Question 1

To oversee activities in the stock market,in 1934 Congress established the

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A)  Securities and Exchange Commission. 
B)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
C)  Federal Reserve Board. 
D)  Glass-Steagall Act. 
E)  Federal Emergency Relief Association. 
A)  Securities and Exchange Commission. 
B)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
C)  Federal Reserve Board. 
D)  Glass-Steagall Act. 
E)  Federal Emergency Relief Association.

Question 2

President Roosevelt had misgivings about establishing a federal "dole" for the jobless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

John L.Lewis of the United Mine Workers was one of the leaders of the fledgling ________,established in 1936.

Accepted Answer

Congress o

Question 4

President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

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A)  had little effect on future rulings by the Court. 
B)  did little political damage to his administration. 
C)  drew significant support from conservatives. 
D)  was eventually defeated in Congress. 
E)  gained Roosevelt the support of southern Democrats. 
A)  had little effect on future rulings by the Court. 
B)  did little political damage to his administration. 
C)  drew significant support from conservatives. 
D)  was eventually defeated in Congress. 
E)  gained Roosevelt the support of southern Democrats.

Question 5

During President Franklin Roosevelt's early days in office,

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A)  he believed the Depression was largely over. 
B)  he promised to take drastic, even warlike, action against economic conditions. 
C)  the American people concluded the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed. 
D)  he attempted to hold the Hoover administration accountable for the economic crisis. 
E)  he showed a relative lack of interest in taking on the economic crisis directly. 
A)  he believed the Depression was largely over. 
B)  he promised to take drastic, even warlike, action against economic conditions. 
C)  the American people concluded the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed. 
D)  he attempted to hold the Hoover administration accountable for the economic crisis. 
E)  he showed a relative lack of interest in taking on the economic crisis directly.

Question 6

The Works ________ Administration under Harry Hopkins was notable in terms of both dollars spent and new ideas generated.

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The answer of The Works ________ Administration under Harry Hopkins...

Question 7

Largely as a result of the New Deal,the Democratic Party grew massively in size and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The industrial codes set up under the National Recovery Administration set floors below which no company could lower prices or wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

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A)  sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant. 
B)  set minimum prices for retailers purchasing farm products. 
C)  provided farmers with free seed and fertilizer. 
D)  offered financial incentives to farmers who improved their production yields. 
E)  created government warehouses where farmers could store their crops and use them as collateral. 
A)  sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant. 
B)  set minimum prices for retailers purchasing farm products. 
C)  provided farmers with free seed and fertilizer. 
D)  offered financial incentives to farmers who improved their production yields. 
E)  created government warehouses where farmers could store their crops and use them as collateral.

Question 10

How was Franklin Roosevelt able to quickly restore the public's confidence in government and the economy in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was able

Question 11

The ________ Plan represented a pre-Social Security Act scheme to provide for federal pensions for senior citizens.

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The answer of The ________ Plan represented a pre-Social Security...

Question 12

The recession of 1937 seemed to many observers at the time,including the president,to be the result of reductions in federal spending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By 1935,President Roosevelt was most alarmed by the growing popularity of Senator ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1935,President Roosevelt was most alarmed by...

Question 14

New Deal policy toward American Indians,as led by John Collier,

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A)  continued past government policies. 
B)  favored Indian assimilation into the larger white culture. 
C)  was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism. 
D)  encouraged Indians to own land as individuals, rather than collectively. 
E)  led to a considerable decrease in tribal lands. 
A)  continued past government policies. 
B)  favored Indian assimilation into the larger white culture. 
C)  was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism. 
D)  encouraged Indians to own land as individuals, rather than collectively. 
E)  led to a considerable decrease in tribal lands.

Question 15

Describe the differences in the arguments of right-leaning New Deal critics with those critics from the political left.

Accepted Answer

Right-leaning New Deal critics often arg

Question 16

The election of 1936

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A)  saw Franklin Roosevelt opposed by the Republican, William Lemke. 
B)  was considered "too close to call" by opinion polls in the weeks prior to the vote. 
C)  produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party. 
D)  saw third-party challengers play a major role in the outcome. 
E)  saw the Republican challenger pick up considerable gains in the formerly "Solid South." 
A)  saw Franklin Roosevelt opposed by the Republican, William Lemke. 
B)  was considered "too close to call" by opinion polls in the weeks prior to the vote. 
C)  produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party. 
D)  saw third-party challengers play a major role in the outcome. 
E)  saw the Republican challenger pick up considerable gains in the formerly "Solid South."

Question 17

The provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act included a promise to workers that they could participate in collective bargaining,but there were no enforcement mechanisms in the legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The National Recovery Administration of 1933 did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  establish a minimum wage for labor. 
B)  make child industrial labor illegal. 
C)  set a standard for the maximum hours one could work in a week. 
D)  increase competition between companies. 
E)  set price and wage floors for most major industries. 
A)  establish a minimum wage for labor. 
B)  make child industrial labor illegal. 
C)  set a standard for the maximum hours one could work in a week. 
D)  increase competition between companies. 
E)  set price and wage floors for most major industries.

Question 19

The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

Accepted Answer

A)  saw private farmers and business leaders dominate its planning process. 
B)  was the most controversial program of the early New Deal. 
C)  was one of the costliest failures of the Roosevelt administration. 
D)  was headed by former electricity magnate Samuel Insull. 
E)  was an experiment in regional planning by the federal government. 
A)  saw private farmers and business leaders dominate its planning process. 
B)  was the most controversial program of the early New Deal. 
C)  was one of the costliest failures of the Roosevelt administration. 
D)  was headed by former electricity magnate Samuel Insull. 
E)  was an experiment in regional planning by the federal government.

Question 20

How might the New Deal have been more successful?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal could have been more succes

Exam 24: The New Deal

To oversee activities in the stock market,in 1934 Congress established the

President Roosevelt had misgivings about establishing a federal "dole" for the jobless.

John L.Lewis of the United Mine Workers was one of the leaders of the fledgling ________,established in 1936.

President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

During President Franklin Roosevelt's early days in office,

The Works ________ Administration under Harry Hopkins was notable in terms of both dollars spent and new ideas generated.

Largely as a result of the New Deal,the Democratic Party grew massively in size and power.

The industrial codes set up under the National Recovery Administration set floors below which no company could lower prices or wages.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

How was Franklin Roosevelt able to quickly restore the public's confidence in government and the economy in 1933?

The ________ Plan represented a pre-Social Security Act scheme to provide for federal pensions for senior citizens.

The recession of 1937 seemed to many observers at the time,including the president,to be the result of reductions in federal spending.

By 1935,President Roosevelt was most alarmed by the growing popularity of Senator ________.

New Deal policy toward American Indians,as led by John Collier,

Describe the differences in the arguments of right-leaning New Deal critics with those critics from the political left.

The election of 1936

The provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act included a promise to workers that they could participate in collective bargaining,but there were no enforcement mechanisms in the legislation.

The National Recovery Administration of 1933 did all of the following EXCEPT

The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

How might the New Deal have been more successful?

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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

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