Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Deal

Accepted Answer

The New Deal refers to a series of progr

Question 2

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)proposed to solve the farm problem by

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing agricultural production. 
B)  subsidizing American farm exports overseas. 
C)  encouraging farmers to switch to industrial employment. 
D)  helping farmers to pay their mortgages. 
E)  creating farm cooperatives. 
A)  reducing agricultural production. 
B)  subsidizing American farm exports overseas. 
C)  encouraging farmers to switch to industrial employment. 
D)  helping farmers to pay their mortgages. 
E)  creating farm cooperatives.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Federal Housing Administration

Accepted Answer

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Question 4

Recently,some historians have argued that the New Deal had a more radical effect on men than women for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security was designed to assist male breadwinners, who were expected to share benefits with their families. 
B)  married women were rarely favored for jobs in New Deal agencies. 
C)  programs maintained or reaffirmed women's traditional roles as wives or mothers. 
D)  programs tended to provide more opportunities to men than women. 
E)  women were recruited to run day care centers and light service sector positions. 
A)  Social Security was designed to assist male breadwinners, who were expected to share benefits with their families. 
B)  married women were rarely favored for jobs in New Deal agencies. 
C)  programs maintained or reaffirmed women's traditional roles as wives or mothers. 
D)  programs tended to provide more opportunities to men than women. 
E)  women were recruited to run day care centers and light service sector positions.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Steinbeck

Accepted Answer

John Steinbeck was an American author an

Question 6

Native Americans responded to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

Accepted Answer

A)  with some thrilled by its efforts to stop the loss of Indian lands. 
B)  with many Indians rejecting its provisions to organize tribes and tribal governments. 
C)  by denouncing it as a "back to the blanket" measure. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  with some thrilled by its efforts to stop the loss of Indian lands. 
B)  with many Indians rejecting its provisions to organize tribes and tribal governments. 
C)  by denouncing it as a "back to the blanket" measure. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 7

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933

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A)  Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority. 
B)  he knew exactly what he wanted to do. 
C)  he received unprecedented congressional support. 
D)  he wanted to make as few mistakes as possible. 
E)  he at first proceeded cautiously. 
A)  Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority. 
B)  he knew exactly what he wanted to do. 
C)  he received unprecedented congressional support. 
D)  he wanted to make as few mistakes as possible. 
E)  he at first proceeded cautiously.

Question 8

The Federal Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Commission aimed to

Accepted Answer

A)  halt the sale of stocks on margin (i.e. with borrowed funds). 
B)  force stockbrokers to register with the federal government. 
C)  prevent interlocking directorates and business pyramiding schemes. 
D)  provide full disclosure of information and prevent insider trading and other fraudulent practices. 
E)  enable the Chicago Board of Trade to compete with the New York Stock Exchange. 
A)  halt the sale of stocks on margin (i.e. with borrowed funds). 
B)  force stockbrokers to register with the federal government. 
C)  prevent interlocking directorates and business pyramiding schemes. 
D)  provide full disclosure of information and prevent insider trading and other fraudulent practices. 
E)  enable the Chicago Board of Trade to compete with the New York Stock Exchange.

Question 9

What were the most enduring accomplishments of the New Deal? Which of its efforts had the least long-term impact?

Accepted Answer

The most enduring accomplishments of the

Question 10

By 1938,the New Deal

Accepted Answer

A)  had lost most of its momentum. 
B)  turned more toward direct relief than social reform. 
C)  had plainly failed to achieve its objectives. 
D)  had won over the majority of business people to its policies. 
E)  was prepared to embark on ambitious new initiatives. 
A)  had lost most of its momentum. 
B)  turned more toward direct relief than social reform. 
C)  had plainly failed to achieve its objectives. 
D)  had won over the majority of business people to its policies. 
E)  was prepared to embark on ambitious new initiatives.

Question 11

The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of nearly the entire banking system. 
B)  runaway inflation. 
C)  the growing power of demagogues such as Huey Long and Father Coughlin. 
D)  the near collapse of international trade. 
E)  riots by unemployed workers and farmers unable to sell their goods. 
A)  the collapse of nearly the entire banking system. 
B)  runaway inflation. 
C)  the growing power of demagogues such as Huey Long and Father Coughlin. 
D)  the near collapse of international trade. 
E)  riots by unemployed workers and farmers unable to sell their goods.

Question 12

The phrase Hundred Days refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  worst months of the Great Depression. 
B)  time it took for Congress to begin acting on President Roosevelt's plans for combating the Great Depression. 
C)  flood of legislation passed by Congress in the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. 
D)  "lame-duck" period between Franklin Roosevelt's election and his inauguration. 
E)  time that all banks were closed by FDR. 
A)  worst months of the Great Depression. 
B)  time it took for Congress to begin acting on President Roosevelt's plans for combating the Great Depression. 
C)  flood of legislation passed by Congress in the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. 
D)  "lame-duck" period between Franklin Roosevelt's election and his inauguration. 
E)  time that all banks were closed by FDR.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Works Progress Administration

Accepted Answer

The Works Progress Administration (WPA),

Question 14

As a result of the 1937 Roosevelt recession

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt backed away from further economic experiments. 
B)  Social Security taxes were reduced. 
C)  Republicans gained control of the Senate in 1938. 
D)  Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned deficit spending) economics. 
E)  much of the early New Deal was repealed. 
A)  Roosevelt backed away from further economic experiments. 
B)  Social Security taxes were reduced. 
C)  Republicans gained control of the Senate in 1938. 
D)  Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned deficit spending) economics. 
E)  much of the early New Deal was repealed.

Question 15

All of the following contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s except

Accepted Answer

A)  dry-farming techniques. 
B)  drought. 
C)  farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern equipment. 
D)  the cultivation of marginal farmlands on the Great Plains. 
E)  soil erosion. 
A)  dry-farming techniques. 
B)  drought. 
C)  farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern equipment. 
D)  the cultivation of marginal farmlands on the Great Plains. 
E)  soil erosion.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francis Townsend

Accepted Answer

Francis Townsend was an American physici

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Keynesianism

Accepted Answer

Keynesianism is an economic theory based

Question 18

One striking new feature of the 1932 presidential election results was that

Accepted Answer

A)  the South had shifted to the Republican party. 
B)  Democrats made gains in the normally Republican Midwest. 
C)  urban Americans finally cast more votes than rural Americans. 
D)  a clear gender gap opened up in which more women favored the Democrats. 
E)  African Americans shifted from their Republican allegiance and became a vital element in the Democratic party. 
A)  the South had shifted to the Republican party. 
B)  Democrats made gains in the normally Republican Midwest. 
C)  urban Americans finally cast more votes than rural Americans. 
D)  a clear gender gap opened up in which more women favored the Democrats. 
E)  African Americans shifted from their Republican allegiance and became a vital element in the Democratic party.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Public Works Administration

Accepted Answer

The Public Works Administration (PWA) wa

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Huey Long

Accepted Answer

Huey Long, also known as Huey Pierce Lon

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Deal

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)proposed to solve the farm problem by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Federal Housing Administration

Recently,some historians have argued that the New Deal had a more radical effect on men than women for all of the following reasons except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Steinbeck

Native Americans responded to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933

The Federal Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Commission aimed to

What were the most enduring accomplishments of the New Deal? Which of its efforts had the least long-term impact?

By 1938,the New Deal

The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was

The phrase Hundred Days refers to the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Works Progress Administration

As a result of the 1937 Roosevelt recession

All of the following contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francis Townsend

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Keynesianism

One striking new feature of the 1932 presidential election results was that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Public Works Administration

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Huey Long

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

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