Question 1

Mexican-Americans were urged by local authorities to leave the country. What other groups of immigrants were also encouraged to leave the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Filipino 
B)  Italians 
C)  Spaniard 
D)  Puerto Ricans 
E)  Cubans 
A)  Filipino 
B)  Italians 
C)  Spaniard 
D)  Puerto Ricans 
E)  Cubans

Question 2

In fireside chats and public addresses, President Roosevelt connected freedom with

Accepted Answer

A)  economic security. 
B)  cuts in government spending. 
C)  Keynesian economic theory. 
D)  economic inequality. 
E)  laissez-faire economics. 
A)  economic security. 
B)  cuts in government spending. 
C)  Keynesian economic theory. 
D)  economic inequality. 
E)  laissez-faire economics.

Question 3

Liberalism during the New Deal

Accepted Answer

A)  uplifted the free market. 
B)  benefited African-Americans and immigrant minorities. 
C)  believed in limited government intervention. 
D)  encouraged individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. 
E)  took its modern meaning. 
A)  uplifted the free market. 
B)  benefited African-Americans and immigrant minorities. 
C)  believed in limited government intervention. 
D)  encouraged individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. 
E)  took its modern meaning.

Question 4

The Civilian Conservation Corps

Accepted Answer

A)  was created to patrol national borders. 
B)  helped senior citizens find suitable jobs. 
C)  provided free education to young women. 
D)  gave work to unemployed young men in jobs having to do with the environment. 
E)  gave work to unemployed young men in jobs in small factories. 
A)  was created to patrol national borders. 
B)  helped senior citizens find suitable jobs. 
C)  provided free education to young women. 
D)  gave work to unemployed young men in jobs having to do with the environment. 
E)  gave work to unemployed young men in jobs in small factories.

Question 5

What was one result of the National Recovery Administration's actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Depression ended. 
B)  Differences between workers and management were resolved. 
C)  Most automakers went bankrupt. 
D)  Unions were strengthened. 
E)  Larger companies were able to dominate the code-writing process at the expense of smaller ones. 
A)  The Great Depression ended. 
B)  Differences between workers and management were resolved. 
C)  Most automakers went bankrupt. 
D)  Unions were strengthened. 
E)  Larger companies were able to dominate the code-writing process at the expense of smaller ones.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the CIO's philosophy about the role of government in relation to labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unions could work in cooperation with employers to raise wages and create consumer demand. 
B)  Government could shield Americans from economic insecurity through health care and housing. 
C)  Government could not be trusted, as was made clear in 1934 when elected officials across America called on local police to break up strikes and arrest labor leaders. 
D)  Government agencies could be entrusted with negotiating labor contracts on behalf of union members. 
E)  It continued the AFL's tradition of organizing workers by craft to carry out multiple dialogues with the government. 
A)  Unions could work in cooperation with employers to raise wages and create consumer demand. 
B)  Government could shield Americans from economic insecurity through health care and housing. 
C)  Government could not be trusted, as was made clear in 1934 when elected officials across America called on local police to break up strikes and arrest labor leaders. 
D)  Government agencies could be entrusted with negotiating labor contracts on behalf of union members. 
E)  It continued the AFL's tradition of organizing workers by craft to carry out multiple dialogues with the government.

Question 7

In which way was "liberalism" redefined by the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  as liberty of movement 
B)  as the right to pursue happiness 
C)  as having faith in reason 
D)  as limited government and free-market economics 
E)  as an effort by the government to protect and deliver for the people 
A)  as liberty of movement 
B)  as the right to pursue happiness 
C)  as having faith in reason 
D)  as limited government and free-market economics 
E)  as an effort by the government to protect and deliver for the people

Question 8

What was the focus of Hollywood films such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

Accepted Answer

A)  an antihero who dropped out of society 
B)  ghosts that haunted cities 
C)  the fight against communism 
D)  a hero that defeated corruption 
E)  exposing Nazism 
A)  an antihero who dropped out of society 
B)  ghosts that haunted cities 
C)  the fight against communism 
D)  a hero that defeated corruption 
E)  exposing Nazism

Question 9

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a result of "the southern veto"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern states had an enormous impact on national policy during the Depression. 
B)  New Deal programs largely benefited whites at the expense of blacks. 
C)  Blacks lost the right to vote across the South. 
D)  To maintain support in Congress, Roosevelt pursued legislation acceptable to southern Democrats. 
E)  Southerners held key leadership positions in Congress. 
A)  Southern states had an enormous impact on national policy during the Depression. 
B)  New Deal programs largely benefited whites at the expense of blacks. 
C)  Blacks lost the right to vote across the South. 
D)  To maintain support in Congress, Roosevelt pursued legislation acceptable to southern Democrats. 
E)  Southerners held key leadership positions in Congress.

Question 10

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security 
B)  Federal Housing Administration 
C)  the Wagner Act 
D)  the Works Progress Administration 
E)  the Security and Exchange Commission 
A)  Social Security 
B)  Federal Housing Administration 
C)  the Wagner Act 
D)  the Works Progress Administration 
E)  the Security and Exchange Commission

Question 11

Roosevelt's reelection in 1936 came as no surprise, because the entire business community and most of the national newspapers supported the Democrats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By 1935, the New Deal

Accepted Answer

A)  had ended the Depression. 
B)  had the full support of the Supreme Court. 
C)  was validated in the United States v. Butler decision. 
D)  faced mounting pressures and criticism. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional. 
A)  had ended the Depression. 
B)  had the full support of the Supreme Court. 
C)  was validated in the United States v. Butler decision. 
D)  faced mounting pressures and criticism. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional.

Question 13

What did the Filipino Repatriation Act offer Filipinos?

Accepted Answer

A)  a monthly payment to those willing to work for the government 
B)  citizenship 
C)  free housing 
D)  agricultural jobs 
E)  free transportation to those who wanted to get back to the Philippines 
A)  a monthly payment to those willing to work for the government 
B)  citizenship 
C)  free housing 
D)  agricultural jobs 
E)  free transportation to those who wanted to get back to the Philippines

Question 14

What was the focus of the Second New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  business recovery 
B)  sustaining mass purchasing power among the population 
C)  promoting employment in private businesses 
D)  aiding agricultural workers 
E)  maintaining economic inequality 
A)  business recovery 
B)  sustaining mass purchasing power among the population 
C)  promoting employment in private businesses 
D)  aiding agricultural workers 
E)  maintaining economic inequality

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Industrial Organizations

Question 16

The Share Our Wealth movement

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to confiscate the wealth of the richest Americans. 
B)  was led by Franklin Roosevelt's brother. 
C)  never intended to become a national political party. 
D)  was part of the First New Deal. 
E)  pushed the country's large corporations to invest in Latin American countries. 
A)  wanted to confiscate the wealth of the richest Americans. 
B)  was led by Franklin Roosevelt's brother. 
C)  never intended to become a national political party. 
D)  was part of the First New Deal. 
E)  pushed the country's large corporations to invest in Latin American countries.

Question 17

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day, she

Accepted Answer

A)  was referring to the successful passage of a federal anti-lynching law. 
B)  expressed the hope for change despite discrimination in federal housing and employment. 
C)  was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South. 
D)  expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks. 
E)  was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security. 
A)  was referring to the successful passage of a federal anti-lynching law. 
B)  expressed the hope for change despite discrimination in federal housing and employment. 
C)  was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South. 
D)  expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks. 
E)  was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security.

Question 18

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security Acts. 
B)  He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president. 
C)  He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany. 
D)  He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
E)  He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional. 
A)  He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security Acts. 
B)  He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president. 
C)  He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany. 
D)  He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
E)  He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional.

Question 19

What statement is true of the Federal Housing Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FHA gave loans directly to home buyers. 
B)  The FHA issued short-term money for renters. 
C)  Under FHA guidance, expensive homes were built. 
D)  The FHA insured long-term mortgages issued by private banks. 
E)  The FHA focused on renting apartments rather than home purchases. 
A)  The FHA gave loans directly to home buyers. 
B)  The FHA issued short-term money for renters. 
C)  Under FHA guidance, expensive homes were built. 
D)  The FHA insured long-term mortgages issued by private banks. 
E)  The FHA focused on renting apartments rather than home purchases.

Question 20

The Supreme Court ruled that the Agricultural Adjustment Act was constitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The New Deal, 1932-1940

Mexican-Americans were urged by local authorities to leave the country. What other groups of immigrants were also encouraged to leave the U.S.?

In fireside chats and public addresses, President Roosevelt connected freedom with

Liberalism during the New Deal

The Civilian Conservation Corps

What was one result of the National Recovery Administration's actions?

Which of the following statements best describes the CIO's philosophy about the role of government in relation to labor?

In which way was "liberalism" redefined by the New Deal?

What was the focus of Hollywood films such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a result of "the southern veto"?

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

Roosevelt's reelection in 1936 came as no surprise, because the entire business community and most of the national newspapers supported the Democrats.

By 1935, the New Deal

What did the Filipino Repatriation Act offer Filipinos?

What was the focus of the Second New Deal?

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

The Share Our Wealth movement

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day, she

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

What statement is true of the Federal Housing Administration?

The Supreme Court ruled that the Agricultural Adjustment Act was constitutional.

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