Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Alfred Landon

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 2

During the Depression,W.E.B.Du Bois reaffirmed his call for African-Americans to seek integration in American society as a way to guarantee economic security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Mary McLeod Bethune

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 4

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

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

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

Accepted Answer

The UAW sit-down strikes were a series o

Question 6

All of the statements about Roosevelt's group of advisers known as the "Brains Trust" are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the "Brains Trust" saw big corporations as an inevitable part of the modern economy. 
B)  the "Brains Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be directed by the government. 
C)  the "Brains Trust" included university professors. 
D)  its economic views defined the "First New Deal." 
E)  the "Brains Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be dismantled. 
A)  the "Brains Trust" saw big corporations as an inevitable part of the modern economy. 
B)  the "Brains Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be directed by the government. 
C)  the "Brains Trust" included university professors. 
D)  its economic views defined the "First New Deal." 
E)  the "Brains Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be dismantled.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Popular Front was a political allian

Question 8

The Tennessee Valley Authority:

Accepted Answer

A)  applied only to the American West. 
B)  put young men to work in national parks. 
C)  applied only to the state of Tennessee. 
D)  combined economic regional planning with relief. 
E)  was created during the "Second New Deal." 
A)  applied only to the American West. 
B)  put young men to work in national parks. 
C)  applied only to the state of Tennessee. 
D)  combined economic regional planning with relief. 
E)  was created during the "Second New Deal."

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Civil liberties are the basic rights and

Question 10

Why did President Franklin D.Roosevelt dissolve the Civil Works Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its head Harold Ickes had become embroiled in a corruption scandal. 
B)  The CWA had worked so efficiently that it ran out of projects by the end of 1935. 
C)  Regular Americans were complaining that they failed to see the benefits of this works program. 
D)  Complaints multiplied that this measure was contributing to a permanent class of government dependents. 
E)  It had been established by his predecessor Herbert Hoover. 
A)  Its head Harold Ickes had become embroiled in a corruption scandal. 
B)  The CWA had worked so efficiently that it ran out of projects by the end of 1935. 
C)  Regular Americans were complaining that they failed to see the benefits of this works program. 
D)  Complaints multiplied that this measure was contributing to a permanent class of government dependents. 
E)  It had been established by his predecessor Herbert Hoover.

Question 11

The Popular Front:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the Democratic Party's campaign slogan in the 1930s. 
B)  was a conservative challenge to New Deal liberalism. 
C)  was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party. 
D)  was created when the Communist Party was absorbed by the Democrats. 
E)  arose in response to the rise of fascism in America. 
A)  was the Democratic Party's campaign slogan in the 1930s. 
B)  was a conservative challenge to New Deal liberalism. 
C)  was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party. 
D)  was created when the Communist Party was absorbed by the Democrats. 
E)  arose in response to the rise of fascism in America.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Indian New Deal was a series of poli

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The First Hundred Days refers to the per

Question 14

Upton Sinclair:

Accepted Answer

A)  was head of the CIO. 
B)  worked for the New Deal administration. 
C)  was head of the End Poverty in California movement. 
D)  was elected governor of California in 1934. 
E)  was elected senator from California in 1934. 
A)  was head of the CIO. 
B)  worked for the New Deal administration. 
C)  was head of the End Poverty in California movement. 
D)  was elected governor of California in 1934. 
E)  was elected senator from California in 1934.

Question 15

What prompted as many as 200,000 American citizens to leave the country during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sought exile in the Soviet Union, where they hoped economic planning would bring about prosperity more quickly. 
B)  They returned to their home countries in Europe, frustrated with the lack of economic opportunity in the United States. 
C)  Some children had little choice as they went with their Mexican-born parents to Mexico. 
D)  These Americans often traveled to Latin America, trying to promote the policies of the New Deal. 
E)  They deeply resented the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
A)  They sought exile in the Soviet Union, where they hoped economic planning would bring about prosperity more quickly. 
B)  They returned to their home countries in Europe, frustrated with the lack of economic opportunity in the United States. 
C)  Some children had little choice as they went with their Mexican-born parents to Mexico. 
D)  These Americans often traveled to Latin America, trying to promote the policies of the New Deal. 
E)  They deeply resented the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roo

Question 17

Discuss the various ways in which the Popular Front influenced American culture during the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The Popular Front, a coalition of left-w

Question 18

Which statement is true about the UAW sit-down strikes in Flint,Michigan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Democratic governor used force against the workers. 
B)  The workers were disunited. 
C)  The workers failed to get General Motors to negotiate. 
D)  The workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order. 
E)  The UAW were the first to use sit-down tactics. 
A)  The Democratic governor used force against the workers. 
B)  The workers were disunited. 
C)  The workers failed to get General Motors to negotiate. 
D)  The workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order. 
E)  The UAW were the first to use sit-down tactics.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Frances Perkins

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 20

The Smith Act made it a federal crime to teach,advocate,or encourage the overthrow of the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Alfred Landon

During the Depression,W.E.B.Du Bois reaffirmed his call for African-Americans to seek integration in American society as a way to guarantee economic security.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Mary McLeod Bethune

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

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

All of the statements about Roosevelt's group of advisers known as the "Brains Trust" are true EXCEPT:

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

The Tennessee Valley Authority:

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

Why did President Franklin D.Roosevelt dissolve the Civil Works Administration?

The Popular Front:

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

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

Upton Sinclair:

What prompted as many as 200,000 American citizens to leave the country during the Great Depression?

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

Discuss the various ways in which the Popular Front influenced American culture during the 1930s.

Which statement is true about the UAW sit-down strikes in Flint,Michigan?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Frances Perkins

The Smith Act made it a federal crime to teach,advocate,or encourage the overthrow of the government.

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Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

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