Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Social Security is a federal program in

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-National Recovery Administration

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

Compare the New Deal reforms with those of the Progressive era.How did the New Deal reflect the reform traditions of the Progressive era? Be sure to include in your answer a discussion about Roosevelt's key administrators.

Accepted Answer

The New Deal reforms and those of the Pr

Question 4

In contrast to the American Federation of Labor,the Congress of Industrial Organizations fought for:

Accepted Answer

A)  shorter hours. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  better wages. 
D)  industrial democracy. 
E)  equal pay for equal work. 
A)  shorter hours. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  better wages. 
D)  industrial democracy. 
E)  equal pay for equal work.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Migrant workers are individuals who move

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of the Works Progress Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refused employment to professionals such as dentists. 
B)  It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943. 
C)  Its construction projects included airports, swimming pools, and stadiums. 
D)  It employed people to write state guidebooks and record stories of former slaves. 
E)  It brought live theater and musicals to many Americans for the first time. 
A)  It refused employment to professionals such as dentists. 
B)  It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943. 
C)  Its construction projects included airports, swimming pools, and stadiums. 
D)  It employed people to write state guidebooks and record stories of former slaves. 
E)  It brought live theater and musicals to many Americans for the first time.

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Franklin Roosevelt

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 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Harold Ickes

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 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Popular Front

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 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martha Graham

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 11

The National Industrial Recovery Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was never passed. 
B)  established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries. 
C)  established codes that continued the open-shop policies of the 1920s. 
D)  encouraged "cutthroat" competition between businesses. 
E)  was an economic policy later adopted successfully in Hitler's Germany. 
A)  was never passed. 
B)  established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries. 
C)  established codes that continued the open-shop policies of the 1920s. 
D)  encouraged "cutthroat" competition between businesses. 
E)  was an economic policy later adopted successfully in Hitler's Germany.

Question 12

The one place it seemed where blacks were not discriminated against was within federal employment practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Despite the efforts of the bank holiday,by 1936 banks were still failing in America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

New Deal housing policy:

Accepted Answer

A)  was similar to the housing policy established during Hoover's presidency. 
B)  was limited in scope because of a lack of funding. 
C)  was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administrations. 
D)  addressed only the needs of home owners, not those of renters. 
E)  created a program of free housing for all. 
A)  was similar to the housing policy established during Hoover's presidency. 
B)  was limited in scope because of a lack of funding. 
C)  was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administrations. 
D)  addressed only the needs of home owners, not those of renters. 
E)  created a program of free housing for all.

Question 15

At the end of the 1930s,the New Deal lost support among southern Democrats who feared continuing federal intervention might upset race relations in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Roosevelt launched the Second New Deal because of the success of his initial policies to pull the country out of the Depression and because of the rising conservative opposition against him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Wagner Act, officially known as the

Question 18

Which of the following statements best assesses the fate of feminism during the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership helped bring about a revival of organized feminism. 
B)  Since women in domestic service were less often fired than blue-collar male workers, feminists earned much public sympathy. 
C)  Given the broad consensus that the job claims of male providers superseded women's, organized feminism essentially disappeared. 
D)  The sense of failure men experienced in the workplace prompted many of them to turn to women and feminists for leadership. 
E)  The women-friendly policies of the WPA, CCC, and CWA gave women's claim for equal pay a boost. 
A)  Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership helped bring about a revival of organized feminism. 
B)  Since women in domestic service were less often fired than blue-collar male workers, feminists earned much public sympathy. 
C)  Given the broad consensus that the job claims of male providers superseded women's, organized feminism essentially disappeared. 
D)  The sense of failure men experienced in the workplace prompted many of them to turn to women and feminists for leadership. 
E)  The women-friendly policies of the WPA, CCC, and CWA gave women's claim for equal pay a boost.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Huey Long and Upton Sinclair generated movements of popular protest that helped spark the Second New Deal. 
B)  The popular followings of Upton Sinclair, Huey Long, and Dr. Francis Townsend reflected the unhappiness of many Americans over the slowness of economic recovery. 
C)  Dr. Francis Townsend's idea to have the elderly receive monthly government payments was uniformly rejected and died very quickly. 
D)  Huey Long met his death in 1935 from an assassin's bullet. 
E)  Upton Sinclair won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1934. 
A)  Huey Long and Upton Sinclair generated movements of popular protest that helped spark the Second New Deal. 
B)  The popular followings of Upton Sinclair, Huey Long, and Dr. Francis Townsend reflected the unhappiness of many Americans over the slowness of economic recovery. 
C)  Dr. Francis Townsend's idea to have the elderly receive monthly government payments was uniformly rejected and died very quickly. 
D)  Huey Long met his death in 1935 from an assassin's bullet. 
E)  Upton Sinclair won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1934.

Question 20

Which of the following offers the best description of the "First New Deal"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduced the nation's unemployment rate by 80 percent. 
B)  It saw more failure than success, in terms of job creation and infrastructure improvement. 
C)  It faced very little challenge from critics across a broad spectrum of American society. 
D)  It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results. 
E)  It had little effect on the role of the government. 
A)  It reduced the nation's unemployment rate by 80 percent. 
B)  It saw more failure than success, in terms of job creation and infrastructure improvement. 
C)  It faced very little challenge from critics across a broad spectrum of American society. 
D)  It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results. 
E)  It had little effect on the role of the government.

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -National Recovery Administration

Compare the New Deal reforms with those of the Progressive era.How did the New Deal reflect the reform traditions of the Progressive era? Be sure to include in your answer a discussion about Roosevelt's key administrators.

In contrast to the American Federation of Labor,the Congress of Industrial Organizations fought for:

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

Which of the following is NOT true of the Works Progress Administration?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Franklin Roosevelt

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Harold Ickes

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Popular Front

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martha Graham

The National Industrial Recovery Act:

The one place it seemed where blacks were not discriminated against was within federal employment practices.

Despite the efforts of the bank holiday,by 1936 banks were still failing in America.

New Deal housing policy:

At the end of the 1930s,the New Deal lost support among southern Democrats who feared continuing federal intervention might upset race relations in the South.

Roosevelt launched the Second New Deal because of the success of his initial policies to pull the country out of the Depression and because of the rising conservative opposition against him.

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

Which of the following statements best assesses the fate of feminism during the New Deal?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following offers the best description of the "First New Deal"?

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Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

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A House Divided,1840-1861

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America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

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