Question 1

The "sit-down strike" was used successfully in 1937 by:

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A)   black workers
B)   southern workers
C)   steel workers
D)   automobile workers
E)   western minersF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

In the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:

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A)   Maine and Ohio
B)   Iowa and Vermont
C)   Maine and Vermont
D)   New Jersey and Florida
E)   Texas and UtahF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Describe the "First Hundred Days" of FDR's presidency. What, if any, accomplishments did he have?

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Question 4

Who served as Interior Secretary under FDR?

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A)   Henry Morgenthau
B)   Arthur Laffer
C)   Milton Friedman
D)   John Maynard Keynes
E)   Harold IckesF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following refused to apply for a Social Security card?

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A)   Al Smith
B)   Herbert Hoover
C)   Theodore Roosevelt
D)   Eugene Debs
E)   Franklin D. RooseveltF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

In the elections of 1938:

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A)   Roosevelt was defeated in his bid for reelection
B)   Roosevelt's attempts to "purge" the Democratic party were largely unsuccessful
C)   Republicans won control of the House and the Democrats kept a majority of only two in the Senate
D)   Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats kept a majority of only two in the House
E)   Roosevelt's decision to run for a third time led to Republicans calling him a fascistF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

During the Depression, the U.S. government deported 500,000 Mexican Americans and their American-born children because:

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A)   officials wanted to protect them from the KKK in Texas and New Mexico
B)   officials wanted to avoid the costs of providing them with public service
C)   officials wanted to put Okies to work in the California cotton fields
D)   officials felt that the race tensions in American cities was too great
E)   officials were worried that Mexico might attempt to reclaim ArizonaF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One drawback of the Tennessee Valley Authority was that:

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A)   a drought could cause electricity rates to increase
B)   it forced people to move if their land was needed for dams and lakes
C)   Tennessee became one of the most polluted states in the nation
D)   it put all of the private power companies in the South out of business
E)   Alabama refused to accept "socialized electricity"F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

The AAA required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The greatest failure of the New Deal was its inability to:

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A)   restore economic prosperity and end record levels of unemployment
B)   end segregation
C)   be duplicated in Europe
D)   prevent World War II
E)   end partisan politicsF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

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A)   Lucy Mercer
B)   Margaret Mitchell
C)   Paul Muni
D)   William Faulkner
E)   John SteinbeckF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

How did the "thunder from the political left" shape New Deal policies?

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Question 14

By 1935, the NRA had become unpopular.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At the outset of his presidency, to deal with the banking crisis, Roosevelt:

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A)   pushed through a bank bailout bill worth more than $7 billion
B)   used his emergency powers to nationalize the banking industry
C)   put strict limits on the issuance of paper currency
D)   ordered the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates
E)   declared a bank holiday, shutting the banks down brieflyF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results, they halted the economic downturn and provided the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1938, Martin Dies, a congressman from Texas, used to brand New Dealers as .

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A)   the radio; too conservative
B)   the Ways and Means Committee; spendthrifts
C)   the Republican national convention; socialists
D)   the Committee on Un-American Activities; Communists
E)   a newspaper column; traitorsF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true?

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A)   It was, according to Roosevelt, the "supreme achievement" of the New Deal.
B)   It committed the national government to a broad range of welfare activities.
C)   It provided old-age pensions.
D)   It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.
E)   It was a regressive tax that pinched the poor more than the rich.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

The National Labor Relations Act:

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A)   was upheld by the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler
B)   gave jobs to several thousand unemployed miners
C)   was often called the Wagner Act
D)   was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935
E)   gave employers the right to control union activitiesF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 20

All of the following is true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

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A)   it provided part-time employment to students
B)   it was part of the WPA
C)   it set up technical training programs
D)   it was the parent organization for the CCC
E)   it provided Richard Nixon with a jobF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 27: New Deal America

The AAA required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.

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At the outset of his presidency, to deal with the banking crisis, Roosevelt:

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Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results, they halted the economic downturn and provided the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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Which of the following refused to apply for a Social Security card?

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Who served as Interior Secretary under FDR?

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The greatest failure of the New Deal was its inability to:

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In the elections of 1938:

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During the Depression, the U.S. government deported 500,000 Mexican Americans and their American-born children because:

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In 1938, Martin Dies, a congressman from Texas, used to brand New Dealers as .

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By 1935, the NRA had become unpopular.

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The National Labor Relations Act:

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In the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:

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Describe the "First Hundred Days" of FDR's presidency. What, if any, accomplishments did he have?

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The "sit-down strike" was used successfully in 1937 by:

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The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

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How did the "thunder from the political left" shape New Deal policies?

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Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true?

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All of the following is true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

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One drawback of the Tennessee Valley Authority was that:

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