Question 1

Explore the causes of the Great Depression.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 2

The "fireside chats" were

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A) discussions concerning New Deal policy held among President Roosevelt's cabinet. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt's newspaper columns. 
C) press conferences held on a regular basis by President Roosevelt. 
D) Huey Long's speeches in support of his "Share the Wealth" program. 
E) President Roosevelt's radio addresses that directly engaged the American public. 
A) discussions concerning New Deal policy held among President Roosevelt's cabinet. 
B) Eleanor Roosevelt's newspaper columns. 
C) press conferences held on a regular basis by President Roosevelt. 
D) Huey Long's speeches in support of his "Share the Wealth" program. 
E) President Roosevelt's radio addresses that directly engaged the American public.

Question 3

Examine Herbert Hoover's attempts to resolve the economic depression.

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Although Herbert Hoover's policies did n

Question 4

____________________ was a popular folk singer of the 1930s who cast himself as the bard of ordinary Americans everywhere.He influenced musicians such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

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The answer of ____________________ was a popular folk singer of...

Question 5

The ____________________ was composed of African Americans who fought hard against discrimination in New Deal programs.

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The answer of The ____________________ was composed of African Americans...

Question 6

Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to

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A) do virtually nothing-he let market problems resolve themselves. 
B) expand the government's role in managing the economy. 
C) limit the government's role in managing the economy. 
D) solve problems through private organizations. 
E) nationalize most businesses. 
A) do virtually nothing-he let market problems resolve themselves. 
B) expand the government's role in managing the economy. 
C) limit the government's role in managing the economy. 
D) solve problems through private organizations. 
E) nationalize most businesses.

Question 7

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

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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

The 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreement resulted in an immediate and significant increase in U.S.trade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act were

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A) radical measures that Herbert Hoover would never have supported. 
B) irresponsible and dangerous measures. 
C) total and complete failures. 
D) fiscally conservative measures. 
E) vetoed by Roosevelt. 
A) radical measures that Herbert Hoover would never have supported. 
B) irresponsible and dangerous measures. 
C) total and complete failures. 
D) fiscally conservative measures. 
E) vetoed by Roosevelt.

Question 10

The popular political personality known as the "radio priest" was

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A) Archbishop Sheen. 
B) Father Brown. 
C) Father Coughlin. 
D) Father O'Malley. 
E) Father Smith. 
A) Archbishop Sheen. 
B) Father Brown. 
C) Father Coughlin. 
D) Father O'Malley. 
E) Father Smith.

Question 11

Most of the relief money of the Second New Deal went to fund the ____________________.

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Works Prog

Question 12

President Hoover's response to the Bonus Army

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A) received widespread public support. 
B) ensured support from the veterans' lobby. 
C) made him even more unpopular with the American public. 
D) received the support of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E) never became a campaign issue. 
A) received widespread public support. 
B) ensured support from the veterans' lobby. 
C) made him even more unpopular with the American public. 
D) received the support of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E) never became a campaign issue.

Question 13

Approximately ____________________ Mexican immigrants returned to Mexico during the Great Depression.

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The answer of Approximately ____________________ Mexican immigrants returned to Mexico...

Question 14

Examine the impact of the New Deal on America's dispossessed: American Indians and African Americans.

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Two groups who gained little from New De

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Tennessee Valley Authority

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1933 New Deal agency that built twenty d

Question 17

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following was not a goal of the National Industrial Recovery Act?

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A) setting a standard of minimum wages 
B) setting a standard of maximum hours 
C) regulating corporations on what they could produce 
D) reducing the quantity of goods any business could produce 
E) drawing up codes of fair competition 
A) setting a standard of minimum wages 
B) setting a standard of maximum hours 
C) regulating corporations on what they could produce 
D) reducing the quantity of goods any business could produce 
E) drawing up codes of fair competition

Question 19

The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to advance the cause of racial equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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

Explore the causes of the Great Depression.

The "fireside chats" were

Examine Herbert Hoover's attempts to resolve the economic depression.

____________________ was a popular folk singer of the 1930s who cast himself as the bard of ordinary Americans everywhere.He influenced musicians such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

The ____________________ was composed of African Americans who fought hard against discrimination in New Deal programs.

Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was to

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

The 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreement resulted in an immediate and significant increase in U.S.trade.

The Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act were

The popular political personality known as the "radio priest" was

Most of the relief money of the Second New Deal went to fund the ____________________.

President Hoover's response to the Bonus Army

Approximately ____________________ Mexican immigrants returned to Mexico during the Great Depression.

Examine the impact of the New Deal on America's dispossessed: American Indians and African Americans.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Tennessee Valley Authority

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.

Which of the following was not a goal of the National Industrial Recovery Act?

The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to advance the cause of racial equality.

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

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