Question 1

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

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A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 2

The National Recovery Administration (NRA) failed largely because

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A)  businesses and labor aggressively and universally resisted any regulation of wages, prices, and hours by the agency. 
B)  it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public. 
C)  Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, proved to be an incompetent administrator. 
D)  it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management. 
E)  the agency did not have enough power to control business.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the election of 1932.

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Question 4

What is the evidence to support the contention that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression"? What are the political, economic, and social achievements of value that the New Deal and President Roosevelt's optimistic and self-confident leadership during the Great Depression did in fact accomplish?

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Question 5

The first Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) raised the money that it paid to farmers not to grow crops by

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A)  raising the tariff. 
B)  imposing a tax on the sale of farms. 
C)  selling government surplus grain. 
D)  increasing taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  taxing processors of farm products.

Question 6

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to

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A)  reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government. 
B)  encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims. 
C)  reinforce the coercive assimilation policies since the Dawes Act of 1887. 
D)  pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government. 
E)  persuade Native Americans to give up their native crafts and tribal traditions.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Huey Long.

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Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of John L. Lewis.

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Question 9

List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s. Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not. Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

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Question 10

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

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A)  nationalize all banks and public utility companies. 
B)  make Jews pay for causing the Great Depression. 
C)  help farmers and workers organize to resist the power of corporations. 
D)  provide the unemployed and elderly a $200-a-month social security payment. 
E)  "share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich and giving every family $5,000.

Question 11

By 1938, the New Deal

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A)  had lost most of its momentum. 
B)  turned more toward direct relief than social reform. 
C)  had plainly failed to achieve its objectives. 
D)  had won over the majority of business people to its policies. 
E)  was prepared to embark on ambitious new initiatives.

Question 12

Franklin Roosevelt's qualities as a leader included

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A)  persuasive and effective public communicator of his political messages. 
B)  empathy and compassion for Americans struggling to survive the Great Depression. 
C)  confident optimism in the face of the dire social and economic circumstances facing the country. 
D)  personal charm and a sharp wit. 
E)  willingness to experiment.

Question 13

The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was

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A)  the collapse of nearly the entire banking system. 
B)  runaway inflation. 
C)  the growing power of demagogues such as Huey Long and Father Coughlin. 
D)  the near collapse of international trade. 
E)  riots by unemployed workers and farmers unable to sell their goods.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of Harold Ickes.

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Question 15

Cite at least three New Deal programs that clearly derived from the early 20^th-century Progressive era. Also, explain how government action during World War I itself can be viewed as a precursor to the New Deal.

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Question 16

What were the benefits of hiring unemployed artists and writers through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration?

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Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Recovery Administration.

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Question 18

Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard and adopted a managed currency policy designed to

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A)  stimulate inflation. 
B)  reduce the traded price of gold. 
C)  reduce the traded price of silver. 
D)  reduce the amount of money in circulation. 
E)  shake up the Federal Reserve Board.

Question 19

The text authors conclude that Franklin Roosevelt "was in fact Hamiltonian in his espousal of big government, but Jeffersonian in his concern for the 'forgotten man.' " How did the New Deal specifically reflect this combination of "Hamiltonian means" to achieve "Jeffersonian ends"? What were the successes and failures of this approach?

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Question 20

Before he was elected president in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had already

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A)  served as governor of New York. 
B)  run for Vice President of the United States. 
C)  been assistant secretary of the navy. 
D)  been the American ambassador to Britain. 
E)  been a United States senator.

Exam 31: The Great Depression and the New Deal

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

The National Recovery Administration (NRA) failed largely because

Identify and state the historical significance of the election of 1932.

The first Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) raised the money that it paid to farmers not to grow crops by

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to

Identify and state the historical significance of Huey Long.

Identify and state the historical significance of John L. Lewis.

List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s. Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not. Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained a large national following by promising to

By 1938, the New Deal

Franklin Roosevelt's qualities as a leader included

The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was

Identify and state the historical significance of Harold Ickes.

Cite at least three New Deal programs that clearly derived from the early 20th-century Progressive era. Also, explain how government action during World War I itself can be viewed as a precursor to the New Deal.

What were the benefits of hiring unemployed artists and writers through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration?

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Recovery Administration.

Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard and adopted a managed currency policy designed to

Before he was elected president in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had already

Cite at least three New Deal programs that clearly derived from the early 20^th-century Progressive era. Also, explain how government action during World War I itself can be viewed as a precursor to the New Deal.