Question 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following changes EXCEPT it:

Accepted Answer

A)  banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce. 
B)  established the fifty-hour workweek. 
C)  set the minimum wage. 
D)  required overtime pay. 
E)  regulated working conditions. 
A)  banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce. 
B)  established the fifty-hour workweek. 
C)  set the minimum wage. 
D)  required overtime pay. 
E)  regulated working conditions.

Question 2

Even though there were no significant gains made in civil rights during the 1930s,there seemed to be an optimistic view among the black community.African-Americans were able to find help in the 1930s through the hope they viewed in the Roosevelt administration,their inclusion within the Congress of Industrial Organizations,and the Popular Front.Write an essay that elaborates on these three pillars,and discuss what each offered to the African-American community.

Accepted Answer

The 1930s were a challenging time for Af

Question 3

In fireside chats and public addresses,President Roosevelt connected freedom with:

Accepted Answer

A)  economic security. 
B)  cuts in government spending. 
C)  Keynesian economic theory. 
D)  economic inequality. 
E)  laissez-faire economics. 
A)  economic security. 
B)  cuts in government spending. 
C)  Keynesian economic theory. 
D)  economic inequality. 
E)  laissez-faire economics.

Question 4

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Eleanor 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 6

The Share Our Wealth movement was:

Accepted Answer

A)  led by Dr. Francis Townsend and directed at Americans over the age of sixty. 
B)  led by Henry Ford and directed at auto manufacturers. 
C)  led by Father Charles E. Coughlin and directed at Catholics. 
D)  led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following. 
E)  introduced by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal. 
A)  led by Dr. Francis Townsend and directed at Americans over the age of sixty. 
B)  led by Henry Ford and directed at auto manufacturers. 
C)  led by Father Charles E. Coughlin and directed at Catholics. 
D)  led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following. 
E)  introduced by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.

Question 7

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security. 
B)  Federal Housing Administration. 
C)  The Wagner Act. 
D)  The Works Progress Administration. 
E)  The Security and Exchange Commission. 
A)  Social Security. 
B)  Federal Housing Administration. 
C)  The Wagner Act. 
D)  The Works Progress Administration. 
E)  The Security and Exchange Commission.

Question 8

The Rural Electrification Administration proved to be one of the New Deal's most successful programs,wiring 90 percent of the nation's farms by 1950.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The Southern veto refers to the ability

Question 10

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why the phrase "labor's great upheaval" accurately describes some of the events of 1934?

Accepted Answer

A)  Four hundred thousand textile workers went on strike up and down the country. 
B)  The "Citizen's Alliance" of Minneapolis accused city officials of being in bed with labor, and attempted to remove them from office by force. 
C)  Ten thousand auto workers in Toledo, Ohio, battled the police and the National Guard. 
D)  There were at least 2,000 strikes that year, many ending in violent confrontations with police. 
E)  Many walkouts won some of the workers' demands. 
A)  Four hundred thousand textile workers went on strike up and down the country. 
B)  The "Citizen's Alliance" of Minneapolis accused city officials of being in bed with labor, and attempted to remove them from office by force. 
C)  Ten thousand auto workers in Toledo, Ohio, battled the police and the National Guard. 
D)  There were at least 2,000 strikes that year, many ending in violent confrontations with police. 
E)  Many walkouts won some of the workers' demands.

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following changes EXCEPT it:

In fireside chats and public addresses,President Roosevelt connected freedom with:

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

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

The Share Our Wealth movement was:

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

The Rural Electrification Administration proved to be one of the New Deal's most successful programs,wiring 90 percent of the nation's farms by 1950.

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

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why the phrase "labor's great upheaval" accurately describes some of the events of 1934?

A New World

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

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following changes EXCEPT it:

In fireside chats and public addresses,President Roosevelt connected freedom with:

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

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

The Share Our Wealth movement was:

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

The Rural Electrification Administration proved to be one of the New Deal's most successful programs,wiring 90 percent of the nation's farms by 1950.

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

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why the phrase "labor's great upheaval" accurately describes some of the events of 1934?

A New World

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

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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