Question 1

The deepening inequality of income in the 1920s contributed to the Great Depression because

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A)  the rich spent a smaller proportion of their incomes on consumption than wage earners did.
B)  the working class spent far less than the wealthy on consumer goods.
C)  reduced tax rates meant the government had a smaller budget with which to invest in economic recovery.
D)  the wealthy paid extremely high taxes, which hindered spending.​
E)  None of these choices.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal would have allowed him to appoint _____________ additional justices to the court.

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The answer of Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal would have allowed...

Question 3

For the farmers of the Great Plains, the New Deal programs offered little, as their major problem was ecological.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best be described as

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A)  unlimited government spending and restrictive social policies.
B)  interventionist in economic matters and libertarian on questions of personal behavior.
C)  promoting free enterprise in economic matters but social regulation of personal behavior.
D)  limited government spending and no stance on personal liberties.
E)  expanding government ownership of businesses and government regulation of personal behavior.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

The United Auto Workers launched a sit-down strike against ____________________ in 1936.

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The answer of The United Auto Workers launched a sit-down...

Question 6

Examine the impact of the New Deal on America's dispossessed: American Indians, Mexican Americans and African Americans.

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The New Deal had a significant impact on...

Question 7

President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________.

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The answer of President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to...

Question 8

The ____________________ was designed to improve the economic lot of tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and farm workers.

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Farm Secur...

Question 9

The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting assimilation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The black opera singer who sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 in a symbolic concert against racism was

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A)  Marian Anderson.
B)  Kathleen Battle.
C)  Beverly Sills.
D)  Jessye Norman.
E)  Ella Fitzgerald.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home mortgages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the court-packing plan, FDR asked Congress to authorize an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The AAA focused specifically of the plight of sharecroppers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The 1936 presidential election is especially significant because​

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A)  Democrats became known as the party of the "forgotten American."​
B)  Black voters abandoned their long-time allegiance to the Republican Party.​
C)  large numbers of pro-New Deal voters came out to ensure Roosevelt's re-election.​
D)  Roosevelt won his third term in office.​
E)  All of these choices.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The people who organized and directed the New Deal programs were mostly

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A)  well-educated, male, technocrats.
B)  members of ethnic and religious minority groups.
C)  working-class urbanites with little or no advanced education.
D)  university professors eager to put their theories into action.
E)  immigrants who brought radical ideas from abroad.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The Social Security system excluded many of the female-dominated occupations from coverage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.

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The answer of ____________________ was the first female cabinet member...

Question 20

The largest and most violent strike of the 1930s occurred among ____ workers.

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A)  farm
B)  electrical
C)  auto
D)  textile
E)  coalF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 25: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

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The ____________________ was designed to improve the economic lot of tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and farm workers.

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President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________.

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The 1936 presidential election is especially significant because​

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For the farmers of the Great Plains, the New Deal programs offered little, as their major problem was ecological.

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The AAA focused specifically of the plight of sharecroppers.

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The black opera singer who sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 in a symbolic concert against racism was

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____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.

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The deepening inequality of income in the 1920s contributed to the Great Depression because

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The United Auto Workers launched a sit-down strike against ____________________ in 1936.

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The people who organized and directed the New Deal programs were mostly

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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.

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The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting assimilation.

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Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal would have allowed him to appoint _____________ additional justices to the court.

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Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines.

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