Question 1

One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the nation's banks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by

Accepted Answer

A) ignoring the crisis. 
B) borrowing heavily from European banks. 
C) inflating the currency and making credit more available. 
D) prohibiting banks from participating in stock purchases. 
E) raising interest rates and reducing the amount of money in circulation 
A) ignoring the crisis. 
B) borrowing heavily from European banks. 
C) inflating the currency and making credit more available. 
D) prohibiting banks from participating in stock purchases. 
E) raising interest rates and reducing the amount of money in circulation E

Question 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power and privilege of the wealthy few.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Roosevelt's opponent in the 1936 presidential election was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Roosevelt's opponent in the 1936 presidential election...

Question 5

____________________ headed a consortium of six companies that built the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ headed a consortium of six companies...

Question 6

Franklin Roosevelt consistently backed legislation to make lynching a federal crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The government program that employed some two million young men planting trees and improving the environment in 1933 was the

Accepted Answer

A) Public Works Administration. 
B) Civilian Conservation Corps. 
C) Works Progress Administration. 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority. 
E) Social Security Administration 
A) Public Works Administration. 
B) Civilian Conservation Corps. 
C) Works Progress Administration. 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority. 
E) Social Security Administration

Question 8

Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the

Accepted Answer

A) Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act. 
B) Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
C) Securities Exchange Act. 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority Act. 
E) Social Security Act. 
A) Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act. 
B) Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
C) Securities Exchange Act. 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority Act. 
E) Social Security Act.

Question 9

Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More than ____________________ veterans died when the US Army disbanded the Bonus Army.

Accepted Answer

The answer of More than ____________________ veterans died when the...

Question 11

Examine popular critics of the New Deal. What were their criticisms and their alternatives to FDR's programs?

Accepted Answer

Popular critics of the New Deal included

Question 12

Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported ____________________ for president in 1936.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported...

Question 13

The ____________________ Act of 1934 allowed Roosevelt to lower U.S. tariffs in exchange for similar reductions by other nations.

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal

Question 14

As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933 is noteworthy because​

Accepted Answer

A) he was the oldest member of the cabinet.​ 
B) he dispensed $2 million in his first few hours on the job.​ 
C) he had previously been head of Ford Motor Company.​ 
D) he had been Herbert Hoover's running mate, against Roosevelt.​ 
E) None of these choices. 
A) he was the oldest member of the cabinet.​ 
B) he dispensed $2 million in his first few hours on the job.​ 
C) he had previously been head of Ford Motor Company.​ 
D) he had been Herbert Hoover's running mate, against Roosevelt.​ 
E) None of these choices.

Question 16

Most worker demands in the early 1930s were very radical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The twentieth-century president who best represented the "self-made" man was

Accepted Answer

A) Woodrow Wilson. 
B) Herbert Hoover. 
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D) Warren Harding. 
E) Teddy Roosevelt. 
A) Woodrow Wilson. 
B) Herbert Hoover. 
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D) Warren Harding. 
E) Teddy Roosevelt.

Question 18

End Poverty in California (EPIC) was led by socialist and novelist ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of End Poverty in California (EPIC) was led...

Question 19

The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert Hoover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930

Accepted Answer

A) lowered U.S. tariff rates to provide markets for European goods. 
B) raised tariff rates and contributed positively to economic recovery worldwide. 
C) encouraged European nations to lower their tariff rates to enable U.S. companies to sell their goods abroad. 
D) did not pass. 
E) raised U.S. tariff rates, causing European nations to raise their rates and thus weaken international trade. 
A) lowered U.S. tariff rates to provide markets for European goods. 
B) raised tariff rates and contributed positively to economic recovery worldwide. 
C) encouraged European nations to lower their tariff rates to enable U.S. companies to sell their goods abroad. 
D) did not pass. 
E) raised U.S. tariff rates, causing European nations to raise their rates and thus weaken international trade.

Exam 25: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the nation's banks.

The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by

Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power and privilege of the wealthy few.

Roosevelt's opponent in the 1936 presidential election was ____________________.

____________________ headed a consortium of six companies that built the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams.

Franklin Roosevelt consistently backed legislation to make lynching a federal crime.

The government program that employed some two million young men planting trees and improving the environment in 1933 was the

Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the

Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934.

More than ____________________ veterans died when the US Army disbanded the Bonus Army.

Examine popular critics of the New Deal. What were their criticisms and their alternatives to FDR's programs?

Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported ____________________ for president in 1936.

The ____________________ Act of 1934 allowed Roosevelt to lower U.S. tariffs in exchange for similar reductions by other nations.

As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.

Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933 is noteworthy because​

Most worker demands in the early 1930s were very radical.

The twentieth-century president who best represented the "self-made" man was

End Poverty in California (EPIC) was led by socialist and novelist ____________________.

The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert Hoover.

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930

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