Question 1

Examine the conflicting economic theories that provided the basis for the First and Second New Deal legislation.

Accepted Answer

There was no single guiding economic the

Question 2

The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ____________________ Act guaranteed the right of workers to join unions of their choosing.

Accepted Answer

National Labor Relat

Question 4

Franklin Roosevelt's policy toward Latin America

Accepted Answer

A) was designed to improve relations and stimulate trade between the United States and Latin America. 
B) was a continuation of the interventionist policies initiated by Theodore Roosevelt. 
C) restricted U.S.investments in the area. 
D) spread the Depression to all the nations of the Western Hemisphere. 
E) dispatched troops whenever U.S.interests were threatened. 
A) was designed to improve relations and stimulate trade between the United States and Latin America. 
B) was a continuation of the interventionist policies initiated by Theodore Roosevelt. 
C) restricted U.S.investments in the area. 
D) spread the Depression to all the nations of the Western Hemisphere. 
E) dispatched troops whenever U.S.interests were threatened.

Question 5

In 1932,the so-called Bonus Army

Accepted Answer

A) campaigned for the reelection of Herbert Hoover. 
B) rioted and threatened to attack the White House. 
C) petitioned Congress for early payment of their World War I veteran benefits. 
D) was recommissioned as a special unit: the U.S.Army. 
E) failed to make any impact on public opinion. 
A) campaigned for the reelection of Herbert Hoover. 
B) rioted and threatened to attack the White House. 
C) petitioned Congress for early payment of their World War I veteran benefits. 
D) was recommissioned as a special unit: the U.S.Army. 
E) failed to make any impact on public opinion.

Question 6

Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief was that

Accepted Answer

A) it was the responsibility of the federal government to provide economic security for U.S.citizens. 
B) the unemployed should be drafted into the military. 
C) individual citizens were responsible for their own survival and welfare. 
D) the homeless should be deported. 
E) only the urban unemployed should receive relief. 
A) it was the responsibility of the federal government to provide economic security for U.S.citizens. 
B) the unemployed should be drafted into the military. 
C) individual citizens were responsible for their own survival and welfare. 
D) the homeless should be deported. 
E) only the urban unemployed should receive relief.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-fireside chats

Accepted Answer

radio addresses of Franklin D.Roosevelt.

Question 8

The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt,known as liberalism,can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) unlimited government spending and restrictive social policies. 
B) interventionist in economic matters and libertarian on questions of personal behavior. 
C) promoting free enterprise in economic matters but social regulation of personal behavior. 
D) limited government spending and no stance on personal liberties. 
E) expanding government ownership of businesses and government regulation of personal behavior. 
A) unlimited government spending and restrictive social policies. 
B) interventionist in economic matters and libertarian on questions of personal behavior. 
C) promoting free enterprise in economic matters but social regulation of personal behavior. 
D) limited government spending and no stance on personal liberties. 
E) expanding government ownership of businesses and government regulation of personal behavior.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Accepted Answer

created by Herbert Hoover in 1932.Would

Question 10

Most Americans agreed with Roosevelt's court packing scheme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Edmund Wilson studied which of the following in San Diego for his writings?

Accepted Answer

A) homicides 
B) marriages 
C) suicides and hopelessness 
D) birth and pregnancy 
E) divorce 
A) homicides 
B) marriages 
C) suicides and hopelessness 
D) birth and pregnancy 
E) divorce

Question 12

Of the following groups,which benefited the least from New Deal policies?

Accepted Answer

A) middle-class consumers 
B) European ethnics 
C) northern factory workers 
D) southern industrial workers and farm laborers 
E) the elderly 
A) middle-class consumers 
B) European ethnics 
C) northern factory workers 
D) southern industrial workers and farm laborers 
E) the elderly

Question 13

Franklin D.Roosevelt was the only person to serve more than two terms as president of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to...

Question 15

Not all businessmen opposed the Second New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The popularity of the Superman comics reflected

Accepted Answer

A) public acceptance of the role of aggressive working women in U.S.society. 
B) the growth of the new sport of body building. 
C) anxiety over the threat of foreign invasion. 
D) a decline in public intelligence and reading skills. 
E) working-class male anxiety over threats posed by insensitive employers. 
A) public acceptance of the role of aggressive working women in U.S.society. 
B) the growth of the new sport of body building. 
C) anxiety over the threat of foreign invasion. 
D) a decline in public intelligence and reading skills. 
E) working-class male anxiety over threats posed by insensitive employers.

Question 17

Describe the demands of labor during the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The demands of labor during the New Deal

Question 18

Between 1918 and 1929

Accepted Answer

A) the share of national income that went to the wealthiest Americans rose,while the share that went the poorest fell. 
B) the share of national income that went to the poorest Americans rose,while the share that went to the wealthy fell. 
C) the wealthy spent a higher portion of their income on consumption than wage earners did. 
D) income distribution did not have a significant effect on the economy. 
E) government policy ensured an equitable distribution of income. 
A) the share of national income that went to the wealthiest Americans rose,while the share that went the poorest fell. 
B) the share of national income that went to the poorest Americans rose,while the share that went to the wealthy fell. 
C) the wealthy spent a higher portion of their income on consumption than wage earners did. 
D) income distribution did not have a significant effect on the economy. 
E) government policy ensured an equitable distribution of income.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-underconsumption

Accepted Answer

new economic theory accepted by Franklin

Question 20

The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________....

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

Examine the conflicting economic theories that provided the basis for the First and Second New Deal legislation.

The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its codes.

The ____________________ Act guaranteed the right of workers to join unions of their choosing.

Franklin Roosevelt's policy toward Latin America

In 1932,the so-called Bonus Army

Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief was that

IDENTIFICATIONS -fireside chats

The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt,known as liberalism,can best be described as

IDENTIFICATIONS -Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Most Americans agreed with Roosevelt's court packing scheme.

Edmund Wilson studied which of the following in San Diego for his writings?

Of the following groups,which benefited the least from New Deal policies?

Franklin D.Roosevelt was the only person to serve more than two terms as president of the United States.

President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________.

Not all businessmen opposed the Second New Deal.

The popularity of the Superman comics reflected

Describe the demands of labor during the 1930s.

Between 1918 and 1929

IDENTIFICATIONS -underconsumption

The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________.

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England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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