Question 1

Had you lived at the time, do you think you would have been pro- or anti-Roosevelt? Why? Cite specific actions of President Roosevelt and the New Dealers to illustrate your position.

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Question 2

The National Recovery Act

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A)   formally guaranteed labor's right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.
B)   outlawed yellow dog contracts.
C)   was declared unconstitutional in the Schechter case.
D)   was immensely popular throughout the 1930s.
E)   provided for maximum hours and minimum wages.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified. 
A.Robert Wagner
B.Harry Hopkins
C.Harold Ickes
D.Frances Perkins
1) Department of Labor
2) Public Works Administration.
3) Works Progress Administration
4) National Labor Relations Act

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A)   A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B)   A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
C)   A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
D)   A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
E)   A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Eleanor Roosevelt was especially notable as an advocate for

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A)   women.
B)   the environment.
C)   African Americans.
D)   cities.
E)   impoverished and working-class Americans.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

The most immediate emergency facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president in March 1933 was

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A)   the collapse of nearly the entire banking system.
B)   runaway inflation.
C)   the growing power of demagogues such as Huey Long and Father Coughlin.
D)   the near collapse of international trade.
E)   riots by unemployed workers and farmers unable to sell their goods.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The Works Progress Administration was a major ____ program of the New Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long-range ____ program; and the Social Security Act was a major ____ program.

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A)   relief; recovery; reform
B)   reform; recovery; relief
C)   recovery; relief; reform
D)   relief; reform; recovery
E)   reform; relief; recoveryF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

What were the benefits of hiring unemployed artists and writers through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration?

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Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Glass-Steagall Act

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The Glass-Steagall Act, officially known...

Question 9

Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted. 
A.Father Coughlin
B.Huey Long
C.Francis Townsend
D.Herbert Hoover
1) "social justice"
2) "every man a king"
3) "a holy crusade for liberty"
4) "$200 a month for everyone over 60"

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A)   A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3
B)   A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
C)   A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
D)   A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
E)   A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority was seen as a particular threat to

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A)   the entire capitalist system.
B)   the Republican party.
C)   the automobile industry.
D)   the private electrical utility industry.
E)   white southern racial practices.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Prominent female social scientists of the 1930s, like Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead, brought widespread contributions to the field of

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A)   economics.
B)   political science.
C)   psychology.
D)   sociology.
E)   anthropology.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Question 13

The fate of most of the Okies and other Dust Bowl migrants who headed west to California was that they

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A)   acquired farms in the San Joaquin Valley.
B)   found steady work in the canning industry.
C)   found themselves mired in poverty, squalor, and lack of economic opportunity in the San Joaquin Valley.
D)   joined reactionary, quasi-fascist organizations in protest of Roosevelt's economic policies.
E)   formed mutually supportive evangelical religious communes.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

How revolutionary and radicalwas the New Deal? Did the New Deal reform free market capitalism in substantial ways? Evaluate the significant changes that it wrought, and determine how different the nation became politically, economically, and socially because of it.

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The New Deal was indeed revolutionary an...

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Public Works Administration

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The Public Works Administration (PWA) wa...

Question 16

All of the following are true statements about the men who joined the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)  except

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A)   there were about three million men in the program.
B)   the men were mostly young, hired to work in fresh-air camps.
C)   many of the men had criminal records.
D)   they worked on reforestation, flood control and swamp drainage projects.
E)   CCC workers helped families by sending most of their paychecks home.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Immediately after taking office, President Roosevelt responded to the banking crisis by

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A)   restoring the gold standard to guarantee the soundness of American currency.
B)   nationalizing the ten largest banks in the United States.
C)   providing major federal loans to the largest and soundest banks.
D)   establishing a new Bank of the United States to guarantee deposits.
E)   closing all American banks for a week, while reorganizing them on a sounder basis.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harry Hopkins

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