Chapter 24 Module quiz 6

What environmental disaster struck the nation during the Depression?

Dust Bowl

How did U.S. Steel in 1937 respond to the newly formed Steel Workers' Organizing Committee?

It recognized the union, granted a wage increase, and agreed to a forty-hour week.

Which piece of New Deal legislation established the principle of federal responsibility for social welfare and created the basic framework for the welfare system?

Social Security Act

What groups were the Farm Security Administration designed to benefit?

Tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Which of the following did the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 not do?

it outlawed closed shops

Which of the following was not an approach that Franklin Roosevelt used during the early years of his administration to fight the depression? -business-government cooperation and pump-priming federal spending. -subsidized crop reduction. -short-term emergency relief for the jobless, provided directly by --the federal government if necessary. -nationalization of the railroads and steel industry. -public works projects to provide jobs and stimulate the economy.

nationalization of the railroads and steel industry.

What type of entertainment did the Frank Capra films Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington provide?

They were patriotic and idealistic portrayals of the triumph of "the people" over entrenched interests.

The Civilian Conservation Corps

employed jobless young men in rural projects such as reforestation, park maintenance, and erosion control.

The Scottsboro Boys were

African-American teenagers sentenced to death by an all-white jury on highly suspect rape charges.

How did the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) influence the labor movement? -It guaranteed collective-bargaining rights. -It permitted closed shops. -It outlawed the practice of blacklisting union leaders. -It created the National Labor Relations Board. -All of these choices

All of these choices

What was the radio adaptation of War of the Worlds about?

An alien landing

Which of the following is an accurate statement about unemployment during the New Deal?

As late as 1939 more than 17 percent of the labor force remained jobless.

Which of the following companies bitterly resisted unionization in the 1930s?

Ford Motor Company

Which New Deal legislation banned child labor, established a minimum wage, and set maximum hours for the work week?

Fair Labor Standards Act

Which of the following examples of New Deal legislation is correctly paired with what its purpose?

Fair Labor Standards Act: Banned child labor and set a national minimum wage.

What did John Steinbeck describe in The Grapes of Wrath?

He described the desperate struggles of an uprooted dust-bowl family.

Which statement best describes Franklin Roosevelt's position concerning the Depression in the 1932 presidential campaign?

He promised to end the depression but offered only vague plans describing how he was going to do it.

How did the American economic crisis affect the European economy?

It also experienced a crisis as world trade declined.

Which group faced appalling labor conditions in California's agricultural regions?

Mexican-Americans

What did Eleanor Roosevelt see as her primary role as First Lady?

She wanted to serve as an observer for her husband and promote social reform.

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the stock market in the months leading up to the October 1929 crash? -There was a frenzied upsurge in stock prices. -The market value of all stocks more than tripled in four years. -Stockbrokers lending buyers up to 75 percent of a stock's cost -Steep income-tax hikes suddenly cut the flow of money into the market. -Investment trusts lured novices into the market

Steep income-tax hikes suddenly cut the flow of money into the market.

Which statement best describes union membership in the 1930s?

Unions gained membership, growing from only 3 million in 1933 to over 8 million in 1941.

Which of the following was not a popular pastime during the depression? -Going to the movies -Watching television -Reading novels -Listening to the radio -Listening to "swing" music

Watching television

Who were the 1932 "bonus marchers"?

World War I veterans who marched on Washington to lobby for immediate cash payments of their veterans' bonuses.

The Committee for Industrial Organization was established

to organize all workers in a particular industry, regardless of race, gender, or degree of skill.