Question 1

Assess the results of the Rural Electrification Agency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Farms did not only gain electricity, but also radios, refrigerators, and mechanical equipment to milk cows. 
B)  More farms had electricity, but virtually no appliances or equipment that used electricity. 
C)  Money was never disbursed to create electricity distribution. 
D)  Most of the power created went to large metropolitan areas first, leaving little electricity for use in rural areas. 
E)  By 1950, about half the homes in rural America had electricity. 
A)  Farms did not only gain electricity, but also radios, refrigerators, and mechanical equipment to milk cows. 
B)  More farms had electricity, but virtually no appliances or equipment that used electricity. 
C)  Money was never disbursed to create electricity distribution. 
D)  Most of the power created went to large metropolitan areas first, leaving little electricity for use in rural areas. 
E)  By 1950, about half the homes in rural America had electricity.

Question 2

The National Industrial Recovery Act

Accepted Answer

A)  established business codes for several industries. 
B)  confirmed a free-market policy. 
C)  promoted free business practices. 
D)  provided incentives for the creation of new industries. 
E)  accepted "unfair" competition between companies. 
A)  established business codes for several industries. 
B)  confirmed a free-market policy. 
C)  promoted free business practices. 
D)  provided incentives for the creation of new industries. 
E)  accepted "unfair" competition between companies.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Civil liberties are the basic rights and

Question 4

The Communist Party's commitment to socialism resonated with a widespread belief that the Depression had demonstrated the bankruptcy of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Following the 1938 elections, a new coalition came to control Congress. It consisted of what groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  rural western and southern politicians 
B)  immigrants from western and eastern Europe 
C)  southern Republicans and southern Democrats 
D)  southern Democrats and northern Republicans 
E)  wealthy Catholic and Protestant politicians from New England 
A)  rural western and southern politicians 
B)  immigrants from western and eastern Europe 
C)  southern Republicans and southern Democrats 
D)  southern Democrats and northern Republicans 
E)  wealthy Catholic and Protestant politicians from New England

Question 6

The Second New Deal focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  economic recovery. 
B)  economic security. 
C)  political rights. 
D)  equality. 
E)  shrinking the size of the federal government. 
A)  economic recovery. 
B)  economic security. 
C)  political rights. 
D)  equality. 
E)  shrinking the size of the federal government.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Southern Veto refers to the power th

Question 8

The Popular Front

Accepted Answer

A)  was the Democratic Party's campaign slogan in the 1930s. 
B)  was a conservative challenge to New Deal liberalism. 
C)  was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party. 
D)  was created when the Communist Party was absorbed by the Democrats. 
E)  arose in response to the rise of fascism in America. 
A)  was the Democratic Party's campaign slogan in the 1930s. 
B)  was a conservative challenge to New Deal liberalism. 
C)  was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party. 
D)  was created when the Communist Party was absorbed by the Democrats. 
E)  arose in response to the rise of fascism in America.

Question 9

What type of image grew in popularity among painters and writers during the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lives of ordinary people leading their ordinary lives 
B)  the richness of the country 
C)  poverty 
D)  modernization 
E)  the industrial vanguard the United States represented 
A)  the lives of ordinary people leading their ordinary lives 
B)  the richness of the country 
C)  poverty 
D)  modernization 
E)  the industrial vanguard the United States represented

Question 10

The original Social Security bill envisioned which of the following benefits that was dropped in Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  a national system of health insurance 
B)  business-recovery measures 
C)  anti-competition laws 
D)  compulsory education 
E)  a plan for government spending to modernize the state 
A)  a national system of health insurance 
B)  business-recovery measures 
C)  anti-competition laws 
D)  compulsory education 
E)  a plan for government spending to modernize the state

Question 11

Despite the efforts of the bank holiday, by 1936 banks were still failing in America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The CIO welcomed black members and advocated the passage of anti-lynching laws and the return of voting rights to southern blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Even though there were no significant gains made in civil rights during the 1930s, there seemed to be an optimistic view among the black community. African-Americans were able to find help in the 1930s through the hope they viewed in the Roosevelt administration, their inclusion within the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Popular Front. Write an that elaborates on these three pillars, and discuss what each offered to the African-American community.

Accepted Answer

The Roosevelt administration offered hop

Question 14

Which of the following underlying problems did the New Deal fail to address?

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty 
B)  unemployment 
C)  racial inequality 
D)  lack of political participation 
E)  the unregulated stock market 
A)  poverty 
B)  unemployment 
C)  racial inequality 
D)  lack of political participation 
E)  the unregulated stock market

Question 15

What did the election of Roosevelt mean to many American industrial workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  a federal government more sympathetic to the plight of small businesses 
B)  fear that Roosevelt would advocate for welfare capitalism rather than collective bargaining 
C)  hope for an end to the miniature dictatorships of factory managers and owners 
D)  less support for industrial strikes that might cripple America's economic recovery 
E)  a new era of full employment and job security for all Americans 
A)  a federal government more sympathetic to the plight of small businesses 
B)  fear that Roosevelt would advocate for welfare capitalism rather than collective bargaining 
C)  hope for an end to the miniature dictatorships of factory managers and owners 
D)  less support for industrial strikes that might cripple America's economic recovery 
E)  a new era of full employment and job security for all Americans

Question 16

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted which of the following changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  deregulated goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce 
B)  established the fifty-hour workweek 
C)  abolished the minimum wage 
D)  required overtime pay 
E)  deregulated working conditions 
A)  deregulated goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce 
B)  established the fifty-hour workweek 
C)  abolished the minimum wage 
D)  required overtime pay 
E)  deregulated working conditions

Question 17

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

A)  soil erosion 
B)  a crop fungus 
C)  oil drilling 
D)  coal mining 
E)  road building 
A)  soil erosion 
B)  a crop fungus 
C)  oil drilling 
D)  coal mining 
E)  road building

Question 18

Choose a character in history (for example, a woman, businessperson, African-American, socialist, large farmer, tenant farmer, city dweller, union worker, and so on). Describe your scenario for the period between 1933 and 1938. Is your character a supporter of FDR and the New Deal? What suggestions might your character offer for ending the Depression?

Accepted Answer

I choose to portray a union worker durin

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: Huey Long
Eleanor Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
Mary McLeod Bethune
Alfred Landon
Harold Ickes
Franklin Roosevelt
John Collier
Frances Perkins
John Steinbeck
John Lewis
Martha Graham

Accepted Answer

The Answer of organized a Marian Anderson concert and Secretary is...

Question 20

Fearing a sit-down strike in 1937, how did U.S. Steel react?

Accepted Answer

A)  The company hired private detectives to infiltrate the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
B)  The company hired a private police force to prevent a sit-down. 
C)  The company offered a slight raise, but refused to recognize the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
D)  The company agreed to recognize the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
E)  The company asked several states to send a militia. 
A)  The company hired private detectives to infiltrate the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
B)  The company hired a private police force to prevent a sit-down. 
C)  The company offered a slight raise, but refused to recognize the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
D)  The company agreed to recognize the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. 
E)  The company asked several states to send a militia.

Exam 21: The New Deal, 1932-1940

Assess the results of the Rural Electrification Agency.

The National Industrial Recovery Act

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

The Communist Party's commitment to socialism resonated with a widespread belief that the Depression had demonstrated the bankruptcy of capitalism.

Following the 1938 elections, a new coalition came to control Congress. It consisted of what groups?

The Second New Deal focused on

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

The Popular Front

What type of image grew in popularity among painters and writers during the 1930s?

The original Social Security bill envisioned which of the following benefits that was dropped in Congress?

Despite the efforts of the bank holiday, by 1936 banks were still failing in America.

The CIO welcomed black members and advocated the passage of anti-lynching laws and the return of voting rights to southern blacks.

Which of the following underlying problems did the New Deal fail to address?

What did the election of Roosevelt mean to many American industrial workers?

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted which of the following changes?

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Fearing a sit-down strike in 1937, how did U.S. Steel react?

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