Question 1

The Nye Committee hearings made Americans think that America fought in World War I to:

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A)   promote global democracy.
B)   prevent Germany from conquering western Europe.
C)   make profits for large American corporations.
D)   strengthen the Republican Party. C

Question 2

"Court packing" refers to FDR's proposal to:

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A)   load state courts with civil rights cases.
B)   surround himself with cabinet members from America's wealthiest families.
C)   assert more presidential control over the makeup of the Supreme Court.
D)   sue corporations who resisted implementation of New Deal reforms.

Question 3

Which of the following events happened in 1936?

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A)   Civilian Conservation Corps created.
B)   Tennessee Valley Authority created.
C)   Securities and Exchange Commission created.
D)   Supreme Court declares the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional. D

Question 4

Choose three New Deal relief programs and describe them. What were they designed to accomplish? What were 
the achievements and/or failings of these programs?

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Question 5

FDR's policies toward Latin America included all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   lowering tariffs.
B)   visiting South America.
C)   refusing to support dictators.
D)   extending the Good Neighbor policy.

Question 6

What were Hoovervilles?

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A)   They were suburban towns that experienced sharp downturns during the depression.
B)   They were the numerous soup kitchens constructed to feed the nation's hungry.
C)   They were rich sections of town where wealthy Republicans lived.
D)   They were squalid collections of shacks where the homeless of America's cities lived. D

Question 7

Which statement about conditions for African-Americans during the depression is true?

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A)   Unemployment rates for blacks stayed at the same high pre-depression rate.
B)   Blacks received equal treatment in receiving aid from relief programs.
C)   Religious charity groups often denied providing help to blacks.
D)   Blacks were generally the first workers to be fired and the last to be hired.

Question 8

A significant shift in voting demographics occurred in the 1930s when:

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A)   wealthy industrialists abandoned the Republican Party.
B)   the lowest voter turnouts in American history occurred.
C)   blacks shifted their loyalties from the Republicans to the Democrats.
D)   the "Solid South" crumbled as the Republican Party increased its popularity.

Question 9

Most countries responded to the international crisis of the Great Depression with:

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A)   strong measures to promote international finance.
B)   massive international relief efforts to help the countries hardest hit.
C)   measures to punish the Soviet Union as the supposed source of the trouble.
D)   policies that hindered international trade.

Question 10

In the first years of the depression, personal income:

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A)   dropped by more than half.
B)   did not emerge as a major problem area.
C)   remained steady, but prices rose.
D)   reflected the relative strength of the industrial economy.

Question 11

Most southerners supported the Tennessee Valley Authority because it:

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A)   reflected their socialistic values.
B)   provided government subsidies for crops.
C)   brought jobs and modern conveniences to an impoverished region.
D)   strengthened the institution of segregation in the region.

Question 12

All of the following statements are true about the Works Progress Administration EXCEPT:

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A)   despite its good intentions, it provided few jobs for Americans.
B)   the organization developed work projects for artists, musicians, and writers.
C)   it laid much of the nation's infrastructure on which the U.S. still relies.
D)   the WPA was one of many agencies in which Harry Hopkins played a major role.

Question 13

"The 100 Days" refers to:

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A)   the active first three months of FDR's first term of office.
B)   the "lame duck" final few months of Hoover's presidency.
C)   the immediate after-effects of the stock market crash.
D)   the length of the sit-down strike at Fisher body plant.

Question 14

Describe the conflict that led to FDR's proposal that the president be given more power in the organization of 
the Supreme Court. What were the specifics of FDR's "court packing" proposals?

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Question 15

Social effects of the depression included all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   lower birthrates.
B)   higher divorce rates.
C)   loss of self esteem by unemployed workers.
D)   an increase in the number of men who deserted their families.

Question 16

Militant laborers challenged traditional labor leaders by forming the:

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A)   Congress of Industrial Organizations.
B)   American Liberty League.
C)   American Federation of Labor.
D)   Knights of Labor.

Question 17

In the election of 1932:

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A)   third-party candidates played a major role.
B)   Roosevelt won by less than 5% of the vote.
C)   Roosevelt won every state south and west of Pennsylvania.
D)   Hoover's active campaigning was a major factor.

Question 18

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

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A)   unequal distribution of wealth.
B)   a drop in agricultural production in the mid-1920s.
C)   the dominance of oligopolies in the American economy.
D)   reckless banking and speculation unchecked by regulation.

Question 19

Which of the following events took place in Roosevelt's first term?

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A)   FDR proposes his ideas for "court packing."
B)   The Emergency Banking Act is passed in the effort to stabilize the banking system.
C)   The Social Security Act provides old-age pensions for the first time in U.S. history.
D)   The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded.

Question 20

The "Black Cabinet" was a term used to describe:

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A)   activists who met at the home of Mary McLeod Bethune to discuss civil rights strategies.
B)   the huge influence that Harry Hopkins and Harold Ickes had on FDR's decision-making.
C)   Supreme Court members who ruled that New Deal reforms were unconstitutional.
D)   labor leaders who argued their positions by lobbying for the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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

The Nye Committee hearings made Americans think that America fought in World War I to:

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"Court packing" refers to FDR's proposal to:

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Which of the following events happened in 1936?

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Choose three New Deal relief programs and describe them. What were they designed to accomplish? What were the achievements and/or failings of these programs?

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FDR's policies toward Latin America included all of the following EXCEPT:

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What were Hoovervilles?

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Which statement about conditions for African-Americans during the depression is true?

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A significant shift in voting demographics occurred in the 1930s when:

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Most countries responded to the international crisis of the Great Depression with:

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In the first years of the depression, personal income:

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Most southerners supported the Tennessee Valley Authority because it:

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All of the following statements are true about the Works Progress Administration EXCEPT:

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"The 100 Days" refers to:

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Describe the conflict that led to FDR's proposal that the president be given more power in the organization of the Supreme Court. What were the specifics of FDR's "court packing" proposals?

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Social effects of the depression included all of the following EXCEPT:

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Militant laborers challenged traditional labor leaders by forming the:

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In the election of 1932:

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All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

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Which of the following events took place in Roosevelt's first term?

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