Question 1

What did the case of Powell v. Alabama, decided by the Supreme Court in 1932, state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks had no right to sue in the United States. 
B)  The Scottsboro Boys had been discriminated against because they were communists. 
C)  The Scottsboro Boys had not been given adequate council, and the trial was not fair because it had occurred in a hostile environment. 
D)  The Alabama Supreme Court was correct in jailing the young men for raping the white women. 
A)  Blacks had no right to sue in the United States. 
B)  The Scottsboro Boys had been discriminated against because they were communists. 
C)  The Scottsboro Boys had not been given adequate council, and the trial was not fair because it had occurred in a hostile environment. 
D)  The Alabama Supreme Court was correct in jailing the young men for raping the white women.

Question 2

How did black unemployment in large cities compare with the national unemployment rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black unemployment was lower. 
B)  Black unemployment was higher. 
C)  Black unemployment was at the national average. 
D)  No statistics were kept on black unemployment during the time, since the government did not consider them to be very important. 
A)  Black unemployment was lower. 
B)  Black unemployment was higher. 
C)  Black unemployment was at the national average. 
D)  No statistics were kept on black unemployment during the time, since the government did not consider them to be very important.

Question 3

Why were black women often affected more than black men during the Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black women generally lacked the high level of education of men. 
B)  White families could not afford domestic help during the Depression, or could get it at almost no cost at all, since some black women were so desperate. 
C)  The only jobs available during the Depression were skilled jobs, which black men were more prepared for than women. 
D)  Black women had to stay at home and take care of their children. 
A)  Black women generally lacked the high level of education of men. 
B)  White families could not afford domestic help during the Depression, or could get it at almost no cost at all, since some black women were so desperate. 
C)  The only jobs available during the Depression were skilled jobs, which black men were more prepared for than women. 
D)  Black women had to stay at home and take care of their children.

Question 4

What was generally not a characteristic of black society during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many blacks emerged from the Great Depression owning little other than their bodies. 
B)  Blacks often refused to help others, since they barely had enough money or resources to even feed their families. 
C)  Women frequently would trade or share goods or services to get by. 
D)  Blacks actually made substantial gains in civil rights, since whites were preoccupied with the economy. 
A)  Many blacks emerged from the Great Depression owning little other than their bodies. 
B)  Blacks often refused to help others, since they barely had enough money or resources to even feed their families. 
C)  Women frequently would trade or share goods or services to get by. 
D)  Blacks actually made substantial gains in civil rights, since whites were preoccupied with the economy.

Question 5

What case ended the all-white primary strategy altogether?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon v. Herndon 
B)  Smith v. Allwright 
C)  White v. The State of Texas 
D)  Brown v. Board of Education 
A)  Nixon v. Herndon 
B)  Smith v. Allwright 
C)  White v. The State of Texas 
D)  Brown v. Board of Education

Question 6

Which of the following programs was not initiated during the Second New Deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security Act 
B)  the Civilian Conservation Corps 
C)  the Federal Art Project 
D)  FDR couldn't get the support to begin any programs during the Second New Deal 
A)  Social Security Act 
B)  the Civilian Conservation Corps 
C)  the Federal Art Project 
D)  FDR couldn't get the support to begin any programs during the Second New Deal

Question 7

What happened to much First New Deal legislation during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court declared much of it unconstitutional. 
B)  Blacks were able to get it repealed. 
C)  White supremacists worked against it, since it benefited blacks. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt changed his mind and decided to stop reforming the United States. 
A)  The Supreme Court declared much of it unconstitutional. 
B)  Blacks were able to get it repealed. 
C)  White supremacists worked against it, since it benefited blacks. 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt changed his mind and decided to stop reforming the United States.

Question 8

How did Hoover deal with African Americans during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hoover was actually a great friend to African Americans, but was never able to get his appointments through Congress, since they blamed him for the economic problems. 
B)  Hoover wanted an all-white Republican Party in the South, and tried to appoint a racist to the Supreme Court. 
C)  Hoover ignored blacks, paying absolutely no attention to them at all. 
D)  Hoover made several visits to the South to look into black problems, but refused to do anything concrete about them. 
A)  Hoover was actually a great friend to African Americans, but was never able to get his appointments through Congress, since they blamed him for the economic problems. 
B)  Hoover wanted an all-white Republican Party in the South, and tried to appoint a racist to the Supreme Court. 
C)  Hoover ignored blacks, paying absolutely no attention to them at all. 
D)  Hoover made several visits to the South to look into black problems, but refused to do anything concrete about them.

Question 9

What organization did the National Negro Congress become more and more associated with in the late 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the NAACP 
B)  Marcus Garvey's UNIA 
C)  the Communist Party 
D)  the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 
A)  the NAACP 
B)  Marcus Garvey's UNIA 
C)  the Communist Party 
D)  the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Question 10

Why did President Hoover do very little during the Great Depression to alleviate poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was actually a very active president, but Congress refused to pass the huge variety of relief programs he proposed. 
B)  He believed that government, when it acted, should help the wealthy and big businesses only. 
C)  He strongly believed that individuals or charities, not the government, should help alleviate poverty. 
D)  Hoover was only president for the first few months of the Great Depression. 
A)  He was actually a very active president, but Congress refused to pass the huge variety of relief programs he proposed. 
B)  He believed that government, when it acted, should help the wealthy and big businesses only. 
C)  He strongly believed that individuals or charities, not the government, should help alleviate poverty. 
D)  Hoover was only president for the first few months of the Great Depression.

Question 11

How was the Agricultural Adjustment Act unevenly implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of AAA money was left to national boards. 
B)  White landlords often gave the money to more subservient blacks, rather than all their tenants. 
C)  White landlords sometimes evicted tenants from their land during the Great Depression. 
D)  Blacks were actually given first choice at AAA funding. 
A)  Control of AAA money was left to national boards. 
B)  White landlords often gave the money to more subservient blacks, rather than all their tenants. 
C)  White landlords sometimes evicted tenants from their land during the Great Depression. 
D)  Blacks were actually given first choice at AAA funding.

Question 12

What was the Tuskegee Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of communists that attempted to take over the political affairs of the city 
B)  when the federal government sponsored a health study that monitored, but did not treat, black men with syphilis 
C)  an effort by some blacks to revive Booker T. Washington's philosophy 
D)  black women organizing to get better prices for household goods 
A)  a group of communists that attempted to take over the political affairs of the city 
B)  when the federal government sponsored a health study that monitored, but did not treat, black men with syphilis 
C)  an effort by some blacks to revive Booker T. Washington's philosophy 
D)  black women organizing to get better prices for household goods

Question 13

What was the role of the "Black Cabinet"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were token blacks in the administration; they had no real power. 
B)  They helped the president formulate policy with respect to the Great Depression. 
C)  They helped reorganize the university system of the United States to eliminate segregation. 
D)  They pressured the president and other governmental agencies to create color-blind policies. 
A)  They were token blacks in the administration; they had no real power. 
B)  They helped the president formulate policy with respect to the Great Depression. 
C)  They helped reorganize the university system of the United States to eliminate segregation. 
D)  They pressured the president and other governmental agencies to create color-blind policies.

Question 14

Which of the following was a reason for blacks to move over to the Democratic Party during the 1936 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks felt that Roosevelt had been doing more for them than any other president. 
B)  Blacks wanted to support the Democratic Party, especially in the South. 
C)  Blacks actually didn't begin to support the Democratic Party until after World War II. 
D)  Blacks hoped to continue the dramatic gains made during the 1920s in civil rights. 
A)  Blacks felt that Roosevelt had been doing more for them than any other president. 
B)  Blacks wanted to support the Democratic Party, especially in the South. 
C)  Blacks actually didn't begin to support the Democratic Party until after World War II. 
D)  Blacks hoped to continue the dramatic gains made during the 1920s in civil rights.

Question 15

What is true about the National Industrial Recovery Act's effect on black Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NIRA had no effect on blacks, since its provisions only covered white industries. 
B)  The NIRA had a very positive effect, since it was able to completely eliminate racism within unions. 
C)  The NIRA was favored by black leaders, but struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. 
D)  When the NIRA increased wages, employers fired blacks in order to be able to hire whites. 
A)  The NIRA had no effect on blacks, since its provisions only covered white industries. 
B)  The NIRA had a very positive effect, since it was able to completely eliminate racism within unions. 
C)  The NIRA was favored by black leaders, but struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. 
D)  When the NIRA increased wages, employers fired blacks in order to be able to hire whites.

Question 16

How did many whites react to the increased presence of blacks in the Democratic Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites accepted the blacks, as long as they stayed in subordinate positions. 
B)  Some southern whites were infuriated, and actually walked out of the presidential convention when blacks spoke. 
C)  Whites began to organize violent action in the presidential convention hall to get rid of blacks. 
D)  Blacks were not formally allowed to participate in the Democratic Party at all. 
A)  Whites accepted the blacks, as long as they stayed in subordinate positions. 
B)  Some southern whites were infuriated, and actually walked out of the presidential convention when blacks spoke. 
C)  Whites began to organize violent action in the presidential convention hall to get rid of blacks. 
D)  Blacks were not formally allowed to participate in the Democratic Party at all.

Question 17

How was Roosevelt unlike Hoover in his attempts to end the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt merely implemented the changes Hoover wanted to put through. 
B)  Roosevelt had very bright people working for him. 
C)  He proved very flexible, and willing to experiment with new changes and ideas. 
D)  Roosevelt was very committed to black rights, and worked consistently through his presidency to gain rights for blacks. 
A)  Roosevelt merely implemented the changes Hoover wanted to put through. 
B)  Roosevelt had very bright people working for him. 
C)  He proved very flexible, and willing to experiment with new changes and ideas. 
D)  Roosevelt was very committed to black rights, and worked consistently through his presidency to gain rights for blacks.

Question 18

Which of the following was not a primary cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  the stock market crash 
B)  corporations running unchecked by government regulation 
C)  a weak international trading system 
D)  inequalities in the distribution of wealth in America 
A)  the stock market crash 
B)  corporations running unchecked by government regulation 
C)  a weak international trading system 
D)  inequalities in the distribution of wealth in America

Question 19

Why did the all-white primary law disfranchise black voters in Texas, when they could still vote in the general election?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not allow any blacks to vote in the general election, either. 
B)  It limited the political candidates to whites, so blacks had few options for improvement. 
C)  Texas was so heavily Democratic that the only really contested election was the primary race. 
D)  It took all black businesses away, so blacks had no financial base to campaign for offices. 
A)  It did not allow any blacks to vote in the general election, either. 
B)  It limited the political candidates to whites, so blacks had few options for improvement. 
C)  Texas was so heavily Democratic that the only really contested election was the primary race. 
D)  It took all black businesses away, so blacks had no financial base to campaign for offices.

Question 20

Which of the following was not a reaction of black Americans to the Communist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some approved of its work, but very few actually joined the party or participated in it. 
B)  Some felt that the Communist Party offered far better leadership than the NAACP. 
C)  Some felt that it was the equivalent of the KKK in some ways. 
D)  Blacks turned out in great numbers to support the Communist Party in elections. 
A)  Some approved of its work, but very few actually joined the party or participated in it. 
B)  Some felt that the Communist Party offered far better leadership than the NAACP. 
C)  Some felt that it was the equivalent of the KKK in some ways. 
D)  Blacks turned out in great numbers to support the Communist Party in elections.

Exam 18: Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

What did the case of Powell v. Alabama, decided by the Supreme Court in 1932, state?

How did black unemployment in large cities compare with the national unemployment rate?

Why were black women often affected more than black men during the Depression?

What was generally not a characteristic of black society during the Great Depression?

What case ended the all-white primary strategy altogether?

Which of the following programs was not initiated during the Second New Deal?

What happened to much First New Deal legislation during the Great Depression?

How did Hoover deal with African Americans during the Great Depression?

What organization did the National Negro Congress become more and more associated with in the late 1930s?

Why did President Hoover do very little during the Great Depression to alleviate poverty?

How was the Agricultural Adjustment Act unevenly implemented?

What was the Tuskegee Experiment?

What was the role of the "Black Cabinet"?

Which of the following was a reason for blacks to move over to the Democratic Party during the 1936 election?

What is true about the National Industrial Recovery Act's effect on black Americans?

How did many whites react to the increased presence of blacks in the Democratic Party?

How was Roosevelt unlike Hoover in his attempts to end the Great Depression?

Which of the following was not a primary cause of the Great Depression?

Why did the all-white primary law disfranchise black voters in Texas, when they could still vote in the general election?

Which of the following was not a reaction of black Americans to the Communist Party?

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