Question 1

Trace the election of 1932.How did both parties settle on their respective nominees,and what was the result of the election?

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Question 2

How did New Deal reforms attempt to raise farm prices and stabilize industry?

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The New Deal, a series of programs and p...

Question 3

In early 1937,FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

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A)  requiring justices to retire at age seventy.
B)  adding up to six additional members.
C)  removing justices appointed by previous presidents.
D)  making justices regularly run for election.
E)  requiring Senate-confirmation hearings.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Discuss the impact the New Deal had on minorities in the United States.

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The New Deal had a significant impact on...

Question 5

The National Labor Relations Act:

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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.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

Codes of fair practice were part of the:

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A)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
B)  Home Owners' Loan Corporation.
C)  National Recovery Administration.
D)  Public Works Administration.
E)  Works Progress Administration.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Huey Long

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A)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  as a law student,found work through the Works Progress Administration
D)  was the Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a Congress of Industrial Organizations leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was director of an National Youth Administration programI) was a "radio priest"J) cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth termK) B) and E)
L) B) and F)

Question 9

How did Huey Long and other critics shape New Deal policies?

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Huey Long, the charismatic and controver...

Question 10

Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results,they halted the economic downturn and provided the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The fair practices codes of the National Recovery Administration did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  prohibit child labor.
B)  establish minimum wages of $13 per week.
C)  set a forty-hour workweek.
D)  break up large corporations.
E)  establish a minimum wage of $12 per week in the South.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-John L.Lewis

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A)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  as a law student,found work through the Works Progress Administration
D)  was the Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a Congress of Industrial Organizations leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was director of an National Youth Administration programI) was a "radio priest"J) cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth termK) A) and C)
L) G) and I)

Question 13

The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income,mainly through:

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A)  cutbacks in production.
B)  intensive farming.
C)  a government takeover of the commodity trade in Chicago.
D)  state and federal subsidies.
E)  marketing quotas.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Alfred M.Landon

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A)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  as a law student,found work through the Works Progress Administration
D)  was the Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a Congress of Industrial Organizations leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was director of an National Youth Administration programI) was a "radio priest"J) cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth termK) F) and J)
L) D) and I)

Question 15

In 1933,President Roosevelt confronted all the following major challenges EXCEPT:

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A)  reviving the economy.
B)  relieving the widespread human misery.
C)  defending the country against communism.
D)  rescuing the farm sector.
E)  rescuing the desperate farm families.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

During the presidential election of 1936:

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A)  African Americans voted overwhelmingly Republican for the first time since Reconstruction.
B)  Republicans won most of the western farm vote and almost upset Roosevelt.
C)  Republicans hoped that third-party candidates might split the Democratic vote and throw the election to them.
D)  Socialist and Communist candidates together received more than 2 million votes.
E)  Roosevelt's illness put vice-presidential candidate Harry Truman in the spotlight.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1932,how many millions of people were unemployed in America?

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A)  25
B)  35
C)  15
D)  40
E)  50F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Because of the Tennessee Valley Authority,the Tennessee River became:

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A)  the water source for Atlanta,Birmingham,Nashville,and hundreds of small towns.
B)  known as the "Great Lakes of the South."
C)  the most polluted river in the nation.
D)  known as "the Southern Snake."
E)  "politicized nature," as Alabama refused to accept "socialized electricity."F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

On his second day in office,Franklin D.Roosevelt called upon Congress to meet in a special session on March 9 to pass the:

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A)  Emergency Banking Relief Act.
B)  Beer-Wine Revenue Act.
C)  Emergency Farm Mortgage Act.
D)  Farm Credit Act.
E)  Agricultural Adjustment Act.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Exam 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939

In 1932,how many millions of people were unemployed in America?

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Because of the Tennessee Valley Authority,the Tennessee River became:

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The fair practices codes of the National Recovery Administration did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Trace the election of 1932.How did both parties settle on their respective nominees,and what was the result of the election?

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On his second day in office,Franklin D.Roosevelt called upon Congress to meet in a special session on March 9 to pass the:

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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income,mainly through:

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During the presidential election of 1936:

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Huey Long

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In 1933,President Roosevelt confronted all the following major challenges EXCEPT:

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How did Huey Long and other critics shape New Deal policies?

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The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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The National Labor Relations Act:

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Codes of fair practice were part of the:

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Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results,they halted the economic downturn and provided the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -John L.Lewis

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Discuss the impact the New Deal had on minorities in the United States.

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How did New Deal reforms attempt to raise farm prices and stabilize industry?

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In early 1937,FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Alfred M.Landon

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

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