Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Tennessee Valley Authority

Accepted Answer

A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men 
A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Wagner Act

Accepted Answer

A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men 
A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men

Question 3

Discuss the various New Deal experiences of American women during the Great Depression.How did their experiences differ across the full spectrum of American society?

Accepted Answer

During the Great Depression, American wo

Question 4

In the past,depressions had hurt the labor movement; however,labor made great strides during the New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Wagner Act banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce,set forty cents as the minimum hourly wage,and required overtime pay for hours of work exceeding forty per week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Social Security Act of 1935:

Accepted Answer

A)  was originally vetoed by President Roosevelt. 
B)  was adopted from the British welfare system. 
C)  provided federal funding for the poor and needy. 
D)  included pensions and unemployment relief. 
E)  covered all workers in industry and agriculture. 
A)  was originally vetoed by President Roosevelt. 
B)  was adopted from the British welfare system. 
C)  provided federal funding for the poor and needy. 
D)  included pensions and unemployment relief. 
E)  covered all workers in industry and agriculture.

Question 7

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed women's rights,but refused to disagree openly with her husband's policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What did the election of Roosevelt mean to many American industrial workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  A federal government more sympathetic to the plight of oppressed workers. 
B)  Fear that Roosevelt would advocate for welfare capitalism rather than collective bargaining. 
C)  Hope for an end to the miniature dictatorships of factory managers and owners. 
D)  Less support for industrial strikes that might cripple America's economic recovery. 
E)  A and C 
A)  A federal government more sympathetic to the plight of oppressed workers. 
B)  Fear that Roosevelt would advocate for welfare capitalism rather than collective bargaining. 
C)  Hope for an end to the miniature dictatorships of factory managers and owners. 
D)  Less support for industrial strikes that might cripple America's economic recovery. 
E)  A and C

Question 9

The administrators that Roosevelt chose for his cabinet reflected the conservative traditions of Coolidge and Hoover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Roosevelt's reelection in 1936 came as no surprise since the entire business community and most of the national newspapers supported the Democrats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Social Security allowed African-Americans pensions and compensations equivalent to whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Steinbeck

Accepted Answer

A) end poverty in California 
B) black educator 
C) Secretary of the Interior 
D) CIO 
E) Commissioner of Indian Affairs
F)Secretary of Labor
G)Popular Front dancer
H)Republican presidential candidate
I)Court-packing plan
J)wrote about migrant workers
K)"Share Our Wealth" movement
L)organized a Marian Anderson concert 
A) end poverty in California 
B) black educator 
C) Secretary of the Interior 
D) CIO 
E) Commissioner of Indian Affairs
F)Secretary of Labor
G)Popular Front dancer
H)Republican presidential candidate
I)Court-packing plan
J)wrote about migrant workers
K)"Share Our Wealth" movement
L)organized a Marian Anderson concert

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Court-packing

Accepted Answer

Court-packing refers to the attempt by P

Question 14

Why did a stigma emerge around public assistance during the New Deal years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only a very few Americans actually needed government assistance during the Great Depression. 
B)  Black workers were relegated to the least generous assistance programs with discriminatory eligibility standards administered by states. 
C)  New Deal work programs helped restore economic prosperity relatively quickly, leaving only the least qualified long-term unemployed behind. 
D)  By the middle of the 1930s, more and more Americans came to associate New Deal assistance programs with similar government help offered in Nazi Germany. 
E)  Despite his successes, Roosevelt remained deeply unpopular with Americans, who hated themselves for depending on his programs. 
A)  Only a very few Americans actually needed government assistance during the Great Depression. 
B)  Black workers were relegated to the least generous assistance programs with discriminatory eligibility standards administered by states. 
C)  New Deal work programs helped restore economic prosperity relatively quickly, leaving only the least qualified long-term unemployed behind. 
D)  By the middle of the 1930s, more and more Americans came to associate New Deal assistance programs with similar government help offered in Nazi Germany. 
E)  Despite his successes, Roosevelt remained deeply unpopular with Americans, who hated themselves for depending on his programs.

Question 15

John Lewis,head of the United Mine Workers,led a walkout that resulted in the creation of a new labor organization that sought industrial freedom for American workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the ________ crisis.

Accepted Answer

A)  housing 
B)  farming 
C)  banking 
D)  unemployment 
E)  tariff 
A)  housing 
B)  farming 
C)  banking 
D)  unemployment 
E)  tariff

Question 17

How did the New Deal alter the role of the national government? In your answer,discuss specific New Deal reforms.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal significantly altered the r

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Civilian Conservation Corps

Accepted Answer

A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men 
A) investigated disloyalty 
B) hydroelectric project 
C) International Labor Defense 
D) radio address 
E) large and active government
F)drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and Texas
G)Roosevelt's first action
H)recognized labor unions
I)communists
J)minimum retirement program
K)blue eagle
L)relief for young men

Question 19

By 1935,Huey Long and Francis Townsend had made which of the following approaches to economic recovery less promising for New Dealers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural reform. 
B)  Social Security reform. 
C)  The regulation of the stock market. 
D)  Efforts at general business recovery. 
E)  Pushing for the unionization of the nation's labor force. 
A)  Agricultural reform. 
B)  Social Security reform. 
C)  The regulation of the stock market. 
D)  Efforts at general business recovery. 
E)  Pushing for the unionization of the nation's labor force.

Question 20

The Wagner Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  created the Works Progress Administration. 
B)  allowed the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections. 
C)  sponsored ballet and modern dance programs. 
D)  made all unions illegal. 
E)  affected only government employees. 
A)  created the Works Progress Administration. 
B)  allowed the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections. 
C)  sponsored ballet and modern dance programs. 
D)  made all unions illegal. 
E)  affected only government employees.

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Tennessee Valley Authority

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Wagner Act

Discuss the various New Deal experiences of American women during the Great Depression.How did their experiences differ across the full spectrum of American society?

In the past,depressions had hurt the labor movement; however,labor made great strides during the New Deal.

The Wagner Act banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce,set forty cents as the minimum hourly wage,and required overtime pay for hours of work exceeding forty per week.

The Social Security Act of 1935:

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed women's rights,but refused to disagree openly with her husband's policies.

What did the election of Roosevelt mean to many American industrial workers?

The administrators that Roosevelt chose for his cabinet reflected the conservative traditions of Coolidge and Hoover.

Roosevelt's reelection in 1936 came as no surprise since the entire business community and most of the national newspapers supported the Democrats.

Social Security allowed African-Americans pensions and compensations equivalent to whites.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Steinbeck

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Court-packing

Why did a stigma emerge around public assistance during the New Deal years?

John Lewis,head of the United Mine Workers,led a walkout that resulted in the creation of a new labor organization that sought industrial freedom for American workers.

The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the ________ crisis.

How did the New Deal alter the role of the national government? In your answer,discuss specific New Deal reforms.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Civilian Conservation Corps

By 1935,Huey Long and Francis Townsend had made which of the following approaches to economic recovery less promising for New Dealers?

The Wagner Act:

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