Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hundred Days

Accepted Answer

The term "Hundred Days" refers to a spec

Question 2

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

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A)  women who worked outside the home. 
B)  financial professionals connected to Wall Street. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  skilled factory workers. 
E)  recent immigrants. 
A)  women who worked outside the home. 
B)  financial professionals connected to Wall Street. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  skilled factory workers. 
E)  recent immigrants.

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

Parity, in a historical context, often r

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Huey Long, also known as Huey Pierce Lon

Question 6

Explain how President Roosevelt expected each of these New Deal efforts to aid in economic recovery from the Great Depression: a) the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), b) the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), c) the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and d) the National Recovery Administration (NRA). Evaluate the level of success of each of these four New Deal initiatives in helping to provide recovery from the Great Depression.

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a) President Roosevelt expected the Civi

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

John L. Lewis was a prominent American l

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-the "three Rs"

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The "three Rs" traditionally refer to th

Question 9

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to

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A)  reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government. 
B)  encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims. 
C)  reinforce the coercive assimilation policies since the Dawes Act of 1887. 
D)  pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government. 
E)  persuade Native Americans to give up their native crafts and tribal traditions. 
A)  reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government. 
B)  encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims. 
C)  reinforce the coercive assimilation policies since the Dawes Act of 1887. 
D)  pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government. 
E)  persuade Native Americans to give up their native crafts and tribal traditions.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Frances Perkins

Accepted Answer

Frances Perkins (1880-1965) was an Ameri

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Works Progress Administration (WPA),

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George W. Norris

Accepted Answer

George W. Norris was a prominent America

Question 13

By 1938, the New Deal

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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 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Labor Relations Board

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

John Steinbeck was an American author an

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Coughlin

Accepted Answer

Charles Coughlin was a Roman Catholic pr

Question 17

The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to

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A)  small business employers. 
B)  skilled workers. 
C)  the long-term unemployed. 
D)  trade associations. 
E)  unskilled workers. 
A)  small business employers. 
B)  skilled workers. 
C)  the long-term unemployed. 
D)  trade associations. 
E)  unskilled workers.

Question 18

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

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A)  dry-farming techniques. 
B)  unprecedented drought and wind storms of the trans-Mississippi Great Plains. 
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)  unprecedented drought and wind storms of the trans-Mississippi Great Plains. 
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 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Court-packing plan

Accepted Answer

The Court-packing plan refers to a legis

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Industrial Organizations

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hundred Days

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

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?

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "three Rs"

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frances Perkins

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George W. Norris

By 1938, the New Deal

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Labor Relations Board

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Coughlin

The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Court-packing plan

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

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 11: The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hundred Days

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

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?

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "three Rs"

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frances Perkins

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George W. Norris

By 1938, the New Deal

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Labor Relations Board

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Coughlin

The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Court-packing plan

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

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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