)  The federal government became the protector of freedom of expression as private groups intended to infringe those rights. 
C)  Militancy became compulsory for all employees. 
D)  Employers started to give more benefits to employees, including paid vacations. 
E)  The federal government decided to let labor relations be negotiated between individuals and private businesses alone.

Question 13

How did the Supreme Court judges react to New Deal laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They invalidated key initiatives, as conservative judges continued to understand freedom as liberty of contract. 
B)  They sided with Roosevelt and ruled in favor of new legislation. 
C)  They decided based on the case and did not rule consistently. 
D)  Some supported the New Deal's policies and some did not. 
E)  They tended to support economic changes, but not social ones. 
A)  They invalidated key initiatives, as conservative judges continued to understand freedom as liberty of contract. 
B)  They sided with Roosevelt and ruled in favor of new legislation. 
C)  They decided based on the case and did not rule consistently. 
D)  Some supported the New Deal's policies and some did not. 
E)  They tended to support economic changes, but not social ones.

Question 14

During the 1932 election, FDR

Accepted Answer

A)  promised a "new deal." 
B)  provided great detail of the plan he would put into practice. 
C)  praised Hoover on his spending policy. 
D)  explained why he would continue with Prohibition. 
E)  was the candidate of the Republican Party. 
A)  promised a "new deal." 
B)  provided great detail of the plan he would put into practice. 
C)  praised Hoover on his spending policy. 
D)  explained why he would continue with Prohibition. 
E)  was the candidate of the Republican Party.

Question 15

The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which statement is true about the UAW sit-down strikes in Flint, Michigan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Democratic governor used force against the workers. 
B)  The workers were disunited. 
C)  The workers failed to get General Motors to negotiate. 
D)  The workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order. 
E)  The UAW were the first to use sit-down tactics. 
A)  The Democratic governor used force against the workers. 
B)  The workers were disunited. 
C)  The workers failed to get General Motors to negotiate. 
D)  The workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order. 
E)  The UAW were the first to use sit-down tactics.

Question 17

The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Roosevelt's 1934 fireside chat, what did he fear wasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  plastics 
B)  workers 
C)  money 
D)  animals 
E)  energy 
A)  plastics 
B)  workers 
C)  money 
D)  animals 
E)  energy

Question 19

During the Depression, W. B. Du Bois reaffirmed his call for African-Americans to seek integration in American society as a way to guarantee economic security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare the New Deal reforms with those of the Progressive era. How did the New Deal reflect the reform traditions of the Progressive era? Be sure to include in your answer a discussion about Roosevelt's key administrators.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal reforms and those of the Pr

Exam 21: The New Deal, 1932-1940

Which of the following best describes the Works Progress Administration?

Why did a stigma emerge around public assistance during the New Deal years?

The Resettlement Administration

What was Martha Graham's 1938 modern dance masterpiece called?

The right of labor to unionize was one of the central concerns of the Popular Front.

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

Harold Ickes directed which of the following?

The Wagner Act

Discuss the various ways in which the Popular Front influenced American culture during the 1930s.

How was the era of the mid-1930s, a period characterized by unprecedented labor militancy, referred to by its contemporaries?

The Social Security Act of 1935

How did labor militancy change the ways in which civil liberties were conceived?

How did the Supreme Court judges react to New Deal laws?

During the 1932 election, FDR

The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

Which statement is true about the UAW sit-down strikes in Flint, Michigan?

The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

In Roosevelt's 1934 fireside chat, what did he fear wasting?

During the Depression, W. B. Du Bois reaffirmed his call for African-Americans to seek integration in American society as a way to guarantee economic security.

Compare the New Deal reforms with those of the Progressive era. How did the New Deal reflect the reform traditions of the Progressive era? Be sure to include in your answer a discussion about Roosevelt's key administrators.

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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

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