Question 1

One third of the "Okies":

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A)   died in California in 1937 and 1938
B)   faked their status in order to get free food
C)   returned to their home states
D)   ended up working as miners in the Sierra
E)   never made it to California

Question 2

The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

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A)   was heaviest in the South
B)   succeeded in removing three of Roosevelt's cabinet members
C)   supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Henry Wallace as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936
D)   supported plans to replace Roosevelt with Huey Long as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1936
E)   was heaviest in New England

Question 3

Conservatives lambasted the Social Security Act as:

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A)   an unfair tax
B)   communistic
C)   pure socialism
D)   tyrannical
E)   fascism

Question 4

The Indian Reorganization Act:

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A)   attempted to reinvigorate traditional Native American cultures
B)   broke up tribal lands and allocated them to individuals
C)   had the support of western congressmen and assimilated Indians
D)   was the brainchild of Henry Dawes
E)   reorganized tribal leaders into nonvoting members of Congress A

Question 5

FDR made black civil rights a major priority, ordering that New Deal programs not practice racial discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the various measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

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During his first term, President Rooseve...

Question 7

Richard Wright:

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A)   led the conservative outcry against New Deal business regulation
B)   starred in the original version of Scarface
C)   wrote Native Son, a story of racial prejudice
D)   was the outspoken head of the Farm Security Administration
E)   was the economist who originally dreamed up Social Security

Question 8

By the end of the 1930s, FDR's New Deal had pushed the country a large way toward socialism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income mainly through:

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A)   cutbacks in production
B)   intensive farming
C)   a government takeover of the commodity trade in Chicago
D)   state and federal subsidies
E)   marketing quotas

Question 10

Which is true of the 1936 presidential election?

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A)   FDR was reelected, but Republicans made big gains in Congress.
B)   Huey Long ran one of the strongest third-party campaigns in history.
C)   FDR defeated Alf Landon in a landslide.
D)   Concerns over the coming war in Europe dominated the campaign.
E)   FDR won every state but Texas.

Question 11

The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by:

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A)   a sharp decrease in government spending
B)   a sharp rise in private spending
C)   the huge government deficit
D)   the repeal of the Revenue Act of 1935
E)   the announcement that Social Security payroll taxes would be postponed A

Question 12

FDR called the Social Security Act the "supreme achievement" of the New Deal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By the end of 1937, which group had coalesced against the New Deal?

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A)   African Americans
B)   liberal Democrats
C)   all western Democrats
D)   Populist party members
E)   a bipartisan conservative bloc

Question 15

The American Liberty League opposed New Deal measures as violations of personal and property rights.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Eleanor Roosevelt:

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A)   primarily played the role of White House hostess
B)   had more influence than her husband in shaping New Deal policies
C)   was an official member of FDR's cabinet
D)   was especially supportive of women, blacks, and youth
E)   became most famous for her "fireside chats"

Question 17

In early 1937, FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

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A)   requiring justices to retire at age 70
B)   adding up to six additional members
C)   removing justices appointed by previous presidents
D)   making justices regularly run for election
E)   requiring Senate confirmation hearings

Question 18

In 1932 what was the percentage of American's unemployed:

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A)   25
B)   35
C)   15
D)   40
E)   50

Question 19

All of the following writers EXCEPT two (listed as a pair below)  found work writing travel guides for the Federal Writers' Project:

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A)   Ernest Hemingway and John Cheever
B)   Ralph Ellison and Saul Bellow
C)   John Cheever and Eugene O'Neil
D)   Eugene O'Neil and Ernest Hemingway
E)   Saul Bellow and John Cheever

Question 20

The dust bowl can be associated with:

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A)   large migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast
B)   terrible storms that plagued the Great Basin
C)   a severe blow to farmers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin
D)   the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil
E)   a movie made by the WPA filmmaker Ansel Adams

Exam 27: New Deal America

One third of the "Okies":

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The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

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Conservatives lambasted the Social Security Act as:

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The Indian Reorganization Act:

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FDR made black civil rights a major priority, ordering that New Deal programs not practice racial discrimination.

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Describe the various measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

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Richard Wright:

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By the end of the 1930s, FDR's New Deal had pushed the country a large way toward socialism.

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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income mainly through:

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Which is true of the 1936 presidential election?

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The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by:

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FDR called the Social Security Act the "supreme achievement" of the New Deal.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring.

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By the end of 1937, which group had coalesced against the New Deal?

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The American Liberty League opposed New Deal measures as violations of personal and property rights.

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Eleanor Roosevelt:

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In early 1937, FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

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In 1932 what was the percentage of American's unemployed:

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All of the following writers EXCEPT two (listed as a pair below) found work writing travel guides for the Federal Writers' Project:

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The dust bowl can be associated with:

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