Question 1

Why was the Glass-Steagall Act a key piece of legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It took on the debt of commercial banks to ensure their solvency and financial health. 
B)  It established a gold standard to shore up the strength of the American dollar. 
C)  It banned commercial banks from involvement in buying and selling stocks, and set up the FDIC. 
D)  It proved to be a temporary financial measure that did not survive beyond the Great Depression. 
E)  It decreased the government's power over the financial system. 
A)  It took on the debt of commercial banks to ensure their solvency and financial health. 
B)  It established a gold standard to shore up the strength of the American dollar. 
C)  It banned commercial banks from involvement in buying and selling stocks, and set up the FDIC. 
D)  It proved to be a temporary financial measure that did not survive beyond the Great Depression. 
E)  It decreased the government's power over the financial system.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Upton Sinclair

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 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Dust Bowl

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

Mary McLeod Bethune was an influential A

Question 5

What factor contributed to the growth of union membership in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers' militancy and the tactical skills of a new generation of leaders. 
B)  The government's unsympathetic view of workers' rights. 
C)  The minimal amount of labor unrest during the 1930s. 
D)  The American Federation of Labor's willingness to organize unions of industrial workers. 
E)  The United Auto Workers' opposition to sit-down strikes. 
A)  Workers' militancy and the tactical skills of a new generation of leaders. 
B)  The government's unsympathetic view of workers' rights. 
C)  The minimal amount of labor unrest during the 1930s. 
D)  The American Federation of Labor's willingness to organize unions of industrial workers. 
E)  The United Auto Workers' opposition to sit-down strikes.

Question 6

How did the government try to prevent the rise of women in the workforce during the Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  State and local governments prohibited the hiring of women whose husbands earned a "living wage." 
B)  New Deal programs such as Social Security established quotas for the distribution of benefits to working women. 
C)  Legislation banned both members of a married couple from holding federal jobs. 
D)  B and C 
E)  A and C 
A)  State and local governments prohibited the hiring of women whose husbands earned a "living wage." 
B)  New Deal programs such as Social Security established quotas for the distribution of benefits to working women. 
C)  Legislation banned both members of a married couple from holding federal jobs. 
D)  B and C 
E)  A and C

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Scottsboro case

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 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-House Un-American Activities Committee

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 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-bank holiday

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

The Communist Party's commitment to socialism resonated with a widespread belief that the Depression had demonstrated the bankruptcy of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Agricultural Adjustment Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more. 
B)  lowered farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers to grow more. 
C)  was beneficial to sharecroppers and tenant farmers. 
D)  established a government program of distributing food to the hungry. 
E)  was limited to the West Coast. 
A)  raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more. 
B)  lowered farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers to grow more. 
C)  was beneficial to sharecroppers and tenant farmers. 
D)  established a government program of distributing food to the hungry. 
E)  was limited to the West Coast.

Question 12

Choose a character in history (for example,a woman,businessperson,African-American,socialist,large farmer,tenant farmer,city dweller,union worker,and so on).Describe your scenario for the period between 1933 and 1938.Is your character a supporter of FDR and the New Deal? What suggestions might your character offer for ending the Depression?

Accepted Answer

I choose to portray a union worker durin

Question 13

Why did Roosevelt's Republican challenger Alfred Landon fail in his bid for the presidency in 1936?

Accepted Answer

A)  His traditional urban Catholic constituency considered him too radical. 
B)  The Republican establishment thought him too much like Roosevelt for their taste. 
C)  He had made the mistake of relying on the organizational skills of the conservative AFL. 
D)  He faced a powerful new political coalition that would deliver Republicans plenty of defeats for the next few decades. 
E)  As a Kansas native, he stood little chance of winning the hearts and minds of Americans in the coastal population centers. 
A)  His traditional urban Catholic constituency considered him too radical. 
B)  The Republican establishment thought him too much like Roosevelt for their taste. 
C)  He had made the mistake of relying on the organizational skills of the conservative AFL. 
D)  He faced a powerful new political coalition that would deliver Republicans plenty of defeats for the next few decades. 
E)  As a Kansas native, he stood little chance of winning the hearts and minds of Americans in the coastal population centers.

Question 14

Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure as First Lady?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very traditional. 
B)  Modest goals, spoke softly about one or two appropriately feminine issues. 
C)  Championed the cause of children's health care, but stuck only to that issue. 
D)  Worked hard for her husband, as he was confined to the wheelchair, but did not take up any causes of her own. 
E)  Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women's rights, civil rights, and human rights. 
A)  Very traditional. 
B)  Modest goals, spoke softly about one or two appropriately feminine issues. 
C)  Championed the cause of children's health care, but stuck only to that issue. 
D)  Worked hard for her husband, as he was confined to the wheelchair, but did not take up any causes of her own. 
E)  Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women's rights, civil rights, and human rights.

Question 15

Civil liberties replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end of the New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Social Security

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 17

During the 1932 election:

Accepted Answer

A)  FDR boldly outlined his plans for a New Deal. 
B)  Herbert Hoover made a late rally and nearly defeated Roosevelt. 
C)  FDR played on his disability to garner public sympathy and to make himself seem more like an ordinary man. 
D)  FDR called for a balanced government and criticized Hoover for excessive government spending. 
E)  Herbert Hoover apologized to the American public for failing them and promised to repeal Prohibition if reelected. 
A)  FDR boldly outlined his plans for a New Deal. 
B)  Herbert Hoover made a late rally and nearly defeated Roosevelt. 
C)  FDR played on his disability to garner public sympathy and to make himself seem more like an ordinary man. 
D)  FDR called for a balanced government and criticized Hoover for excessive government spending. 
E)  Herbert Hoover apologized to the American public for failing them and promised to repeal Prohibition if reelected.

Question 18

Describe how the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life and thought during the New Deal of the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The Columbia River project reflected bro

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Fireside chat

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 20

After the Court-packing attempt,how did the change in the jurisprudence of the U.S.Supreme Court affect American life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing sentiments in the U.S. Supreme Court led to the erosion of the Wagner Act. 
B)  The newfound resolve of the U.S. Supreme Court meant a restoration of the National Recovery Act. 
C)  The new lineup in the United States meant that Roosevelt had to abandon plans for universal health care. 
D)  The new political climate in the U.S. Supreme Court meant that a federal child labor ban could stand constitutional muster. 
E)  A chastised Supreme Court began to focus on securing constitutional protections for a burgeoning civil rights movement. 
A)  Changing sentiments in the U.S. Supreme Court led to the erosion of the Wagner Act. 
B)  The newfound resolve of the U.S. Supreme Court meant a restoration of the National Recovery Act. 
C)  The new lineup in the United States meant that Roosevelt had to abandon plans for universal health care. 
D)  The new political climate in the U.S. Supreme Court meant that a federal child labor ban could stand constitutional muster. 
E)  A chastised Supreme Court began to focus on securing constitutional protections for a burgeoning civil rights movement.

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

Why was the Glass-Steagall Act a key piece of legislation?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Upton Sinclair

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Dust Bowl

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

What factor contributed to the growth of union membership in the 1930s?

How did the government try to prevent the rise of women in the workforce during the Depression?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Scottsboro case

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -House Un-American Activities Committee

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -bank holiday

The Communist Party's commitment to socialism resonated with a widespread belief that the Depression had demonstrated the bankruptcy of capitalism.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act:

Why did Roosevelt's Republican challenger Alfred Landon fail in his bid for the presidency in 1936?

Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure as First Lady?

Civil liberties replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end of the New Deal.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Social Security

During the 1932 election:

Describe how the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life and thought during the New Deal of the 1930s.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Fireside chat

After the Court-packing attempt,how did the change in the jurisprudence of the U.S.Supreme Court affect American life?

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Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

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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

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