Question 1

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

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Question 2

In 1933,two days after he took office,President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)   took the country off the gold standard.
B)   ended prohibition.
C)   sent the National Industrial Recovery Act to Congress.
D)   presented to Congress a relief plan for the unemployed.
E)   closed all banks for a short period.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

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

Question 4

Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

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A)   changing the banking and currency system.
B)   taxing excess corporate profits and surplus riches.
C)   the repeal of prohibition.
D)   giving public relief jobs to women with children.
E)   the right of labor to organize in unions.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

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)   offered financial incentives to farmers who improved their production yields.
D)   created government warehouses where farmers could store their crops and use them as collateral.
E)   provided farmers with free seed and fertilizer.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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

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Question 7

The National Industrial Recovery Act sought to tighten antitrust provisions and make important concessions to labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One long-term consequence of the New Deal was that

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A)   the national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people.
B)   the government substantially transformed the distribution of power within American capitalism.
C)   it brought about a massive, long-term increase in federal power.
D)   the government effectively redistributed the wealth among the American people.
E)   the influence of the government on the economy became greater than that of private businesses.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

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 11

The most influential advocate for African Americans in the Roosevelt administration was

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A)   Harold Ickes.
B)   Harry Hopkins.
C)   Mary McLeod Bethune.
D)   Frances Perkins.
E)   Eleanor Roosevelt.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

During the 1930s,the sit-down strike

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

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss the fundamental shift that took place in the 1930s regarding the role of the federal government to help people in economic hardship.How would you assess this shift? Has it been useful or not? How does it relate to you personally today?

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In the 1930s, there was a fundamental sh...

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During President Franklin Roosevelt's early days in office,

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A)   he rapidly constructed an ambitious and diverse program of legislation to address the economic crisis.
B)   the American people concluded the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed.
C)   he showed a relative lack of interest in taking on the economic crisis directly.
D)   he believed the Depression was largely over.
E)   he attempted to hold the Hoover administration accountable for the economic crisis.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors,the federal government

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A)   refused to intervene in the dispute.
B)   assumed control of the plant.
C)   actively sided with the company.
D)   actively sided with the strikers.
E)   negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

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

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

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The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

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

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