Chapter 3 quiz three quiz
relief to farmers and rise in farm prices
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This legislation was used to reduce farm production and purchase surplus crops. Tennessee Valley Authority Agricultural Adjustment Act National Industrial Recovery Act None of the above
Agricultural Adjustment Act
program giving jobs in conservation
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Something bought and sold is a
commodity
against change; keeping the present order of things
conservative
the state of finances and resources of a nation
economy
illegal leasing of federal oil reserves
6 Teapot Dome Scandal
Why were Americans disinterested in President Wilson's programs after the Great War? The programs were less expensive. America was too weak to follow up on them. Americans were tired of causes and reforms. Americans wanted to forget the war and enjoy life.
Americans were tired of causes and reforms. Americans wanted to forget the war and enjoy life.
This legislation provided work, food, housing, clothes, and a small salary for thousands of young men. Social Security Act Civilian Conservation Corps Federal Emergency Relief Act None of the above
Civilian Conservation Corps
government evaluation of banks
Emergency Banking Act
an immigration restriction
Emergency Quota Act
awarded money to states for work relief
FERA
What Act made five hundred million dollars available for unemployment relief? Federal Emergency Relief Act Social Security Act Tennessee Valley Authority None of the above
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Roosevelt's initial program to pass much legislation
First Hundred Days
Which of the following are true of Franklin Delano Roosevelt? He had the same approach to the Depression as Hoover. He was governor of Texas. He had served on the Cabinet and in the Senate. His confidence gave hope to the nation. He believed in slow, cautious legislation. He was afflicted with polio.
He had served on the Cabinet and in the Senate. His confidence gave hope to the nation. He was afflicted with polio.
Select the true statements regarding Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was a younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt. He used fireside chats to speak to the nation. He ended the Great Depression. He sought good relations with Latin America. Under his leadership, unemployment was reduced. The Supreme Court supported his efforts.
He used fireside chats to speak to the nation. He sought good relations with Latin America. Under his leadership, unemployment was reduced.
How did Hoover react to the Depression? He ignored it, since it did not affect his job. He would not provide as many government programs as people demanded. He relied on the private business sector to pull the nation out. He organized relief using private funds and government distribution.
He would not provide as many government programs as people demanded. He relied on the private business sector to pull the nation out.
the fifteen-nation agreement for settling disputes peacefully
Kellogg-Briand Peace
a white-supremacy organization
Ku Klux Klan
legislation for raise in farm prices
McNary-Haugen Bills
curbed competition practices in business
NIRA
This Act was designed to restart American industry but it only succeeded in influencing wages, child labor abuses, and collective bargaining. Agricultural Adjustment Act Civilian Conservation Corps National Industrial Recovery Act None of the above
National Industrial Recovery Act
Roosevelt's recovery program
New Deal
the forbidding of the sale of liquo
Prohibition
flood control and conservation in the Tennessee Valley
TVA
financial relief for Germany
Young Plan
Select the changes the United States experienced after World War I: a return to noninvolvement in world affairs disarmament Prohibition urbanization active military intervention restrictive immigration
a return to noninvolvement in world affairs disarmament Prohibition urbanization restrictive immigration
What was the one thing that was not true of Wilson's Fourteen Points? gave Allied soldiers goals to defend made German surrender easier dropped behind enemy lines became a major part of the peace treaty
became a major part of the peace treaty
Select the programs Coolidge instituted during his term in office: continued immigration restriction tax reduction bonuses for World War I veterans decreased employment
continued immigration restriction tax reduction bonuses for World War I veterans
Rejection of the League of Nations by the United States did everything except: weaken the League's power take away confidence other nations had in it result from American fears of military involvement contribute to its collapse within a few years
contribute to its collapse within a few years
capable of being believed
credibility
the limiting of military equipment
disarmament
The following are all provisions of the Treaty of Versailles except: giving Alsace-Lorraine to France dividing German colonies ending foreign occupation of Germany reducing the German army and navy
ending foreign occupation of Germany
Americans experienced increases in taxes under Harding. True False
false
Most executives and workers were unemployed during the Depression. True False
false
Supporters of a just peace were successful at the Paris peace talks. True False
false
The peace treaty ending World War I was signed in Berlin by the Germans. True False
false
Unions provided higher wages and longer work weeks in the early 1920s. True False
false
Wilson's Fourteen Points were accepted as a basis for the peace treaty following World War I. True False
false
This legislation provided aid to the elderly. Federal Emergency Relief Act Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act This legislation provided aid to the elderly. Federal Emergency Relief Act Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act None of the above
none of the above
Harding's Presidential program
normalcy
successful; wealthy
prosperous
Select the factors that caused immigration limits to be enforced: the threat of cheap labor to American workers an increase in crime and disease harm to American unity in war times the Ku Klux Klan
the threat of cheap labor to American workers an increase in crime and disease harm to American unity in war times
After World War I, Americans wanted world involvement without military entanglements. True False
true
Between the years of 1923 and 1929, America enjoyed one of the most affluent periods in its history. True False
true
Harding's internal problems were caused by dishonest associates. True False
true
Higher wages and entertainment attracted many people to the cities. True False
true
The League of Nations proposed to settle disputes between nations in a peaceful manner. True False
true
The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929. True False
true
The veterans' march on Washington and the National Farmers' Holiday Association resulted from pent-up frustrations. True False
true
Wilson's programs of reform and change met opposition following World War I. True False
true
the mass movement of people to the nation's cities
urbanization