Question 1

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)   reassuring Americans that all their banking deposits were safe.
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 E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Every Man a King"

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Question 3

President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court

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A)   more conservative.
B)   more independent of Congress.
C)   more sympathetic to New Deal programs.
D)   less burdened with appellate cases.
E)   more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alfred M.Landon

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Question 5

The group that had experienced the worst suffering as a result of the Great Depression was

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A)   women.
B)   factory workers.
C)   African Americans.
D)   skilled men.
E)   immigrants.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

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) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s.Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not.Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

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Question 8

Select the three most important programs of the New Deal,explain what they did,and tell why you chose these three.

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Question 9

Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

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A)   education
B)   domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt
C)   family ties with Teddy Roosevelt
D)   affliction with infantile paralysis
E)   service in World War IF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Franklin Roosevelt's qualities as a leader included

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A)   pugnaciousness and eagerness to take on controversy.
B)   poor public speaking ability.
C)   optimism.
D)   personal charm and persuasiveness.
E)   willingness to experiment.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pearl Buck

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Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John L.Lewis

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Question 13

Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted.

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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) C) and E)

Question 14

While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency in early 1933,Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to commit to

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A)   maintaining a balanced federal budget.
B)   renewal of the extremely high Hawley-Smoot Tariff.
C)   an anti-inflationary policy that would have made much of the New Deal impossible.
D)   appointing some Republicans to his cabinet.
E)   a policy of not offering direct welfare to the unemployed.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to

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A)   provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry.
B)   control floods in the Tennessee and Cumblerland valleys.
C)   prevent soil erosion throughout the region.
D)   build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region.
E)   resettle poor farmers on more productive land.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

In 1935,President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to

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A)   help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California.
B)   place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed.
C)   move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl.
D)   find jobs for farmers in industry.
E)   help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

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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) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Cite evidence to demonstrate that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression." Then cite achievements of value that the New Deal did in fact accomplish.

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Question 19

In 1932,Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by

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A)   nationalizing all banks and major industries.
B)   mobilizing America's youth as in wartime.
C)   returning to the traditional policies of laissez-faire capitalism.
D)   continuing the policies already undertaken by President Hoover.
E)   experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The Glass-Steagall Act

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A)   took the United States off the gold standard.
B)   empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks temporarily.
C)   created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock exchange.
D)   permitted commercial banks to engage in Wall Street financial dealings.
E)   created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pearl Buck

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Match each New Deal critic below with the cause or slogan that he promoted.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alfred M.Landon

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List the major factors that brought a close to the New Deal in the late 1930s.Separate the list into those that President Roosevelt had some control over and those that he did not.Explain how the combination of these factors ended the New Deal.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Every Man a King"

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The group that had experienced the worst suffering as a result of the Great Depression was

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Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or program with which he or she was closely identified.

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While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency in early 1933,Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to commit to

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Cite evidence to demonstrate that "the most damning indictment of the New Deal was that it failed to cure the Depression." Then cite achievements of value that the New Deal did in fact accomplish.

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President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court

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The Glass-Steagall Act

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Select the three most important programs of the New Deal,explain what they did,and tell why you chose these three.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John L.Lewis

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Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.

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