Question 1

Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

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A) education 
B) domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt 
C) family ties with Teddy Roosevelt 
D) affliction with infantile paralysis 
E) service in World War I 
A) education 
B) domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt 
C) family ties with Teddy Roosevelt 
D) affliction with infantile paralysis 
E) service in World War I D

Question 2

Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to

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A) Oklahoma. 
B) Arizona. 
C) Nevada. 
D) Oregon. 
E) California. 
A) Oklahoma. 
B) Arizona. 
C) Nevada. 
D) Oregon. 
E) California. E

Question 3

Some Native Americans denounced the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 because its provisions

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A) encouraged Native Americans to create and promote a faux museum piece livelihood and embrace certain native traditions and lifestyles incompatible with the modern twentieth-century world. 
B) continued to promote coercive assimilation policies. 
C) discouraged the establishment and sound management of local self-governments. 
D) ignored the increasing loss of Indian lands to real estate and commercial development and environmental degradation. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) encouraged Native Americans to create and promote a faux museum piece livelihood and embrace certain native traditions and lifestyles incompatible with the modern twentieth-century world. 
B) continued to promote coercive assimilation policies. 
C) discouraged the establishment and sound management of local self-governments. 
D) ignored the increasing loss of Indian lands to real estate and commercial development and environmental degradation. 
E) None of these choices are correct. D

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-the "three Rs"

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The "three Rs" traditionally refer to th

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harold Ickes

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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874–1952) was an

Question 6

Roosevelt supported the repeal of prohibition because

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A) he thought it was unconstitutional. 
B) he believed the problem of drunkenness could be solved by restricting alcohol content to 3.2 percent by weight. 
C) he thought that it afforded the opportunity to raise needed federal revenue and provide jobs. 
D) he needed support from the repeal movement to gain reelection. 
E) drys - those who opposed alcohol - were an increasingly small segment of the population. 
A) he thought it was unconstitutional. 
B) he believed the problem of drunkenness could be solved by restricting alcohol content to 3.2 percent by weight. 
C) he thought that it afforded the opportunity to raise needed federal revenue and provide jobs. 
D) he needed support from the repeal movement to gain reelection. 
E) drys - those who opposed alcohol - were an increasingly small segment of the population.

Question 7

In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to

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A) help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California. 
B) place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed. 
C) move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl. 
D) find jobs for farmers in industry. 
E) help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land. 
A) help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California. 
B) place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed. 
C) move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl. 
D) find jobs for farmers in industry. 
E) help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​the election of 1932

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The election of 1932 was a pivotal momen

Question 9

President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to ensure that the Supreme Court

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A) became more conservative. 
B) became more independent of Congress. 
C) upheld the constitutionality of legally challenged New Deal programs. 
D) less burdened with appellate cases. 
E) more respectful of the Constitution's original intent. 
A) became more conservative. 
B) became more independent of Congress. 
C) upheld the constitutionality of legally challenged New Deal programs. 
D) less burdened with appellate cases. 
E) more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.

Question 10

Probably the most radically economic New Deal program that provoked widespread charges of creeping socialism by Republican and conservative critics of President Roosevelt's administration was the

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A) Indian Reorganization Act. 
B) Social Security Act. 
C) Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D) Federal Housing Administration. 
E) Tennessee Valley Authority. 
A) Indian Reorganization Act. 
B) Social Security Act. 
C) Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D) Federal Housing Administration. 
E) Tennessee Valley Authority.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Robert F. Wagner

Accepted Answer

Robert F. Wagner was a prominent America

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hundred Days

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The term "Hundred Days" refers to a spec

Question 13

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Eleanor Roosevelt was especially notable as an advocate for

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A) women. 
B) the environment. 
C) African Americans. 
D) cities. 
E) impoverished and working-class Americans. 
A) women. 
B) the environment. 
C) African Americans. 
D) cities. 
E) impoverished and working-class Americans.

Question 14

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

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A) nationalize all banks and public utility companies. 
B) make Jews pay for causing the Great Depression. 
C) help farmers and workers organize to resist the power of corporations. 
D) provide the unemployed and elderly a $200-a-month social security payment. 
E) "share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich and giving every family $5,000. 
A) nationalize all banks and public utility companies. 
B) make Jews pay for causing the Great Depression. 
C) help farmers and workers organize to resist the power of corporations. 
D) provide the unemployed and elderly a $200-a-month social security payment. 
E) "share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich and giving every family $5,000.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George W. Norris

Accepted Answer

George W. Norris was a prominent America

Question 16

The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organization was

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A) the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. 
B) the organization of trade unions. 
C) the maintenance of open shop industries. 
D) the organization of all unskilled and semiskilled workers within an industry. 
E) maintaining existing wage levels. 
A) the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. 
B) the organization of trade unions. 
C) the maintenance of open shop industries. 
D) the organization of all unskilled and semiskilled workers within an industry. 
E) maintaining existing wage levels.

Question 17

What role did women play in the government and intellectual life of the 1930s? How did the interests and concerns of women in this period differ from those of the 1920s (seeChapter 30, American Life in the "Roaring Twenties," 1920-1929)?

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In the 1930s, women continued to make st

Question 18

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933

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A) Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority. 
B) he knew exactly what he wanted to do. 
C) he received unprecedented congressional support. 
D) he rejected a pragmatic approach to governing the country. 
E) he at first proceeded cautiously. 
A) Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority. 
B) he knew exactly what he wanted to do. 
C) he received unprecedented congressional support. 
D) he rejected a pragmatic approach to governing the country. 
E) he at first proceeded cautiously.

Question 19

After Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court

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A) Roosevelt was unable to make any changes in the Court. 
B) the Democrats lost the next election in 1940. 
C) Congress permanently set the number of justices at nine. 
D) much New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional. 
E) the Court began to rule that New Deal programs were constitutional. 
A) Roosevelt was unable to make any changes in the Court. 
B) the Democrats lost the next election in 1940. 
C) Congress permanently set the number of justices at nine. 
D) much New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional. 
E) the Court began to rule that New Deal programs were constitutional.

Question 20

What is the evidence to support the contention that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression"? What are the political, economic, and social achievements of value that the New Deal and President Roosevelt's optimistic and self-confident leadership during the Great Depression did in fact accomplish?

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The evidence to support the contention t

Exam 32: The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to

Some Native Americans denounced the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 because its provisions

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "three Rs"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harold Ickes

Roosevelt supported the repeal of prohibition because

In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​the election of 1932

President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to ensure that the Supreme Court

Probably the most radically economic New Deal program that provoked widespread charges of creeping socialism by Republican and conservative critics of President Roosevelt's administration was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Robert F. Wagner

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hundred Days

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Eleanor Roosevelt was especially notable as an advocate for

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George W. Norris

The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organization was

What role did women play in the government and intellectual life of the 1930s? How did the interests and concerns of women in this period differ from those of the 1920s (seeChapter 30, American Life in the "Roaring Twenties," 1920-1929)?

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933

After Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court

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