Question 1

The Indians who lost land from the flooding of the Grand Coulee Dam were adequately compensated by the federal government as part of the New Deal for Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Second New Deal:

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on economic security. 
B)  focused on economic relief. 
C)  focused on business recovery. 
D)  focused on civil liberties. 
E)  included no new taxes. 
A)  focused on economic security. 
B)  focused on economic relief. 
C)  focused on business recovery. 
D)  focused on civil liberties. 
E)  included no new taxes.

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Huey Long

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 5

What ended the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Deal programs. 
B)  The rebound of the stock market. 
C)  World War II spending. 
D)  Laissez-faire government. 
E)  A bailout by J. P. Morgan. 
A)  New Deal programs. 
B)  The rebound of the stock market. 
C)  World War II spending. 
D)  Laissez-faire government. 
E)  A bailout by J. P. Morgan.

Question 6

Analyze how FDR oversaw the transformation of the Democratic Party into a coalition of farmers,industrial workers,the reform-minded urban middle class,liberal intellectuals,northern African-Americans,and the white supremacist South.

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt oversaw the transf

Question 7

The Popular Front fought against diversity as a way to seize the moment for the Communist Party of America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as:

Accepted Answer

A)  limited government and free market enterprise. 
B)  active government to uplift less fortunate members of society. 
C)  a trust in the government to regulate personal behavior. 
D)  individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. 
E)  workers' ownership of the means of production. 
A)  limited government and free market enterprise. 
B)  active government to uplift less fortunate members of society. 
C)  a trust in the government to regulate personal behavior. 
D)  individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. 
E)  workers' ownership of the means of production.

Question 9

The Resettlement Administration:

Accepted Answer

A)  oversaw the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers from unsuitable farmland. 
B)  established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers. 
C)  was widely considered the First New Deal's most successful initiative. 
D)  limited its scope to setting up permanent housing communities such as Greenbelt. 
E)  was expanded to the west after its success in the south. 
A)  oversaw the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers from unsuitable farmland. 
B)  established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers. 
C)  was widely considered the First New Deal's most successful initiative. 
D)  limited its scope to setting up permanent housing communities such as Greenbelt. 
E)  was expanded to the west after its success in the south.

Question 10

The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day,she:

Accepted Answer

A)  was referring to the successful passage of a federal antilynching law. 
B)  expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment. 
C)  was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South. 
D)  expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks. 
E)  was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security. 
A)  was referring to the successful passage of a federal antilynching law. 
B)  expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment. 
C)  was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South. 
D)  expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks. 
E)  was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security.

Question 12

The Scottsboro case:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s. 
B)  was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties. 
E)  represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans. 
A)  reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s. 
B)  was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court. 
C)  was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties. 
E)  represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Liberalism

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 14

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts. 
B)  He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president. 
C)  He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany. 
D)  He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
E)  He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional. 
A)  He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts. 
B)  He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president. 
C)  He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany. 
D)  He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
E)  He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional.

Question 15

How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

Accepted Answer

The definition of freedom changed over t

Question 16

The Civilian Conservation Corps:

Accepted Answer

A)  was created during the "Second New Deal." 
B)  was headed by Hugh S. Johnson. 
C)  put young women to work in schools. 
D)  put older workers back to work. 
E)  put young men to work in national parks. 
A)  was created during the "Second New Deal." 
B)  was headed by Hugh S. Johnson. 
C)  put young women to work in schools. 
D)  put older workers back to work. 
E)  put young men to work in national parks.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Question 18

Which statement about the New Deal is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl. 
B)  The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security. 
C)  The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow. 
D)  The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery. 
E)  Social Security was a Second New Deal program. 
A)  The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)  helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl. 
B)  The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security. 
C)  The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow. 
D)  The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery. 
E)  Social Security was a Second New Deal program.

Question 19

Since Franklin Roosevelt came from a humble background,the public came to easily identify him as a symbol for the ordinary man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the presidential election of 1936:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt chose not to run again. 
B)  business leaders supported the Democratic Party. 
C)  the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide. 
D)  the Republican candidate Alfred Landon promised to expand Social Security. 
E)  the Republican candidate Alfred Landon almost won. 
A)  Roosevelt chose not to run again. 
B)  business leaders supported the Democratic Party. 
C)  the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide. 
D)  the Republican candidate Alfred Landon promised to expand Social Security. 
E)  the Republican candidate Alfred Landon almost won.

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

The Indians who lost land from the flooding of the Grand Coulee Dam were adequately compensated by the federal government as part of the New Deal for Indians.

The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

The Second New Deal:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Huey Long

What ended the Great Depression?

Analyze how FDR oversaw the transformation of the Democratic Party into a coalition of farmers,industrial workers,the reform-minded urban middle class,liberal intellectuals,northern African-Americans,and the white supremacist South.

The Popular Front fought against diversity as a way to seize the moment for the Communist Party of America.

Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as:

The Resettlement Administration:

The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day,she:

The Scottsboro case:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Liberalism

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

The Civilian Conservation Corps:

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

Which statement about the New Deal is true?

Since Franklin Roosevelt came from a humble background,the public came to easily identify him as a symbol for the ordinary man.

In the presidential election of 1936:

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