Question 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

During the elections of 1938:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt was defeated in his bid for reelection 
B)  Roosevelt's attempts to "purge" the Democratic party were largely unsuccessful 
C)  Republicans won control of the House and the Democrats kept a majority of only two in the Senate 
D)  Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats kept a majority of only two in the House 
E)  Roosevelt's decision to run for a third time led to Republicans calling him a fascist 
A)  Roosevelt was defeated in his bid for reelection 
B)  Roosevelt's attempts to "purge" the Democratic party were largely unsuccessful 
C)  Republicans won control of the House and the Democrats kept a majority of only two in the Senate 
D)  Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats kept a majority of only two in the House 
E)  Roosevelt's decision to run for a third time led to Republicans calling him a fascist B

Question 3

Like Huey Long, Charles Coughlin:

Accepted Answer

A)  appealed to people who had lost the most during the Great Depression 
B)  emphasized tax breaks for big business 
C)  was involved in the creation of a fascist dictatorship 
D)  called for unadulterated free-market capitalism 
E)  was involved in closing down Wall Street brokerage firms 
A)  appealed to people who had lost the most during the Great Depression 
B)  emphasized tax breaks for big business 
C)  was involved in the creation of a fascist dictatorship 
D)  called for unadulterated free-market capitalism 
E)  was involved in closing down Wall Street brokerage firms A

Question 4

The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucy Mercer 
B)  Margaret Mitchell 
C)  Paul Muni 
D)  William Faulkner 
E)  John Steinbeck 
A)  Lucy Mercer 
B)  Margaret Mitchell 
C)  Paul Muni 
D)  William Faulkner 
E)  John Steinbeck

Question 5

During the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Maine and Ohio 
B)  Iowa and Vermont 
C)  Maine and Vermont 
D)  New Jersey and Florida 
E)  Texas and Utah 
A)  Maine and Ohio 
B)  Iowa and Vermont 
C)  Maine and Vermont 
D)  New Jersey and Florida 
E)  Texas and Utah

Question 6

The Dust Bowl can be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  large migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast 
B)  terrible storms that plagued the Great Basin 
C)  a severe blow to farmers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin 
D)  the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil 
E)  a movie made by the Works Progress Administration filmmaker Ansel Adams 
A)  large migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast 
B)  terrible storms that plagued the Great Basin 
C)  a severe blow to farmers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin 
D)  the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil 
E)  a movie made by the Works Progress Administration filmmaker Ansel Adams

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Charles E. Coughlin

Accepted Answer

A) author of The Grapes of Wrath 
B) created the Share-the-Wealth program 
C) served as secretary of labor 
D) was a BIA commissioner 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936
F)was a CIO leader
G)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
H)was interior secretary
I)was the "radio priest"
J)headed the FERA and the WPA 
A) author of The Grapes of Wrath 
B) created the Share-the-Wealth program 
C) served as secretary of labor 
D) was a BIA commissioner 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936
F)was a CIO leader
G)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
H)was interior secretary
I)was the "radio priest"
J)headed the FERA and the WPA

Question 8

The greatest failure of the New Deal was its inability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  restore economic prosperity and end record levels of unemployment 
B)  end segregation 
C)  be duplicated in Europe 
D)  prevent World War II 
E)  end partisan politics 
A)  restore economic prosperity and end record levels of unemployment 
B)  end segregation 
C)  be duplicated in Europe 
D)  prevent World War II 
E)  end partisan politics

Question 9

The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

Accepted Answer

A)  was heaviest in the South 
B)  succeeded in removing three of Roosevelt's cabinet members 
C)  supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Henry Wallace as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936 
D)  supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Huey Long as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936 
E)  was heaviest in New England 
A)  was heaviest in the South 
B)  succeeded in removing three of Roosevelt's cabinet members 
C)  supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Henry Wallace as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936 
D)  supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Huey Long as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936 
E)  was heaviest in New England

Question 10

The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decrease in government spending 
B)  a sharp rise in private spending 
C)  the huge government deficit 
D)  the repeal of the Revenue Act of 1935 
E)  the announcement that Social Security payroll taxes would be postponed 
A)  a sharp decrease in government spending 
B)  a sharp rise in private spending 
C)  the huge government deficit 
D)  the repeal of the Revenue Act of 1935 
E)  the announcement that Social Security payroll taxes would be postponed

Question 11

Labor's new direction in the late 1930s was toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  decentralization of union organization 
B)  industrial unions 
C)  women in unions 
D)  the Republican party 
E)  craft unions 
A)  decentralization of union organization 
B)  industrial unions 
C)  women in unions 
D)  the Republican party 
E)  craft unions

Question 12

One drawback of the Tennessee Valley Authority was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a drought could cause electricity rates to increase 
B)  it forced people to move if their land was needed for dams and lakes 
C)  Tennessee became one of the most polluted states in the nation 
D)  it put all of the private power companies in the South out of business 
E)  Alabama refused to accept "socialized electricity" 
A)  a drought could cause electricity rates to increase 
B)  it forced people to move if their land was needed for dams and lakes 
C)  Tennessee became one of the most polluted states in the nation 
D)  it put all of the private power companies in the South out of business 
E)  Alabama refused to accept "socialized electricity"

Question 13

In the case of Norris v. Alabama, the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  upheld the state's Democratic white primary 
B)  overturned a state law restricting the sale of petroleum products beyond certain quotas 
C)  upheld Alabama's claim that the Scottsboro Boys were not entitled to public defenders 
D)  dealt a major blow to FDR's New Deal 
E)  ruled that the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries denied Scottsboro defendants equal protection of the law 
A)  upheld the state's Democratic white primary 
B)  overturned a state law restricting the sale of petroleum products beyond certain quotas 
C)  upheld Alabama's claim that the Scottsboro Boys were not entitled to public defenders 
D)  dealt a major blow to FDR's New Deal 
E)  ruled that the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries denied Scottsboro defendants equal protection of the law

Question 14

Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnecessary when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court ruled that the president, and not Congress, has authority to adjust the number of justices 
B)  the Supreme Court agreed to an extension of the number of justices 
C)  Congress removed cases involving the New Deal from the Supreme Court's jurisdiction 
D)  the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal 
E)  he began using executive orders to circumvent the Supreme Court 
A)  the Supreme Court ruled that the president, and not Congress, has authority to adjust the number of justices 
B)  the Supreme Court agreed to an extension of the number of justices 
C)  Congress removed cases involving the New Deal from the Supreme Court's jurisdiction 
D)  the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal 
E)  he began using executive orders to circumvent the Supreme Court

Question 15

The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act):

Accepted Answer

A)  provided for a regressive tax 
B)  increased federal revenue significantly and thus helped finance the New Deal 
C)  raised taxes on incomes above $50,000 
D)  created a more equal distribution of wealth in America 
E)  was an FDR response to Long's "soak-the-rich tax" 
A)  provided for a regressive tax 
B)  increased federal revenue significantly and thus helped finance the New Deal 
C)  raised taxes on incomes above $50,000 
D)  created a more equal distribution of wealth in America 
E)  was an FDR response to Long's "soak-the-rich tax"

Question 16

Who served as secretary of agriculture under FDR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Morgenthau 
B)  Arthur Laffer 
C)  Milton Friedman 
D)  John Maynard Keynes 
E)  Henry A. Wallace 
A)  Henry Morgenthau 
B)  Arthur Laffer 
C)  Milton Friedman 
D)  John Maynard Keynes 
E)  Henry A. Wallace

Question 17

The National Labor Relations Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was upheld by the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler 
B)  gave jobs to several thousand unemployed miners 
C)  was often called the Wagner Act 
D)  was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935 
E)  gave employers the right to control union activities 
A)  was upheld by the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler 
B)  gave jobs to several thousand unemployed miners 
C)  was often called the Wagner Act 
D)  was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935 
E)  gave employers the right to control union activities

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Huey Long

Accepted Answer

A) author of The Grapes of Wrath 
B) created the Share-the-Wealth program 
C) served as secretary of labor 
D) was a BIA commissioner 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936
F)was a CIO leader
G)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
H)was interior secretary
I)was the "radio priest"
J)headed the FERA and the WPA 
A) author of The Grapes of Wrath 
B) created the Share-the-Wealth program 
C) served as secretary of labor 
D) was a BIA commissioner 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936
F)was a CIO leader
G)proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the money
H)was interior secretary
I)was the "radio priest"
J)headed the FERA and the WPA

Question 19

The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  train young men for the Army Corps of Engineers 
B)  provide work relief for young men 
C)  give young women an opportunity to earn money for higher education 
D)  promote conservation practices by the general public 
E)  build environmental education projects at the first national parks 
A)  train young men for the Army Corps of Engineers 
B)  provide work relief for young men 
C)  give young women an opportunity to earn money for higher education 
D)  promote conservation practices by the general public 
E)  build environmental education projects at the first national parks

Question 20

The "sit-down strike" was used successfully in 1937 by:

Accepted Answer

A)  black workers 
B)  southern workers 
C)  steel workers 
D)  automobile workers 
E)  western miners 
A)  black workers 
B)  southern workers 
C)  steel workers 
D)  automobile workers 
E)  western miners

Exam 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

During the elections of 1938:

Like Huey Long, Charles Coughlin:

The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

During the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:

The Dust Bowl can be associated with:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Charles E. Coughlin

The greatest failure of the New Deal was its inability to:

The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by:

Labor's new direction in the late 1930s was toward:

One drawback of the Tennessee Valley Authority was that:

In the case of Norris v. Alabama, the Supreme Court:

Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnecessary when:

The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act):

Who served as secretary of agriculture under FDR?

The National Labor Relations Act:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Huey Long

The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to:

The "sit-down strike" was used successfully in 1937 by:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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