Question 1

In 1935,Senator Huey Long

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated a "flat tax" plan. 
B)  had proposed a national wealth-sharing plan that involved heavily taxing the wealthiest Americans. 
C)  had as much popular support as Franklin Roosevelt, according to opinion polls. 
D)  declared he would seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1936. 
E)  advocated a $200 monthly pension for all Americans over the age of 60. 
A)  advocated a "flat tax" plan. 
B)  had proposed a national wealth-sharing plan that involved heavily taxing the wealthiest Americans. 
C)  had as much popular support as Franklin Roosevelt, according to opinion polls. 
D)  declared he would seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1936. 
E)  advocated a $200 monthly pension for all Americans over the age of 60.

Question 2

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During its first year,the Civil Works Administration

Accepted Answer

A)  put four million people to work. 
B)  provided relief funds but not relief work. 
C)  planned for major building projects such as dams, airports, and power plants. 
D)  made little progress in helping the jobless. 
E)  was soon replaced by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. 
A)  put four million people to work. 
B)  provided relief funds but not relief work. 
C)  planned for major building projects such as dams, airports, and power plants. 
D)  made little progress in helping the jobless. 
E)  was soon replaced by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.

Question 4

The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 1934,strong criticism of the New Deal came from

Accepted Answer

A)  the political far right. 
B)  the political far left. 
C)  dissident populists such as Huey Long. 
D)  both the political far right and the political far left. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the political far right. 
B)  the political far left. 
C)  dissident populists such as Huey Long. 
D)  both the political far right and the political far left. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Under the New Deal,African Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  were generally treated equally with other races. 
B)  received no significant appointments in the Roosevelt White House. 
C)  received more sympathy than under most previous administrations. 
D)  were able to challenge many patterns of race discrimination effectively. 
E)  found the government hostile to black aspirations. 
A)  were generally treated equally with other races. 
B)  received no significant appointments in the Roosevelt White House. 
C)  received more sympathy than under most previous administrations. 
D)  were able to challenge many patterns of race discrimination effectively. 
E)  found the government hostile to black aspirations.

Question 7

During the 1930s,the sit-down strike

Accepted Answer

A)  was first used in the steel industry. 
B)  was a new and controversial labor tactic. 
C)  was upheld by the courts and state governments. 
D)  was eventually broken by the Michigan National Guard. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was first used in the steel industry. 
B)  was a new and controversial labor tactic. 
C)  was upheld by the courts and state governments. 
D)  was eventually broken by the Michigan National Guard. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

The "Second New Deal" was launched partly in response to the

Accepted Answer

A)  president's sympathy toward the ideas of Senator Long. 
B)  persistence of the Great Depression. 
C)  Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
D)  political challenges of Senator Long and the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  president's sympathy toward the ideas of Senator Long. 
B)  persistence of the Great Depression. 
C)  Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
D)  political challenges of Senator Long and the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

Secretary of Labor ________ was the first female member of a president's cabinet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Secretary of Labor ________ was the first...

Question 10

African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs

Accepted Answer

A)  were paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs. 
B)  were among the first to be released when funds ran out. 
C)  saw existing patterns of discrimination dismantled. 
D)  were both paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs, and among the first to be released when funds ran out. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs. 
B)  were among the first to be released when funds ran out. 
C)  saw existing patterns of discrimination dismantled. 
D)  were both paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs, and among the first to be released when funds ran out. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Roosevelt's "Court-packing plan" called for replacing conservative justices with liberal ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to

Accepted Answer

A)  artists and sculptors. 
B)  grooms and jockeys. 
C)  writers and musicians. 
D)  artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  artists and sculptors. 
B)  grooms and jockeys. 
C)  writers and musicians. 
D)  artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

Describe how the New Deal affected the evolution of organized labor during the 1930s.What changes did industrial labor organizations go through on their own?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal had a significant impact on

Question 14

The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

Accepted Answer

A)  industry saw prices decline. 
B)  industrial production rose. 
C)  large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process. 
D)  both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  industry saw prices decline. 
B)  industrial production rose. 
C)  large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process. 
D)  both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  fostered stronger and more varied interest groups. 
B)  created a unified, government-controlled economy. 
C)  created a harmonious, ordered economy. 
D)  created laws that provided equal economic opportunity for all American workers. 
E)  ended the Depression. 
A)  fostered stronger and more varied interest groups. 
B)  created a unified, government-controlled economy. 
C)  created a harmonious, ordered economy. 
D)  created laws that provided equal economic opportunity for all American workers. 
E)  ended the Depression.

Question 17

By the end of 1938,

Accepted Answer

A)  the nation had largely emerged from the Depression. 
B)  President Roosevelt began what became known as the "Third New Deal." 
C)  Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms. 
D)  the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal. 
E)  the New Deal had largely come to an end. 
A)  the nation had largely emerged from the Depression. 
B)  President Roosevelt began what became known as the "Third New Deal." 
C)  Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms. 
D)  the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal. 
E)  the New Deal had largely come to an end.

Question 18

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the labor practice of a "closed shop." 
B)  gave government the authority to force employers to accept labor unions. 
C)  enforced the labor practice of an "open shop." 
D)  resulted in the Supreme Court's striking down of the Wagner Act. 
E)  invalidated Section 7(a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 
A)  ended the labor practice of a "closed shop." 
B)  gave government the authority to force employers to accept labor unions. 
C)  enforced the labor practice of an "open shop." 
D)  resulted in the Supreme Court's striking down of the Wagner Act. 
E)  invalidated Section 7(a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Question 19

What was the significance of the result of the 1936 elections?

Accepted Answer

The 1936 United States presidential elec

Question 20

By 1936,the black vote had become evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The New Deal

In 1935,Senator Huey Long

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

During its first year,the Civil Works Administration

The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

In 1934,strong criticism of the New Deal came from

Under the New Deal,African Americans

During the 1930s,the sit-down strike

The "Second New Deal" was launched partly in response to the

Secretary of Labor ________ was the first female member of a president's cabinet.

African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs

Roosevelt's "Court-packing plan" called for replacing conservative justices with liberal ones.

The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to

Describe how the New Deal affected the evolution of organized labor during the 1930s.What changes did industrial labor organizations go through on their own?

The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was that it

By the end of 1938,

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

What was the significance of the result of the 1936 elections?

By 1936,the black vote had become evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

Filters