Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Collier

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A)  author of The Grapes of Wrath
B)  created the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  served as secretary of labor
D)  was a BIA commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a CIO leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was interior secretaryI) was the "radio priest"J) headed the FERA and the WPAK) A) and G)
L) C) and F)

Question 2

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The fair practices codes of the NRA did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   prohibit child labor
B)   establish minimum wages of $13 per week
C)   set a forty-hour workweek
D)   break up large corporations
E)   establish minimum wages of $12 per week in the SouthF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

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"F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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 hearingsF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

How did the nation's perceptions of the role of government-its powers and responsibilities-change in the 1930s?

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Question 7

This organization sought to set workplace standards, such as child labor restrictions:

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A)   Agricultural Adjustment Act
B)   Federal Emergency Relief Association
C)   National Recovery Association
D)   Works Progress Administration
E)   Civilian Conservation CorpsF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

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

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The first hundred days of Franklin D. Ro...

Question 9

The Bonus Expeditionary Force was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

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A)   cutbacks in public works, to shore up the public treasury
B)   a stricter credit policy by the Federal Reserve, to stop the flow of "easy money" available for speculation
C)   an increase in aid to farmers, to allow them to produce more
D)   extending federal loans to individuals
E)   asking businessmen to maintain wages and avoid layoffs, in order to keep purchasing power strongF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court:

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A)   overturned the Farm Credit Act
B)   overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act
C)   decided that Schechter was involved in interstate, not local, trade
D)   upheld the constitutionality of the second Agricultural Adjustment Act
E)   said that the Agricultural Adjustment Act was unconstitutionalF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

By executive decree, Roosevelt reorganized all federal farm credit agencies into the Farm Credit Administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Farm Security Administration:

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A)   administered the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (the "Second AAA") 
B)   offered loans to marginal farmers (so they could avoid falling into tenancy)  and to tenant farmers (so they could purchase their own farms) 
C)   provided federal subsidies for the expansion of large farms
D)   established educational programs to teach farmers new agricultural methods
E)   concentrated on rehabilitating devastated soils on the Great PlainsF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Huey Long:

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A)   developed a program called the Share-the-Wealth Society
B)   founded the National Union for Social Justice
C)   challenged FDR for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1936
D)   complained that the New Deal had gone too far by infringing on "the rights of persons and property"
E)   called Social Security a "socialistic share-the-wealth program"F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

Franklin D. Roosevelt:

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A)   was born into a family of sharecroppers
B)   was twice elected governor of Georgia
C)   was permanently disabled after contracting polio
D)   supported the continuation of Prohibition
E)   was a graduate of the Naval AcademyF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the presidential election of 1936:

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A)   African Americans voted overwhelmingly Republican for the first time since Reconstruction
B)   Republicans won most of the western farm vote and almost upset Roosevelt
C)   Republicans hoped that third-party candidates might split the Democratic vote and throw the election to them
D)   Socialist and Communist candidates together received over 2 million votes
E)   Roosevelt's illness put vice-presidential candidate Harry Truman in the spotlightF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alfred M. Landon

Accepted Answer

A)  author of The Grapes of Wrath
B)  created the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  served as secretary of labor
D)  was a BIA commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a CIO leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was interior secretaryI) was the "radio priest"J) headed the FERA and the WPAK) D) and J)
L) C) and H)

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Harold Ickes

Accepted Answer

A)  author of The Grapes of Wrath
B)  created the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  served as secretary of labor
D)  was a BIA commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a CIO leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over 60 who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was interior secretaryI) was the "radio priest"J) headed the FERA and the WPAK) E) and H)
L) A) and F)

Question 20

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:

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A)   set a minimum wage of 40¢ an hour
B)   protected workers' right to form unions
C)   was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
D)   required equal pay for female workers
E)   prohibited the employment of children under the age of twelveF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939

Eleanor Roosevelt:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Collier

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During the presidential election of 1936:

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By executive decree, Roosevelt reorganized all federal farm credit agencies into the Farm Credit Administration.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:

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This organization sought to set workplace standards, such as child labor restrictions:

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

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alfred M. Landon

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How did the nation's perceptions of the role of government-its powers and responsibilities-change in the 1930s?

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The Farm Security Administration:

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The Agricultural Adjustment Administration required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.

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Hoover's early efforts to end the Depression included:

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The Bonus Expeditionary Force was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

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

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Harold Ickes

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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court:

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The fair practices codes of the NRA did all of the following EXCEPT:

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

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Huey Long:

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Franklin D. Roosevelt:

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