Question 1

Both ratified in the 1930s,the Twentieth Amendment ____ and the Twenty-first Amendment ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration; ended prohibition 
B)  limited a president to two complete terms in office; repealed the Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  rendered most New Deal programs unconstitutional; limited a president to two complete terms in office 
D)  ended prohibition; shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration 
E)  expanded the size of the Supreme Court; ended prohibition 
A)  shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration; ended prohibition 
B)  limited a president to two complete terms in office; repealed the Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  rendered most New Deal programs unconstitutional; limited a president to two complete terms in office 
D)  ended prohibition; shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration 
E)  expanded the size of the Supreme Court; ended prohibition

Question 2

Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Oklahoma. 
B)  Arizona. 
C)  Nevada. 
D)  Oregon. 
E)  California. 
A)  Oklahoma. 
B)  Arizona. 
C)  Nevada. 
D)  Oregon. 
E)  California.

Question 3

The National Recovery Administration (NRA)failed largely because

Accepted Answer

A)  businesses resisted regulation by the agency. 
B)  it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public. 
C)  Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, proved to be an incompetent administrator. 
D)  it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management. 
E)  the agency did not have enough power to control business. 
A)  businesses resisted regulation by the agency. 
B)  it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public. 
C)  Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, proved to be an incompetent administrator. 
D)  it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management. 
E)  the agency did not have enough power to control business.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roo

Question 5

The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was

Accepted Answer

A)  the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. 
B)  the organization of trade unions. 
C)  the maintenance of open shop industries. 
D)  the organization of all workers within an industry. 
E)  maintaining existing wage levels. 
A)  the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. 
B)  the organization of trade unions. 
C)  the maintenance of open shop industries. 
D)  the organization of all workers within an industry. 
E)  maintaining existing wage levels.

Question 6

Probably the most radical New Deal program that provoked widespread charges of creeping socialism was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian Reorganization Act. 
B)  Social Security Act. 
C)  Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D)  Federal Housing Administration. 
E)  Tennessee Valley Authority. 
A)  Indian Reorganization Act. 
B)  Social Security Act. 
C)  Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
D)  Federal Housing Administration. 
E)  Tennessee Valley Authority.

Question 7

Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard and adopted a managed currency policy designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulate inflation. 
B)  reduce the price of gold. 
C)  restore confidence in banks. 
D)  reduce the amount of money in circulation. 
E)  shake up the Federal Reserve Board. 
A)  stimulate inflation. 
B)  reduce the price of gold. 
C)  restore confidence in banks. 
D)  reduce the amount of money in circulation. 
E)  shake up the Federal Reserve Board.

Question 8

How important was Eleanor Roosevelt to the New Deal's image and success? Was she more important as a role model or for her political influence on her husband?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt was incredibly importa

Question 9

The single most popular New Deal program was probably the

Accepted Answer

A)  Works Progress Administration. 
B)  Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
C)  National Recovery Administration. 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps. 
E)  Tennessee Valley Authority. 
A)  Works Progress Administration. 
B)  Agricultural Adjustment Act. 
C)  National Recovery Administration. 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps. 
E)  Tennessee Valley Authority.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harry Hopkins

Accepted Answer

Harry Hopkins was a prominent figure in

Question 11

Prominent female social scientists of the 1930s,like Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead,brought widespread contributions to the field of

Accepted Answer

A)  economics. 
B)  political science. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  sociology. 
E)  anthropology. 
A)  economics. 
B)  political science. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  sociology. 
E)  anthropology.

Question 12

During the 1930s

Accepted Answer

A)  the Great Depression forced President Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy. 
B)  the states regained influence over the economy. 
C)  business people eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal programs. 
D)  the New Deal substantially closed the gap between production and consumption in the American economy. 
E)  the national debt doubled. 
A)  the Great Depression forced President Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy. 
B)  the states regained influence over the economy. 
C)  business people eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal programs. 
D)  the New Deal substantially closed the gap between production and consumption in the American economy. 
E)  the national debt doubled.

Question 13

Had you lived at the time,do you think you would have been pro- or anti-Roosevelt? Why? Cite specific actions of President Roosevelt and the New Dealers to illustrate your position.

Accepted Answer

If I had lived at the time, I believe I

Question 14

The early New Deal experiments borrowed rather freely and randomly from

Accepted Answer

A)  the American labor movement and European socialism. 
B)  early twentieth-century economists and social theorists Thorstein Veblen and John Dewey. 
C)  Mussolini's fascism and Hitler's Nazism. 
D)  U.S. wartime and pre-war agencies and European social reform models. 
E)  the late nineteenth-century utopian literature of Henry George, Edward Bellamy, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. 
A)  the American labor movement and European socialism. 
B)  early twentieth-century economists and social theorists Thorstein Veblen and John Dewey. 
C)  Mussolini's fascism and Hitler's Nazism. 
D)  U.S. wartime and pre-war agencies and European social reform models. 
E)  the late nineteenth-century utopian literature of Henry George, Edward Bellamy, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Recovery Act

Accepted Answer

The National Recovery Act, officially kn

Question 16

Before he was elected president in 1932,Franklin Roosevelt had already

Accepted Answer

A)  served as governor of New York. 
B)  run for vice president of the United States. 
C)  been assistant secretary of the navy. 
D)  been the American ambassador to Britain. 
E)  been a United States senator. 
A)  served as governor of New York. 
B)  run for vice president of the United States. 
C)  been assistant secretary of the navy. 
D)  been the American ambassador to Britain. 
E)  been a United States senator.

Question 17

What were the benefits of hiring unemployed artists and writers through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration?

Accepted Answer

The Federal Art Project of the Works Pro

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Brain Trust

Accepted Answer

The term "Brain Trust" refers to a group

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tennessee Valley Authority

Accepted Answer

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-sitdown strike

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

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

Both ratified in the 1930s,the Twentieth Amendment ____ and the Twenty-first Amendment ____.

Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to

The National Recovery Administration (NRA)failed largely because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eleanor Roosevelt

The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was

Probably the most radical New Deal program that provoked widespread charges of creeping socialism was the

Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard and adopted a managed currency policy designed to

How important was Eleanor Roosevelt to the New Deal's image and success? Was she more important as a role model or for her political influence on her husband?

The single most popular New Deal program was probably the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry Hopkins

Prominent female social scientists of the 1930s,like Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead,brought widespread contributions to the field of

During the 1930s

Had you lived at the time,do you think you would have been pro- or anti-Roosevelt? Why? Cite specific actions of President Roosevelt and the New Dealers to illustrate your position.

The early New Deal experiments borrowed rather freely and randomly from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Recovery Act

Before he was elected president in 1932,Franklin Roosevelt had already

What were the benefits of hiring unemployed artists and writers through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Brain Trust

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tennessee Valley Authority

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -sitdown strike

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