Question 1

Senator Huey P.Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

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A)  nationalize all banks and public utility companies. 
B)  make Jews pay for causing the Great Depression. 
C)  help farmers and workers organize to resist the power of corporations. 
D)  provide the unemployed and elderly a $200-a-month social security payment. 
E)  "share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich and giving every family $5,000. 
A)  nationalize all banks and public utility companies. 
B)  make Jews pay for causing the Great Depression. 
C)  help farmers and workers organize to resist the power of corporations. 
D)  provide the unemployed and elderly a $200-a-month social security payment. 
E)  "share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich and giving every family $5,000.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wagner Act

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The Wagner Act, officially known as the

Question 3

The Works Progress Administration was a major ____ program of the New Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long-range ____ program; and the Social Security Act was a major ____ program.

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A)  relief; recovery; reform 
B)  reform; recovery; relief 
C)  recovery; relief; reform 
D)  relief; reform; recovery 
E)  reform; relief; recovery 
A)  relief; recovery; reform 
B)  reform; recovery; relief 
C)  recovery; relief; reform 
D)  relief; reform; recovery 
E)  reform; relief; recovery

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dust Bowl

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The Dust Bowl refers to a period of seve

Question 5

The American Social Security System,established by the New Deal,differed from most European social welfare systems primarily because it

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A)  was opposed by large sectors of the public. 
B)  did not permit the Social Security number to be used for identification and security purposes. 
C)  did not address the issue of single mothers in the home with dependent children. 
D)  linked unemployment and disability insurance to old age pensions. 
E)  did not initially cover all categories of workers. 
A)  was opposed by large sectors of the public. 
B)  did not permit the Social Security number to be used for identification and security purposes. 
C)  did not address the issue of single mothers in the home with dependent children. 
D)  linked unemployment and disability insurance to old age pensions. 
E)  did not initially cover all categories of workers.

Question 6

Cite at least three New Deal programs that clearly derived from the early-twentieth-century progressive era.Also,explain how government action during World War I itself can be viewed as a precursor to the New Deal.

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Three New Deal programs that clearly der

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Maynard Keynes

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John Maynard Keynes was a British econom

Question 8

The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that

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A)  gave labor the right to bargain collectively. 
B)  established the NRA. 
C)  established the Social Security system. 
D)  authorized the Public Works Administration (PW
A) . 
E)  guaranteed housing loans to workers. 
A)  gave labor the right to bargain collectively. 
B)  established the NRA. 
C)  established the Social Security system. 
D)  authorized the Public Works Administration (PW
A) . 
E)  guaranteed housing loans to workers.

Question 9

A popular slogan of the mid-1930s claimed that "Roosevelt wants you to join a union." Explain why this assertion contained some truth.

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The assertion that "Roosevelt wants you

Question 10

President Roosevelt's chief "administrator of relief" and one of his closest advisors was

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A)  George Norris. 
B)  John L. Lewis. 
C)  Mary McLeod Bethune. 
D)  Harry Hopkins. 
E)  None of these 
A)  George Norris. 
B)  John L. Lewis. 
C)  Mary McLeod Bethune. 
D)  Harry Hopkins. 
E)  None of these

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Glass-Steagall Act

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The Glass-Steagall Act, officially known

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Franklin D.Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly known by

Question 13

Eleanor Roosevelt had honed her own skills and developed a personal network of reform activists through

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A)  running for local offices in New York state. 
B)  her experience in settlement houses and women's reform organizations. 
C)  her long resistance to Franklin Roosevelt's personal infidelities. 
D)  her personal association with women's colleges and sororities. 
E)  sitting in on Franklin Roosevelt's cabinet meetings when he was governor of New York. 
A)  running for local offices in New York state. 
B)  her experience in settlement houses and women's reform organizations. 
C)  her long resistance to Franklin Roosevelt's personal infidelities. 
D)  her personal association with women's colleges and sororities. 
E)  sitting in on Franklin Roosevelt's cabinet meetings when he was governor of New York.

Question 14

What was the greatest threat to the stability of American society in the 1930s? Was there ever any serious threat that the United States could have turned away from democracy as many other nations did during the Depression?

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The greatest threat to the stability of

Question 15

Is it accurate to say that Franklin Roosevelt should actually be regarded as a savior of the capitalist system and a hero to American business? Why or why not?

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It is not accurate to say that Franklin

Question 16

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

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Parity, in a historical context, often r

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Congress of Industrial Organizations

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Industrial Organizations

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

Senator Huey P.Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wagner Act

The Works Progress Administration was a major ____ program of the New Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long-range ____ program; and the Social Security Act was a major ____ program.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dust Bowl

The American Social Security System,established by the New Deal,differed from most European social welfare systems primarily because it

Cite at least three New Deal programs that clearly derived from the early-twentieth-century progressive era.Also,explain how government action during World War I itself can be viewed as a precursor to the New Deal.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Maynard Keynes

The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that

A popular slogan of the mid-1930s claimed that "Roosevelt wants you to join a union." Explain why this assertion contained some truth.

President Roosevelt's chief "administrator of relief" and one of his closest advisors was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Glass-Steagall Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Franklin D.Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt had honed her own skills and developed a personal network of reform activists through

What was the greatest threat to the stability of American society in the 1930s? Was there ever any serious threat that the United States could have turned away from democracy as many other nations did during the Depression?

Is it accurate to say that Franklin Roosevelt should actually be regarded as a savior of the capitalist system and a hero to American business? Why or why not?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congress of Industrial Organizations

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

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