Question 1

Why did workers during the 1930s make demands that went beyond better wages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to participate in management decisions. 
B)  They were hoping that the economic crisis could be the beginning of a socialist revolution. 
C)  They generally preferred government employment over jobs with private businesses. 
D)  They were hoping to establish a set of basic civil liberties for workers. 
E)  Their wages were already so high that they had to find a new agenda for which to fight. 
A)  They wanted to participate in management decisions. 
B)  They were hoping that the economic crisis could be the beginning of a socialist revolution. 
C)  They generally preferred government employment over jobs with private businesses. 
D)  They were hoping to establish a set of basic civil liberties for workers. 
E)  Their wages were already so high that they had to find a new agenda for which to fight. D

Question 2

How did President Franklin D.Roosevelt describe the notion of a "liberty of contract"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He described it as the "foundation of social justice." 
B)  He rejected it as a violation of his own socialist principles. 
C)  He dismissed it as an un-American idea "from the welfare states of Europe." 
D)  He denounced it as a service to the interest of "the privileged few." 
E)  He compared it to the civil right to marry whom you love. 
A)  He described it as the "foundation of social justice." 
B)  He rejected it as a violation of his own socialist principles. 
C)  He dismissed it as an un-American idea "from the welfare states of Europe." 
D)  He denounced it as a service to the interest of "the privileged few." 
E)  He compared it to the civil right to marry whom you love. D

Question 3

According to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis,how could corporations have prevented the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  By being less discriminatory in their hiring practices. 
B)  By investing less overseas. 
C)  By increasing their workers' wages. 
D)  By paying their taxes. 
E)  By letting go of their patents. 
A)  By being less discriminatory in their hiring practices. 
B)  By investing less overseas. 
C)  By increasing their workers' wages. 
D)  By paying their taxes. 
E)  By letting go of their patents. C

Question 4

Religion on the radio in the 1930s:

Accepted Answer

A)  had little influence on American public views about politics. 
B)  helped pave the way for the use of broadcast media to disseminate religious messages in the twentieth century. 
C)  was characterized by Father Charles E. Coughlin, whose show criticizing government economic intervention amounted to a "holy crusade" in support of big business and Wall Street bankers. 
D)  replaced traveling evangelist preachers. 
E)  was briefly popular before dying out before the start of WWII. 
A)  had little influence on American public views about politics. 
B)  helped pave the way for the use of broadcast media to disseminate religious messages in the twentieth century. 
C)  was characterized by Father Charles E. Coughlin, whose show criticizing government economic intervention amounted to a "holy crusade" in support of big business and Wall Street bankers. 
D)  replaced traveling evangelist preachers. 
E)  was briefly popular before dying out before the start of WWII.

Question 5

Which of the following had been a traditional belief prior to the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balanced budgets were sacred. 
B)  A bimetallic standard was superior to the gold standard. 
C)  Depressions typically emerged from a consumer's crisis of confidence. 
D)  A national economy always benefited from a trade surplus. 
E)  Deficits are not a problem, as long as they do not enlarge national debt. 
A)  Balanced budgets were sacred. 
B)  A bimetallic standard was superior to the gold standard. 
C)  Depressions typically emerged from a consumer's crisis of confidence. 
D)  A national economy always benefited from a trade surplus. 
E)  Deficits are not a problem, as long as they do not enlarge national debt.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of FDR's New Deal philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  FDR was not concerned that direct relief payments to the jobless would undermine self-reliance. 
B)  FDR preferred to create jobs that improved the nation's infrastructure. 
C)  FDR was at odds with most of his cabinet and the majority of Congress over the Economy Act. 
D)  FDR opposed the CCC, fearing its goals of unemployment relief and environmental enhancement were too ambitious for his first 100 days in office. 
E)  FDR preferred to create permanent jobs instead of temporary ones. 
A)  FDR was not concerned that direct relief payments to the jobless would undermine self-reliance. 
B)  FDR preferred to create jobs that improved the nation's infrastructure. 
C)  FDR was at odds with most of his cabinet and the majority of Congress over the Economy Act. 
D)  FDR opposed the CCC, fearing its goals of unemployment relief and environmental enhancement were too ambitious for his first 100 days in office. 
E)  FDR preferred to create permanent jobs instead of temporary ones.

Question 8

Which statement about the Social Security Act is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It included aid to families with dependent children. 
B)  It was original in its concept and design. 
C)  Congress dropped the provision for national health insurance from the original bill. 
D)  It created a system of unemployment insurance. 
E)  Its coverage excluded most blacks from the program. 
A)  It included aid to families with dependent children. 
B)  It was original in its concept and design. 
C)  Congress dropped the provision for national health insurance from the original bill. 
D)  It created a system of unemployment insurance. 
E)  Its coverage excluded most blacks from the program.

Question 9

How did the federal government institutionalize racism during the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wagner Act excluded African-Americans. 
B)  The Federal Housing Administration refused to ensure mortgages in integrated neighborhoods. 
C)  The abolition of the gold standard penalized more traditional family savings in bullion. 
D)  The Security and Exchange Commission was staffed entirely by Anglo-Americans. 
E)  Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced segregation to Washington, D.C., and eliminated blacks from all positions of responsibility in the federal government. 
A)  The Wagner Act excluded African-Americans. 
B)  The Federal Housing Administration refused to ensure mortgages in integrated neighborhoods. 
C)  The abolition of the gold standard penalized more traditional family savings in bullion. 
D)  The Security and Exchange Commission was staffed entirely by Anglo-Americans. 
E)  Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced segregation to Washington, D.C., and eliminated blacks from all positions of responsibility in the federal government.

Question 10

The New Deal will be remembered in American history:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a set of public policy initiatives that did not result in sustained prosperity. 
B)  as more powerful in scope than future European welfare states. 
C)  for recasting the idea of American freedom to include a public guarantee of economic security for ordinary people. 
D)  as the key factor in Franklin D. Roosevelt's deep unpopularity with the majority of the American people by 1940. 
E)  A and C 
A)  as a set of public policy initiatives that did not result in sustained prosperity. 
B)  as more powerful in scope than future European welfare states. 
C)  for recasting the idea of American freedom to include a public guarantee of economic security for ordinary people. 
D)  as the key factor in Franklin D. Roosevelt's deep unpopularity with the majority of the American people by 1940. 
E)  A and C

Question 11

Franklin D.Roosevelt:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not believe "every man" had the right to make a comfortable living. 
B)  called for the repeal of Prohibition. 
C)  was born into privilege, but earned a reputation as representing ordinary citizens. 
D)  became a symbol of inspiration to many Americans who saw his confinement to a wheelchair as a strength. 
E)  B and C 
A)  did not believe "every man" had the right to make a comfortable living. 
B)  called for the repeal of Prohibition. 
C)  was born into privilege, but earned a reputation as representing ordinary citizens. 
D)  became a symbol of inspiration to many Americans who saw his confinement to a wheelchair as a strength. 
E)  B and C

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true of the Columbia River project?

Accepted Answer

A)  It typified New Deal public-works programs designed to keep natural resources in public rather than private control. 
B)  Its result, the Grand Coulee Dam, eventually produced the cheapest electricity in the nation. 
C)  It promoted economic growth and provided jobs. 
D)  Its consideration of environmental impact (such as accommodation for fish) became a model for future dam projects on western rivers. 
E)  For years, residents had dreamed of using the Columbia River for energy. 
A)  It typified New Deal public-works programs designed to keep natural resources in public rather than private control. 
B)  Its result, the Grand Coulee Dam, eventually produced the cheapest electricity in the nation. 
C)  It promoted economic growth and provided jobs. 
D)  Its consideration of environmental impact (such as accommodation for fish) became a model for future dam projects on western rivers. 
E)  For years, residents had dreamed of using the Columbia River for energy.

Question 13

Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration. 
B)  National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. 
C)  Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration. 
E)  Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration. 
A)  Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration. 
B)  National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. 
C)  Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration. 
E)  Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration.

Question 14

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 15

Thinking back to other labor struggles in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,such as the Homestead Strike,Haymarket Affair,1902 Coal Strike,and Ludlow Massacre,how do the Memorial Day Massacre and the UAW sit-down strikes compare? Had organized labor become any more sophisticated over the years in its tactics? Had business or government become any more sympathetic?

Accepted Answer

The Memorial Day Massacre and the UAW si

Question 16

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 government to raise wages and create consumer demand. 
B)  Government could help shield Americans from economic and social insecurity through universal health care and public 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)  A and B 
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 government to raise wages and create consumer demand. 
B)  Government could help shield Americans from economic and social insecurity through universal health care and public 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)  A and B 
E)  It continued the AFL's tradition of organizing workers by craft to carry out multiple dialogues with the government.

Question 17

In 1938,Congress established the House Un-American Activities Committee,which:

Accepted Answer

A)  was part of the expanded notion of civil liberties under the New Deal. 
B)  included liberals and unionists in its definition of "un-American." 
C)  focused on fascism and ultranationalists. 
D)  focused on racism and white supremacy in the South. 
E)  focused only on communists. 
A)  was part of the expanded notion of civil liberties under the New Deal. 
B)  included liberals and unionists in its definition of "un-American." 
C)  focused on fascism and ultranationalists. 
D)  focused on racism and white supremacy in the South. 
E)  focused only on communists.

Question 18

Which statement about the Indian New Deal is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended the policy of forced assimilation. 
B)  It allowed Indians cultural autonomy. 
C)  It continued the policy of the Dawes Act. 
D)  It replaced boarding schools with schools on reservations. 
E)  It failed to allow reservations access to irrigated water from the Grand Coulee Dam. 
A)  It ended the policy of forced assimilation. 
B)  It allowed Indians cultural autonomy. 
C)  It continued the policy of the Dawes Act. 
D)  It replaced boarding schools with schools on reservations. 
E)  It failed to allow reservations access to irrigated water from the Grand Coulee Dam.

Question 19

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 20

The CIO welcomed black members and advocated the passage of antilynching laws and the return of voting rights to southern blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

Why did workers during the 1930s make demands that went beyond better wages?

How did President Franklin D.Roosevelt describe the notion of a "liberty of contract"?

According to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis,how could corporations have prevented the Great Depression?

Religion on the radio in the 1930s:

Which of the following had been a traditional belief prior to the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes?

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

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of FDR's New Deal philosophy?

Which statement about the Social Security Act is FALSE?

How did the federal government institutionalize racism during the New Deal?

The New Deal will be remembered in American history:

Franklin D.Roosevelt:

Which of the following is NOT true of the Columbia River project?

Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

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

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

In 1938,Congress established the House Un-American Activities Committee,which:

Which statement about the Indian New Deal is FALSE?

By 1935,the New Deal:

The CIO welcomed black members and advocated the passage of antilynching laws and the return of voting rights to southern blacks.

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