Question 1

The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first comprehensive system of social welfare...

Question 2

The Great Depression came as a complete surprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the first female cabinet member...

Question 4

The right of every worker to join a union was guaranteed in

Accepted Answer

A) the National Labor Relations Act. 
B) the Federal Emergency Relief Act. 
C) the Works Progress Administration. 
D) the Public Works Administration. 
E) the Social Security Administration. 
A) the National Labor Relations Act. 
B) the Federal Emergency Relief Act. 
C) the Works Progress Administration. 
D) the Public Works Administration. 
E) the Social Security Administration.

Question 5

The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to establish "associations" of business leaders and farmers that would regulate their own industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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.

Question 7

For the farmers of the Great Plains,the New Deal programs offered little,as their major problem was ecological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to confer diplomatic recognition on the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The court-packing plan was formulated with the best interests of the justices in mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following are reasons why the Great Depression occurred except

Accepted Answer

A) the stock market crashed. 
B) there was too much government spending for poor workers. 
C) there was poor decision making by the Federal Reserve. 
D) the government was unable to step in and solve economic problems. 
E) wealth and income were unequally distributed. 
A) the stock market crashed. 
B) there was too much government spending for poor workers. 
C) there was poor decision making by the Federal Reserve. 
D) the government was unable to step in and solve economic problems. 
E) wealth and income were unequally distributed.

Question 12

Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home mortgages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Herbert Hoover was anxious to engage the government in providing relief to the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Congress of Industrial Organizations

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The group of World War I veterans that marched on Washington in 1932 and demanded economic relief was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The group of World War I veterans...

Question 16

The Works Progress Administration provided jobs for approximately ____________________ percent of the nation's jobless.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Works Progress Administration provided jobs for...

Question 17

The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting assimilation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The protagonist of the Studs Lonigan trilogy,written by James T.Ferrell,

Accepted Answer

A) rises above the circumstances of his poverty to achieve wealth and fame. 
B) becomes a political revolutionary. 
C) is a serial killer. 
D) becomes a military hero. 
E) dies poor and alone,overcome by the harshness of his environment. 
A) rises above the circumstances of his poverty to achieve wealth and fame. 
B) becomes a political revolutionary. 
C) is a serial killer. 
D) becomes a military hero. 
E) dies poor and alone,overcome by the harshness of his environment.

Question 19

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation created in 1932

Accepted Answer

A) offered relief payments to the unemployed. 
B) gave significant relief to American farmers. 
C) offered government loans to banks and corporations. 
D) offered low interest loans to home buyers. 
E) was later abolished by the Roosevelt administration. 
A) offered relief payments to the unemployed. 
B) gave significant relief to American farmers. 
C) offered government loans to banks and corporations. 
D) offered low interest loans to home buyers. 
E) was later abolished by the Roosevelt administration.

Question 20

Makeshift towns built around the United States as shelters for the homeless were known as

Accepted Answer

A) "Shantytowns." 
B) "Hoovervilles." 
C) "Cardboard villages." 
D) "Hobovilles." 
E) "Roosevelt villages." 
A) "Shantytowns." 
B) "Hoovervilles." 
C) "Cardboard villages." 
D) "Hobovilles." 
E) "Roosevelt villages."

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

The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history was ____________________.

The Great Depression came as a complete surprise.

____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S.history.

The right of every worker to join a union was guaranteed in

The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to establish "associations" of business leaders and farmers that would regulate their own industries.

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

For the farmers of the Great Plains,the New Deal programs offered little,as their major problem was ecological.

Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to confer diplomatic recognition on the Soviet Union.

The court-packing plan was formulated with the best interests of the justices in mind.

President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

All of the following are reasons why the Great Depression occurred except

Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home mortgages.

Herbert Hoover was anxious to engage the government in providing relief to the poor.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Congress of Industrial Organizations

The group of World War I veterans that marched on Washington in 1932 and demanded economic relief was the ____________________.

The Works Progress Administration provided jobs for approximately ____________________ percent of the nation's jobless.

The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting assimilation.

The protagonist of the Studs Lonigan trilogy,written by James T.Ferrell,

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation created in 1932

Makeshift towns built around the United States as shelters for the homeless were known as

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