Question 1

The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to

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A)  provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry. 
B)  control floods in the Tennessee and Cumblerland valleys. 
C)  prevent soil erosion throughout the region. 
D)  build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region. 
E)  resettle poor farmers on more productive land. 
A)  provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry. 
B)  control floods in the Tennessee and Cumblerland valleys. 
C)  prevent soil erosion throughout the region. 
D)  build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region. 
E)  resettle poor farmers on more productive land.

Question 2

President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court

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A)  more conservative. 
B)  more independent of Congress. 
C)  more sympathetic to New Deal programs. 
D)  less burdened with appellate cases. 
E)  more respectful of the Constitution's original intent. 
A)  more conservative. 
B)  more independent of Congress. 
C)  more sympathetic to New Deal programs. 
D)  less burdened with appellate cases. 
E)  more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.

Question 3

The Glass-Steagall Act

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A)  took the United States off the gold standard. 
B)  empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks temporarily. 
C)  created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock exchange. 
D)  permitted commercial banks to engage in Wall Street financial dealings. 
E)  created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits. 
A)  took the United States off the gold standard. 
B)  empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks temporarily. 
C)  created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock exchange. 
D)  permitted commercial banks to engage in Wall Street financial dealings. 
E)  created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits.

Question 4

Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted.

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A)  A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 
A)  A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

Question 5

The group that had experienced the worst suffering as a result of the Great Depression was

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A)  women. 
B)  factory workers. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  skilled men. 
E)  immigrants. 
A)  women. 
B)  factory workers. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  skilled men. 
E)  immigrants.

Question 6

Cite evidence to demonstrate that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression." Then cite achievements of value that the New Deal did in fact accomplish.

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The most damning indictment of the New D

Question 7

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

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A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 8

While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency in early 1933,Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to commit to

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A)  maintaining a balanced federal budget. 
B)  renewal of the extremely high Hawley-Smoot Tariff. 
C)  an anti-inflationary policy that would have made much of the New Deal impossible. 
D)  appointing some Republicans to his cabinet. 
E)  a policy of not offering direct welfare to the unemployed. 
A)  maintaining a balanced federal budget. 
B)  renewal of the extremely high Hawley-Smoot Tariff. 
C)  an anti-inflationary policy that would have made much of the New Deal impossible. 
D)  appointing some Republicans to his cabinet. 
E)  a policy of not offering direct welfare to the unemployed.

Question 9

Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

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A)  education 
B)  domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt 
C)  family ties with Teddy Roosevelt 
D)  affliction with infantile paralysis 
E)  service in World War I 
A)  education 
B)  domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt 
C)  family ties with Teddy Roosevelt 
D)  affliction with infantile paralysis 
E)  service in World War I

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Every Man a King"

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"Every Man a King" is a phrase most famo

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pearl Buck

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Pearl Buck, also known as Pearl S. Buck

Question 12

Franklin Roosevelt's qualities as a leader included

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A)  pugnaciousness and eagerness to take on controversy. 
B)  poor public speaking ability. 
C)  optimism. 
D)  personal charm and persuasiveness. 
E)  willingness to experiment. 
A)  pugnaciousness and eagerness to take on controversy. 
B)  poor public speaking ability. 
C)  optimism. 
D)  personal charm and persuasiveness. 
E)  willingness to experiment.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John L.Lewis

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John L. Lewis was a prominent American l

Question 14

In 1935,President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to

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A)  help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California. 
B)  place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed. 
C)  move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl. 
D)  find jobs for farmers in industry. 
E)  help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land. 
A)  help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California. 
B)  place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed. 
C)  move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl. 
D)  find jobs for farmers in industry. 
E)  help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land.

Question 15

Select the three most important programs of the New Deal,explain what they did,and tell why you chose these three.

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The three most important programs of the

Question 16

Immediately after taking office,President Roosevelt responded to the banking crisis by

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A)  restoring the gold standard to guarantee the soundness of American currency. 
B)  reassuring Americans that all their banking deposits were safe. 
C)  providing major federal loans to the largest and soundest banks. 
D)  establishing a new Bank of the United States to guarantee deposits. 
E)  closing all American banks for a week, while reorganizing them on a sounder basis. 
A)  restoring the gold standard to guarantee the soundness of American currency. 
B)  reassuring Americans that all their banking deposits were safe. 
C)  providing major federal loans to the largest and soundest banks. 
D)  establishing a new Bank of the United States to guarantee deposits. 
E)  closing all American banks for a week, while reorganizing them on a sounder basis.

Question 17

The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority was seen as a particular threat to

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A)  the entire capitalist system. 
B)  the Republican party. 
C)  the automobile industry. 
D)  the private electrical utility industry. 
E)  white southern racial practices. 
A)  the entire capitalist system. 
B)  the Republican party. 
C)  the automobile industry. 
D)  the private electrical utility industry. 
E)  white southern racial practices.

Question 18

List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s.Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not.Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

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There were several major factors that br

Question 19

In 1932,Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by

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A)  nationalizing all banks and major industries. 
B)  mobilizing America's youth as in wartime. 
C)  returning to the traditional policies of laissez-faire capitalism. 
D)  continuing the policies already undertaken by President Hoover. 
E)  experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform. 
A)  nationalizing all banks and major industries. 
B)  mobilizing America's youth as in wartime. 
C)  returning to the traditional policies of laissez-faire capitalism. 
D)  continuing the policies already undertaken by President Hoover. 
E)  experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alfred M.Landon

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Alfred M. Landon (1887–1987) was an Amer

Exam 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to

President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court

The Glass-Steagall Act

Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted.

The group that had experienced the worst suffering as a result of the Great Depression was

Cite evidence to demonstrate that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression." Then cite achievements of value that the New Deal did in fact accomplish.

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency in early 1933,Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to commit to

Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Every Man a King"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pearl Buck

Franklin Roosevelt's qualities as a leader included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John L.Lewis

In 1935,President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to

Select the three most important programs of the New Deal,explain what they did,and tell why you chose these three.

Immediately after taking office,President Roosevelt responded to the banking crisis by

The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority was seen as a particular threat to

List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s.Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not.Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

In 1932,Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alfred M.Landon

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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