Question 1

Which of the following was the most important factor in Roosevelt's decision to seek a third term?

Accepted Answer

A)  The worsening depression 
B)  His strong dislike for Wendell Willkie 
C)  The rise of an aggressive Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler 
D)  His desire to balance the budget before leaving office 
A)  The worsening depression 
B)  His strong dislike for Wendell Willkie 
C)  The rise of an aggressive Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler 
D)  His desire to balance the budget before leaving office

Question 2

What was the enforcement arm of the National Labor Relations Act called?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Committee of Industrial Organizations 
B)  The Bureau of Labor and Management Affairs 
C)  The National Labor Relations Board 
D)  The Work Projects Administration 
A)  The Committee of Industrial Organizations 
B)  The Bureau of Labor and Management Affairs 
C)  The National Labor Relations Board 
D)  The Work Projects Administration

Question 3

Which amendment was ratified in 1933 and caused the president elected in 1932 to not take office until March 1933?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bricker Amendment 
B)  Ludlow Amendment 
C)  Lame Duck Amendment 
D)  Flag Desecration Amendment 
A)  Bricker Amendment 
B)  Ludlow Amendment 
C)  Lame Duck Amendment 
D)  Flag Desecration Amendment

Question 4

In his weekly radio sermons, Father Charles Coughlin ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated the violent overthrow of the government of the United States 
B)  told his listeners that the New Deal was divinely inspired 
C)  praised the Roosevelt administration for having adopted the tenets of socialism 
D)  blamed the depression on an international conspiracy of Jewish bankers 
A)  advocated the violent overthrow of the government of the United States 
B)  told his listeners that the New Deal was divinely inspired 
C)  praised the Roosevelt administration for having adopted the tenets of socialism 
D)  blamed the depression on an international conspiracy of Jewish bankers

Question 5

In response to the depression, many prominent business leaders ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated using Mussolini's reforms in Italy as the model for establishing a corporatist society 
B)  believed that economic downturns were a beneficial and natural part of the business cycle and simply should be allowed to run their course 
C)  advised President Hoover to rigidly enforce antitrust laws in order to restore competition 
D)  actively campaigned for the implementation of a federal jobs program 
A)  advocated using Mussolini's reforms in Italy as the model for establishing a corporatist society 
B)  believed that economic downturns were a beneficial and natural part of the business cycle and simply should be allowed to run their course 
C)  advised President Hoover to rigidly enforce antitrust laws in order to restore competition 
D)  actively campaigned for the implementation of a federal jobs program

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Public Works Administration, funded through the National Industrial Recovery Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided employment for men in the construction industry and building trades, and pumped money into the economy. 
B)  It was designed primarily to save financial institutions and railroads. 
C)  It was clear evidence that Roosevelt did not understand basic economic theory. 
D)  It was implemented without deficit spending. 
A)  It provided employment for men in the construction industry and building trades, and pumped money into the economy. 
B)  It was designed primarily to save financial institutions and railroads. 
C)  It was clear evidence that Roosevelt did not understand basic economic theory. 
D)  It was implemented without deficit spending.

Question 7

Discuss the victories and defeats experienced by organized labor during the New Deal era.

Accepted Answer

During the New Deal era, organized labor

Question 8

President Roosevelt responded to the 1937−1939 recession by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proposing a substantial tax cut 
B)  increasing the nation's tariffs 
C)  increasing the gold value of the dollar 
D)  reviving deficit spending 
A)  proposing a substantial tax cut 
B)  increasing the nation's tariffs 
C)  increasing the gold value of the dollar 
D)  reviving deficit spending

Question 9

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was designed to provide _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct relief to the unemployed 
B)  direct loans to the unemployed 
C)  federal loans to homeowners who could not pay their mortgages 
D)  federal loans to banks, insurance companies, and railroads 
A)  direct relief to the unemployed 
B)  direct loans to the unemployed 
C)  federal loans to homeowners who could not pay their mortgages 
D)  federal loans to banks, insurance companies, and railroads

Question 10

What is the best explanation of the contradiction contained in Hoover's approach to the depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  He authorized the use of federal funds to feed drought-stricken livestock, yet he rejected the use of federal money to feed impoverished farm families. 
B)  He encouraged people to save, but his tax policies promoted spending. 
C)  He sought to increase taxes, yet he argued in favor of deficit spending. 
D)  He sought to reduce taxes, yet he argued that a balanced budget was essential. 
A)  He authorized the use of federal funds to feed drought-stricken livestock, yet he rejected the use of federal money to feed impoverished farm families. 
B)  He encouraged people to save, but his tax policies promoted spending. 
C)  He sought to increase taxes, yet he argued in favor of deficit spending. 
D)  He sought to reduce taxes, yet he argued that a balanced budget was essential.

Question 11

Discuss the nature and extent of isolationist sentiment in the United States during the 1930s, and examine the policies designed to prevent United States involvement in international disputes.

Accepted Answer

During the 1930s, the United States expe

Question 12

Why did the industrial recovery program under the National Industrial Recovery Act come to an end in 1935?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt decided it was a failure and refused to continue it. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled it to be unconstitutional. 
C)  Congress refused to appropriate more money to allow it to continue. 
D)  Roosevelt abandoned it because of increasing opposition from businessmen. 
A)  Roosevelt decided it was a failure and refused to continue it. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled it to be unconstitutional. 
C)  Congress refused to appropriate more money to allow it to continue. 
D)  Roosevelt abandoned it because of increasing opposition from businessmen.

Question 13

Discuss the ideas on which the Second New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least three programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.

Accepted Answer

The Second New Deal was based on the ide

Question 14

The Bonus Expeditionary Force was composed of ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  radical agitators 
B)  unemployed veterans of the First World War 
C)  college students 
D)  dispossessed farmers 
A)  radical agitators 
B)  unemployed veterans of the First World War 
C)  college students 
D)  dispossessed farmers

Question 15

In the aftermath of the 1938 Munich crisis, President Roosevelt ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  refused a French request to buy bombers from the United States 
B)  publicly condemned the appeasement of Hitler by Great Britain and France 
C)  requested that Congress appropriate funds to build up the U.S. air forces 
D)  requested that Congress pass a resolution allowing him to use any means necessary to stop German aggression 
A)  refused a French request to buy bombers from the United States 
B)  publicly condemned the appeasement of Hitler by Great Britain and France 
C)  requested that Congress appropriate funds to build up the U.S. air forces 
D)  requested that Congress pass a resolution allowing him to use any means necessary to stop German aggression

Question 16

Who was the first woman Cabinet member who served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patricia Roberts Harris 
B)  Lilly Ledbetter 
C)  Madeleine Albright 
D)  Frances Perkins 
A)  Patricia Roberts Harris 
B)  Lilly Ledbetter 
C)  Madeleine Albright 
D)  Frances Perkins

Question 17

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  weakened the economy because other nations raised their tariff rates in response 
B)  strengthened the economy by keeping foreign goods out of the country 
C)  strengthened the economy by stimulating competition that brought prices down 
D)  weakened the economy by making foreign products cheaper than American products 
A)  weakened the economy because other nations raised their tariff rates in response 
B)  strengthened the economy by keeping foreign goods out of the country 
C)  strengthened the economy by stimulating competition that brought prices down 
D)  weakened the economy by making foreign products cheaper than American products

Question 18

Which of the following was a consequence of the 1936 United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Motors ultimately agreed to recognize the union. 
B)  General Motors mobilized public opinion against the union and the strike was broken. 
C)  With help from the National Guard, General Motors ultimately crushed the strike. 
D)  The union movement suffered a severe setback because of the association the public made between the United Auto Workers and the Community Party. 
A)  General Motors ultimately agreed to recognize the union. 
B)  General Motors mobilized public opinion against the union and the strike was broken. 
C)  With help from the National Guard, General Motors ultimately crushed the strike. 
D)  The union movement suffered a severe setback because of the association the public made between the United Auto Workers and the Community Party.

Question 19

As a result of the construction of large multipurpose dams during the New Deal era, the federal government _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attempted to foster the growth of family farms at the expense of large factory farms 
B)  gained a great deal of influence over the future of the West by gaining control of much of the water and hydroelectric power in the region 
C)  used public money to benefit large corporate giants engaged in generating hydroelectric power 
D)  demonstrated its concern for protecting the ecosystems associated with western river systems 
A)  attempted to foster the growth of family farms at the expense of large factory farms 
B)  gained a great deal of influence over the future of the West by gaining control of much of the water and hydroelectric power in the region 
C)  used public money to benefit large corporate giants engaged in generating hydroelectric power 
D)  demonstrated its concern for protecting the ecosystems associated with western river systems

Question 20

Contrast the Supreme Court's pre-1937 response to cases relating to New Deal legislation with the Court's post-1937 response. Why did the Court's response change?

Accepted Answer

Prior to 1937, the Supreme Court had a m

Exam 22: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Which of the following was the most important factor in Roosevelt's decision to seek a third term?

What was the enforcement arm of the National Labor Relations Act called?

Which amendment was ratified in 1933 and caused the president elected in 1932 to not take office until March 1933?

In his weekly radio sermons, Father Charles Coughlin ___________________.

In response to the depression, many prominent business leaders ______________________.

Which of the following is true of the Public Works Administration, funded through the National Industrial Recovery Act?

Discuss the victories and defeats experienced by organized labor during the New Deal era.

President Roosevelt responded to the 1937−1939 recession by ____________________.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was designed to provide _________________.

What is the best explanation of the contradiction contained in Hoover's approach to the depression?

Discuss the nature and extent of isolationist sentiment in the United States during the 1930s, and examine the policies designed to prevent United States involvement in international disputes.

Why did the industrial recovery program under the National Industrial Recovery Act come to an end in 1935?

Discuss the ideas on which the Second New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least three programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.

The Bonus Expeditionary Force was composed of ________________.

In the aftermath of the 1938 Munich crisis, President Roosevelt ________________.

Who was the first woman Cabinet member who served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945?

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff ___________________.

Which of the following was a consequence of the 1936 United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors?

As a result of the construction of large multipurpose dams during the New Deal era, the federal government _________________________.

Contrast the Supreme Court's pre-1937 response to cases relating to New Deal legislation with the Court's post-1937 response. Why did the Court's response change?

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