Question 1

The principal government aid to women was not work relief,but cash assistance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The New Deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the

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A)   Farm Security Administration.
B)   Resettlement Administration.
C)   Civilian Conservation Corps.
D)   Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
E)   Rural Electrification Administration.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 3

What did the New Deal accomplish in the 1930s? What did it not accomplish? Why did it fail to end the Depression?

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The New Deal, implemented by President F...

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The election of 1936

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

Question 6

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 7

All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT

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A)   significant reduction in poverty in the region.
B)   improvements to water transportation.
C)   electricity being provided to thousands of new users.
D)   flooding being almost entirely eliminated in the affected region.
E)   a decline in the cost of power from private companies.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the Second New Deal,President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)   rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor.
B)   called for greater civil rights for American minority groups.
C)   moved away from altering the income tax.
D)   introduced government-funded unemployment checks.
E)   became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 10

All of the following programs were part of the Second New Deal EXCEPT

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A)   higher tax rates for the wealthy.
B)   the Wagner Act.
C)   the Holding Company Act.
D)   the National Labor Relations Act.
E)   the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

All of the following programs were part of the Second New Deal EXCEPT

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A)   the Holding Company Act.
B)   the Wagner Act.
C)   higher tax rates for the wealthy.
D)   the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
E)   the National Labor Relations Act.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The Economy Act of 1933

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A)   gave immediate pensions to retired war veterans.
B)   ordered all federal agencies to cut their workforce by ten percent.
C)   provided an infusion of cash into the economy.
D)   proposed to balance the federal budget partly by cutting government workers' salaries.
E)   gave the government authority to curb irresponsible speculation by banks.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In 1934,the American Liberty League was formed

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A)   by a coalition of radical and semi-radical organizations, including the Socialist Party.
B)   by western business leaders who felt ignored by the New Deal.
C)   to unite southerners who opposed the New Deal's support of unions.
D)   to help win public support for the more controversial New Deal programs.
E)   by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

In 1935,Senator Huey Long

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A)   had as much popular support as Franklin Roosevelt, according to opinion polls.
B)   declared he would seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1936.
C)   advocated a "flat tax" plan.
D)   advocated a $200 monthly pension for all Americans over the age of 60.
E)   had proposed a national wealth-sharing plan that involved heavily taxing the wealthiest Americans.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The sit-down strike was an effective way to prevent companies from using strikebreakers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the American West,New Deal programs

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A)   led to a change in existing racial relations.
B)   disproportionately benefited the region, with more funding than any other part of the country.
C)   were limited and had a minimal impact on life.
D)   drew considerable opposition for their environmentalist bias.
E)   focused on the few large cities.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

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

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

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The Economy Act of 1933

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All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT

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

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During the Second New Deal,President Franklin Roosevelt

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The sit-down strike was an effective way to prevent companies from using strikebreakers.

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The election of 1936

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The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

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

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