Question 1

Frances Perkins,the first female cabinet member in American history,was secretary of

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A)  commerce. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  labor. 
D)  health and human services. 
E)  education. 
A)  commerce. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  labor. 
D)  health and human services. 
E)  education.

Question 2

All the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true EXCEPT that

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A)  the New Deal sanctioned sexually discriminatory wage rates. 
B)  New Deal relief agencies offered relatively little employment for women. 
C)  women were encouraged to leave the workplace to help men get jobs. 
D)  many occupations dominated by women were excluded from Social Security. 
E)  in general, women were major critics of the New Deal. 
A)  the New Deal sanctioned sexually discriminatory wage rates. 
B)  New Deal relief agencies offered relatively little employment for women. 
C)  women were encouraged to leave the workplace to help men get jobs. 
D)  many occupations dominated by women were excluded from Social Security. 
E)  in general, women were major critics of the New Deal.

Question 3

The New Deal substantially altered the distribution of power within American capitalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Theories of cultural relativism fed into New Deal plans to assimilate the American Indian into the larger white society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How was the African American experience with the New Deal different than that of poor whites? Describe both the social and economic dimensions of the African American experience.

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The African American experience with the

Question 6

The Social Security Act was part of what has been called the Second New Deal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Second New Deal,President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)  moved away from altering the income tax. 
B)  called for greater civil rights for American minority groups. 
C)  introduced government-funded unemployment checks. 
D)  rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor. 
E)  became more willing to attack corporate interests openly. 
A)  moved away from altering the income tax. 
B)  called for greater civil rights for American minority groups. 
C)  introduced government-funded unemployment checks. 
D)  rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor. 
E)  became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

Question 8

Who were the major critics of the New Deal and what were their complaints? What effect did these complaints have on the New Deal?

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The major critics of the New Deal were p

Question 9

New Deal Social Security was primarily designed to provide assistance to those who had earned it,but it also provided considerable direct assistance based on need.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The United Auto Workers pioneered the use of the sit-down strike in its dealings with the ________ company.

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The answer of The United Auto Workers pioneered the use...

Question 11

The Social Security Act of 1935

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A)  initially only offered a pension for retired workers. 
B)  did not begin making payments to participants for years. 
C)  covered all full-time working American citizens. 
D)  was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt as being too costly. 
E)  originally included a program for universal health-care. 
A)  initially only offered a pension for retired workers. 
B)  did not begin making payments to participants for years. 
C)  covered all full-time working American citizens. 
D)  was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt as being too costly. 
E)  originally included a program for universal health-care.

Question 12

The ________ Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment which made alcohol production and sale illegal,in 1933.

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The answer of The ________ Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment...

Question 13

The primary new federal agency for industrial recovery during the early New Deal was the ________.

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National R

Question 14

What major programs did the Roosevelt administration establish in its first term of office? Which programs were considered the most successful,even if they did little to change the overall economic situation of the country?

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The Roosevelt administration established

Question 15

The Works Progress Administration of 1935

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A)  gave federal relief money to those deemed "unemployable." 
B)  displayed very little flexibility or imagination. 
C)  provided mostly "make-work" jobs to the unemployed. 
D)  was under the direction of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. 
E)  was much larger than previous programs of its kind. 
A)  gave federal relief money to those deemed "unemployable." 
B)  displayed very little flexibility or imagination. 
C)  provided mostly "make-work" jobs to the unemployed. 
D)  was under the direction of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. 
E)  was much larger than previous programs of its kind.

Question 16

During the New Deal,the federal government maintained a much greater and more visible bureaucratic presence in the West than in any other region of the country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the 1930s,the smaller steel companies were more willing to accommodate unions than were the large steel companies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The severe 1937 economic downturn is known as the "________."

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The answer of The severe 1937 economic downturn is known...

Question 19

In 1936,________ was the Republican candidate for president.

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The answer of In 1936,________ was the Republican candidate for...

Question 20

In 1937,President Franklin Roosevelt decided

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A)  that there should be a sharp increase in New Deal spending. 
B)  the federal government would never be able to end the Depression. 
C)  the federal work programs would have to be continued indefinitely. 
D)  that he should try to balance the federal budget. 
E)  that Social Security should be expanded to include agricultural and domestic laborers. 
A)  that there should be a sharp increase in New Deal spending. 
B)  the federal government would never be able to end the Depression. 
C)  the federal work programs would have to be continued indefinitely. 
D)  that he should try to balance the federal budget. 
E)  that Social Security should be expanded to include agricultural and domestic laborers.

Exam 24: The New Deal

Frances Perkins,the first female cabinet member in American history,was secretary of

All the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true EXCEPT that

The New Deal substantially altered the distribution of power within American capitalism.

Theories of cultural relativism fed into New Deal plans to assimilate the American Indian into the larger white society.

How was the African American experience with the New Deal different than that of poor whites? Describe both the social and economic dimensions of the African American experience.

The Social Security Act was part of what has been called the Second New Deal.

During the Second New Deal,President Franklin Roosevelt

Who were the major critics of the New Deal and what were their complaints? What effect did these complaints have on the New Deal?

New Deal Social Security was primarily designed to provide assistance to those who had earned it,but it also provided considerable direct assistance based on need.

The United Auto Workers pioneered the use of the sit-down strike in its dealings with the ________ company.

The Social Security Act of 1935

The ________ Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment which made alcohol production and sale illegal,in 1933.

The primary new federal agency for industrial recovery during the early New Deal was the ________.

What major programs did the Roosevelt administration establish in its first term of office? Which programs were considered the most successful,even if they did little to change the overall economic situation of the country?

The Works Progress Administration of 1935

During the New Deal,the federal government maintained a much greater and more visible bureaucratic presence in the West than in any other region of the country.

During the 1930s,the smaller steel companies were more willing to accommodate unions than were the large steel companies.

The severe 1937 economic downturn is known as the "________."

In 1936,________ was the Republican candidate for president.

In 1937,President Franklin Roosevelt decided

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