Question 1

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

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Two groups who gained little from New De...

Question 2

Franklin Roosevelt's policy toward Latin America

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A)   was designed to improve relations and stimulate trade between the United States and Latin America.
B)   was a continuation of the interventionist policies initiated by Theodore Roosevelt.
C)   restricted U.S.investments in the area.
D)   spread the Depression to all the nations of the Western Hemisphere.
E)   dispatched troops whenever U.S.interests were threatened.

Question 3

The Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup

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A)   reinforced the public's faith in their political and military institutions.
B)   reinforced the public's political pessimism concerning the failure of American political institutions.
C)   angered animal rights activists because of its cruelty to ducks.
D)   supported New Deal liberalism.
E)   was never allowed to be shown.

Question 4

The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to advance the cause of racial equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following statements regarding Herbert Hoover are false except he

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A)   had an international reputation for successfully feeding millions of European soldiers and civilians.
B)   served two terms in the U.S.Senate before being elected president.
C)   motto was "the buck stops here."
D)   was the only Democrat elected president during the 1920s.
E)   had personally never known what it was like to be poor.

Question 6

President Roosevelt's first order of business was to

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A)   help the unemployed.
B)   help poor farmers.
C)   save the nation's financial system.
D)   implement a system of social security.
E)   bail out the railroads.

Question 7

Under the New Deal, African Americans

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A)   were completely ignored.
B)   were appointed to high-level positions including cabinet posts.
C)   received the same pay and job opportunities as whites.
D)   continued to face discrimination and disfranchisement.
E)   returned to their southern farms.

Question 8

Not all businessmen opposed the Second New Deal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the demands of labor during the 1930s.

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The demands of labor during the New Deal...

Question 10

The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________.

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The answer of The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________....

Question 11

The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to establish "associations" of business leaders and farmers that would regulate their own industries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Congress responded to the Supreme Court decision declaring the AAA unconstitutional by

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A)   repassing the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
B)   blaming the Court for the continued farm crisis.
C)   impeaching the Chief Justice.
D)   passing the Aid to Agriculture Act.
E)   passing the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.

Question 14

The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert Hoover.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Question 16

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected only manufactured products.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Each of the following was part of the First New Deal (1935-1937)  except the

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A)   Public Works Administration.
B)   Civilian Conservation Corps.
C)   Works Progress Administration.
D)   Tennessee Valley Authority.
E)   National Industrial Recovery Act.

Question 18

As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The United Auto Workers forced General Motors to make concessions to workers by staging a(n) ____________________ strike.

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The answer of The United Auto Workers forced General Motors...

Question 20

The popularity of the Superman comics reflected

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A)   public acceptance of the role of aggressive working women in U.S.society.
B)   the growth of the new sport of body building.
C)   anxiety over the threat of foreign invasion.
D)   a decline in public intelligence and reading skills.
E)   working-class male anxiety over threats posed by insensitive employers.

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

The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert Hoover.

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President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to advance the cause of racial equality.

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Each of the following was part of the First New Deal (1935-1937) except the

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The United Auto Workers forced General Motors to make concessions to workers by staging a(n) ____________________ strike.

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected only manufactured products.

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As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.

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The Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup

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

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The best-selling novel in 1939 was ____________________.

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President Roosevelt's first order of business was to

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Franklin Roosevelt's policy toward Latin America

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All of the following statements regarding Herbert Hoover are false except he

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Describe the demands of labor during the 1930s.

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