Question 1

Why did Charles Houston and Thurgood Marshall focus on gaining blacks access to professional and graduate schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  They desperately needed more lawyers. 
B)  Almost no graduate schools existed for blacks in the South. 
C)  Black graduate schools had been outlawed by many southern states. 
D)  Blacks could only get high-paying, top jobs in corporations with graduate degrees. 
A)  They desperately needed more lawyers. 
B)  Almost no graduate schools existed for blacks in the South. 
C)  Black graduate schools had been outlawed by many southern states. 
D)  Blacks could only get high-paying, top jobs in corporations with graduate degrees. B

Question 2

How successful was the administration of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was limited completely to whites, in a compromise with southern congressmen. 
B)  It never had any money to spend on jobs programs and was limited by a small staff. 
C)  The WPA was limited to only about 1000 jobs and whites obtained all of the work. 
D)  The WPA was actually administered far more equally than previous programs. 
A)  It was limited completely to whites, in a compromise with southern congressmen. 
B)  It never had any money to spend on jobs programs and was limited by a small staff. 
C)  The WPA was limited to only about 1000 jobs and whites obtained all of the work. 
D)  The WPA was actually administered far more equally than previous programs. D

Question 3

The efforts of A.Phillip Randolph during the 1930s in the interest of organized _________ included the expansion of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Accepted Answer

labor

Question 4

In the U.S.presidential election of 1932,what black man ran for vice president on the Communist Party ticket?

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
B)  Booker T.Washington 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  James Ford 
A)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
B)  Booker T.Washington 
C)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  James Ford

Question 5

Arthur W.__________ was the first black Democrat to win a House of Representatives seat.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Arthur W.__________ was the first black Democrat...

Question 6

What was the "Bronx Slave Market"?

Accepted Answer

A)  an area in New York where white racists tried to re-institute the slave trade 
B)  an area in New York where black men could get jobs, which paid very little 
C)  an area in New York where white women could obtain day help from black women 
D)  a play by Langston Hughes about the difficulties of black life in the city of New York 
A)  an area in New York where white racists tried to re-institute the slave trade 
B)  an area in New York where black men could get jobs, which paid very little 
C)  an area in New York where white women could obtain day help from black women 
D)  a play by Langston Hughes about the difficulties of black life in the city of New York

Question 7

The case of Sipuel v.Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1947)was another example of the legal strategy of the NAACP to compel southern states to integrate state colleges or pay for separate black law schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did most southern whites view blacks joining the Democratic Party in the late 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They accepted having new voters in the party. 
B)  They were indifferent and thought that blacks would not vote. 
C)  They remained overjoyed that the party was becoming integrated. 
D)  They were fearful and frustrated at the impudence of blacks joining the party. 
A)  They accepted having new voters in the party. 
B)  They were indifferent and thought that blacks would not vote. 
C)  They remained overjoyed that the party was becoming integrated. 
D)  They were fearful and frustrated at the impudence of blacks joining the party.

Question 9

Who served as the first president of the National Negro Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Davis 
B)  Marcus Garvey 
C)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
D)  A.Phillip Randolph 
A)  John Davis 
B)  Marcus Garvey 
C)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
D)  A.Phillip Randolph

Question 10

The results of the Second New Deal for blacks included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of economic distress and poverty for blacks 
B)  the end of influence over President Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  the passage of an anti-lynching law to protect blacks from violence 
D)  legislation that enlarged the scope of the federal government which helped blacks 
A)  the end of economic distress and poverty for blacks 
B)  the end of influence over President Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  the passage of an anti-lynching law to protect blacks from violence 
D)  legislation that enlarged the scope of the federal government which helped blacks

Question 11

The leading black insurance companies were destroyed by the economic ravages of the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What were the limitations of the First New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was opposed by most northern Democrats in Congress. 
B)  It was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt and his wife. 
C)  It was halted by Republicans in Congress because it did not help urban workers. 
D)  Major parts of the legislation were found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
A)  It was opposed by most northern Democrats in Congress. 
B)  It was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt and his wife. 
C)  It was halted by Republicans in Congress because it did not help urban workers. 
D)  Major parts of the legislation were found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 13

How was Roosevelt unlike Hoover in his attempts to end the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt merely implemented the changes Hoover wanted to put through. 
B)  Roosevelt had very intelligent people working for him. 
C)  He proved very flexible and willing to experiment with new changes and ideas. 
D)  Roosevelt was very committed to black rights and worked consistently through his presidency to gain rights for blacks. 
A)  Roosevelt merely implemented the changes Hoover wanted to put through. 
B)  Roosevelt had very intelligent people working for him. 
C)  He proved very flexible and willing to experiment with new changes and ideas. 
D)  Roosevelt was very committed to black rights and worked consistently through his presidency to gain rights for blacks.

Question 14

Most Americans blamed the stock market crash and Republican President Herbert Hoover for the hard economic times of the early 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What Supreme Court case decided that all Americans have the right to a jury of their peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dred Scott v.Sanford 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education 
C)  Plessy v.Ferguson 
D)  Norris v.Alabama 
A)  Dred Scott v.Sanford 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education 
C)  Plessy v.Ferguson 
D)  Norris v.Alabama

Question 16

The Agricultural __________ Act, was a piece of New Deal legislation designed to protect farmers by giving them subsidies to limit production and thereby stabilize prices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Agricultural __________ Act, was a piece...

Question 17

What role did W.E.B.Du Bois play regarding racial issues during the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois played a significant role

Question 18

How did the Depression impact black workers in the North compared to the South? What skills did blacks utilize to survive?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 19

How did the AAA benefit blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not-it generally only benefited white landowners. 
B)  It poured money into the area in which many blacks were employed. 
C)  It provided food for blacks in the cities and the countryside. 
D)  It helped to reopen banks after the crisis and got savings returned to black investors. 
A)  It did not-it generally only benefited white landowners. 
B)  It poured money into the area in which many blacks were employed. 
C)  It provided food for blacks in the cities and the countryside. 
D)  It helped to reopen banks after the crisis and got savings returned to black investors.

Question 20

What happened to most of the First New Deal legislation during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court declared much of it unconstitutional. 
B)  Blacks were able to get it repealed through Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C)  White supremacists ended it because it benefited blacks politically. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt changed his mind and decided to stop reforming the United States. 
A)  The Supreme Court declared much of it unconstitutional. 
B)  Blacks were able to get it repealed through Eleanor Roosevelt. 
C)  White supremacists ended it because it benefited blacks politically. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt changed his mind and decided to stop reforming the United States.

Exam 18: Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Why did Charles Houston and Thurgood Marshall focus on gaining blacks access to professional and graduate schools?

How successful was the administration of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

The efforts of A.Phillip Randolph during the 1930s in the interest of organized _________ included the expansion of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

In the U.S.presidential election of 1932,what black man ran for vice president on the Communist Party ticket?

Arthur W.__________ was the first black Democrat to win a House of Representatives seat.

What was the "Bronx Slave Market"?

The case of Sipuel v.Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1947)was another example of the legal strategy of the NAACP to compel southern states to integrate state colleges or pay for separate black law schools.

How did most southern whites view blacks joining the Democratic Party in the late 1930s?

Who served as the first president of the National Negro Congress?

The results of the Second New Deal for blacks included which of the following?

The leading black insurance companies were destroyed by the economic ravages of the 1930s.

What were the limitations of the First New Deal?

How was Roosevelt unlike Hoover in his attempts to end the Great Depression?

Most Americans blamed the stock market crash and Republican President Herbert Hoover for the hard economic times of the early 1930s.

What Supreme Court case decided that all Americans have the right to a jury of their peers?

The Agricultural __________ Act, was a piece of New Deal legislation designed to protect farmers by giving them subsidies to limit production and thereby stabilize prices.

What role did W.E.B.Du Bois play regarding racial issues during the 1930s?

How did the Depression impact black workers in the North compared to the South? What skills did blacks utilize to survive?

How did the AAA benefit blacks?

What happened to most of the First New Deal legislation during the Great Depression?

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