Question 1

What programs did Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long support? How did they influence President Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and

Question 2

What did John Steinbeck describe in The Grapes of Wrath ?

Accepted Answer

A)  He described the horrors of working in the California vineyards. 
B)  He described the challenges of industrial labor in the 1930s. 
C)  He described the rise of the middle class despite the opposition of large corporations. 
D)  He described the collapse of a capitalist society. 
E)  He described the desperate struggles of an uprooted dust-bowl family. 
A)  He described the horrors of working in the California vineyards. 
B)  He described the challenges of industrial labor in the 1930s. 
C)  He described the rise of the middle class despite the opposition of large corporations. 
D)  He described the collapse of a capitalist society. 
E)  He described the desperate struggles of an uprooted dust-bowl family.

Question 3

Which piece of New Deal legislation established the principle of federal responsibility for social welfare and created the basic framework for the welfare system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wagner Act 
B)  Revenue Act of 1935 
C)  Social Security Act 
D)  Hatch Act 
E)  Federal Securities Act 
A)  Wagner Act 
B)  Revenue Act of 1935 
C)  Social Security Act 
D)  Hatch Act 
E)  Federal Securities Act

Question 4

How did the New Deal change attitudes about the role of government in the economy, and the government's responsibility for the social welfare of ordinary Americans? What economic and social-welfare programs today trace their origins to New Deal legislation?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal had a significant impact on

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Eleanor Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roo

Question 6

What was the experience of farmers during the depression, and what New Deal programs were established to remedy their problems? Which of today's agricultural policies had their roots in the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

During the Great Depression, farmers exp

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, Huey Long

Accepted Answer

Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Gone with the Wind , The Wizard of Oz

Accepted Answer

Gone with the Wind is a novel written by

Question 9

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Farm Security Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was designed to benefit tenant farmers and sharecroppers. 
B)  It often declined loan applications from the poorest farmers most in need of its help. 
C)  It provided medical services and shelter to migrant farm workers. 
D)  It organized programs to teach poor farmers new, more efficient agricultural techniques. 
E)  It commissioned photographers to record the lives of migrant workers, tenant farmers and those escaping the Dust Bowl. 
A)  It was designed to benefit tenant farmers and sharecroppers. 
B)  It often declined loan applications from the poorest farmers most in need of its help. 
C)  It provided medical services and shelter to migrant farm workers. 
D)  It organized programs to teach poor farmers new, more efficient agricultural techniques. 
E)  It commissioned photographers to record the lives of migrant workers, tenant farmers and those escaping the Dust Bowl.

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Bonus Marchers

Accepted Answer

The Bonus Marchers were a group of World

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Farm Security Administration

Accepted Answer

The Farm Security Administration (FSA) w

Question 12

What historic change took place during the 1936 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt was elected president for a third term. 
B)  African American voters switched party loyalty from Republican to Democrat. 
C)  Women voters became a key constituency, turning out in record numbers to assure Roosevelt's reelection. 
D)  Norman Thomas was the first Communist Party member on the ballot. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Roosevelt was elected president for a third term. 
B)  African American voters switched party loyalty from Republican to Democrat. 
C)  Women voters became a key constituency, turning out in record numbers to assure Roosevelt's reelection. 
D)  Norman Thomas was the first Communist Party member on the ballot. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 13

Which group faced appalling labor conditions in California's agricultural regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Asian-Americans 
D)  Mexican-Americans 
E)  German Americans 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  African-Americans 
C)  Asian-Americans 
D)  Mexican-Americans 
E)  German Americans

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Richard Wright, Native Son

Accepted Answer

Richard Wright was an African American a

Question 15

What vision of the future did the Futurama exhibit at the New York World's Fair of 1939 feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Space travel 
B)  An automated home 
C)  Air travel to even the smallest towns 
D)  A model city crisscrossed by light-rail mass transit lines 
E)  A complex interstate highway network of the future. 
A)  Space travel 
B)  An automated home 
C)  Air travel to even the smallest towns 
D)  A model city crisscrossed by light-rail mass transit lines 
E)  A complex interstate highway network of the future.

Question 16

Which of the following agencies was created during the Hoover administration to help failing financial institutions and continued to be active through the New Deal years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
B)  Tennessee Valley Authority 
C)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
D)  National Recovery Administration 
E)  Reconstruction Finance Corporation 
A)  Federal Emergency Relief Administration 
B)  Tennessee Valley Authority 
C)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
D)  National Recovery Administration 
E)  Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Question 17

What feature of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 established the basic framework of federal agricultural policy for decades to come?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government provided subsidies to producers of major farm commodities in return for cutting production. 
B)  In order to boost agricultural production the government made loans to farmers to invest in more land, machinery, and labor. 
C)  In years of big harvests and low prices, the government would make loans to farmers and store their surplus crops in government warehouses. 
D)  The government encouraged the survival of the family farm by withholding aid to agribusiness. 
E)  Farm workers were now covered by collective bargaining and minimum wage laws. 
A)  The government provided subsidies to producers of major farm commodities in return for cutting production. 
B)  In order to boost agricultural production the government made loans to farmers to invest in more land, machinery, and labor. 
C)  In years of big harvests and low prices, the government would make loans to farmers and store their surplus crops in government warehouses. 
D)  The government encouraged the survival of the family farm by withholding aid to agribusiness. 
E)  Farm workers were now covered by collective bargaining and minimum wage laws.

Question 18

Which of the following was not an example of the affirmative cultural nationalism characteristic of the late 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess 
B)  Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid 
C)  John Dos Passos's The 42nd Parallel. 
D)  Thomas Hart Benton' paintings 
E)  James Agee's photojournalism 
A)  George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess 
B)  Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid 
C)  John Dos Passos's The 42nd Parallel. 
D)  Thomas Hart Benton' paintings 
E)  James Agee's photojournalism

Question 19

The Scottsboro Boys were

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American teenagers sentenced to death by an all-white jury on highly suspect rape charges. 
B)  a major swing band of the 1930s. 
C)  the union leaders in the U.S. Steel strike. 
D)  undocumented immigrants who the United States deported. 
E)  young CCC veterans who led the campaign for Roosevelt's reelection in 1936. 
A)  African-American teenagers sentenced to death by an all-white jury on highly suspect rape charges. 
B)  a major swing band of the 1930s. 
C)  the union leaders in the U.S. Steel strike. 
D)  undocumented immigrants who the United States deported. 
E)  young CCC veterans who led the campaign for Roosevelt's reelection in 1936.

Question 20

What was the purpose of the National Resources Planning Board?

Accepted Answer

A)  It facilitated the federal government's programs to protect national forests. 
B)  It facilitated state and regional management of water, soil, timber, and minerals. 
C)  It facilitated the storage of supplies in case there was a world war. 
D)  It facilitated local construction of vital railways and roads. 
E)  It facilitated the development of federal, state, and local mining controls. 
A)  It facilitated the federal government's programs to protect national forests. 
B)  It facilitated state and regional management of water, soil, timber, and minerals. 
C)  It facilitated the storage of supplies in case there was a world war. 
D)  It facilitated local construction of vital railways and roads. 
E)  It facilitated the development of federal, state, and local mining controls.

Exam 24: The Great Depression and the New Deal

What programs did Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long support? How did they influence President Roosevelt?

What did John Steinbeck describe in The Grapes of Wrath ?

Which piece of New Deal legislation established the principle of federal responsibility for social welfare and created the basic framework for the welfare system?

How did the New Deal change attitudes about the role of government in the economy, and the government's responsibility for the social welfare of ordinary Americans? What economic and social-welfare programs today trace their origins to New Deal legislation?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Eleanor Roosevelt

What was the experience of farmers during the depression, and what New Deal programs were established to remedy their problems? Which of today's agricultural policies had their roots in the New Deal?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, Huey Long

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Gone with the Wind , The Wizard of Oz

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Farm Security Administration?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Bonus Marchers

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Farm Security Administration

What historic change took place during the 1936 presidential election?

Which group faced appalling labor conditions in California's agricultural regions?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Richard Wright, Native Son

What vision of the future did the Futurama exhibit at the New York World's Fair of 1939 feature?

Which of the following agencies was created during the Hoover administration to help failing financial institutions and continued to be active through the New Deal years?

What feature of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 established the basic framework of federal agricultural policy for decades to come?

Which of the following was not an example of the affirmative cultural nationalism characteristic of the late 1930s?

The Scottsboro Boys were

What was the purpose of the National Resources Planning Board?

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