The New Deal - 8

What act was passed by Congress in response to claims by the Roosevelt administration that the soil conservation program did not do enough to promote crop reduction?

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

Which of the following did not compete for migrant worker jobs?

American Indians

All of the following were major critics of the New Deal EXCEPT: a. Harry Hopkins b. Huey Long c. Charles E. Coughlin d. Francis E. Townsend

Harry Hopkins

As a Federal Emergency Relief Administration leader, __________ helped provide grants to struggling states.

Harry Hopkins

Why did Roosevelt begin to cut back public programs by 1936?

He was reacting to increasing criticism of government spending.

Roosevelt's early New Deal programs were nicknamed the "alphabet soup" because most programs __________.

were given names made up of three or four letter acronyms

What position, appointed by Woodrow Wilson, did Roosevelt hold through World War I?

assistant secretary of the navy

Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps program was designed to __________.

create parks, trails, and facilities in public areas

As governor of New York, Franklin Roosevelt won popularity by

helping people economically.

Thomas Edison made a significant impact on the way Americans alter their physical environment as they expand cities and use resources by

helping to make electricity more widely available.

Because the soil was depleted during the time of the Dust Bowl many people:

moved westward to coastal states

According to Roosevelt, what is it time for the people and nation to do?

not cower from the current situation

the paralyzing disease that President Roosevelt had

polio

Roosevelt's bank holidays were designed to slow the failure of banks by __________.

preventing withdrawals and gold exchanges

The Revenue Act of 1935

raised taxes on the wealthy.

The National Industrial Recovery Act regulated the economy by __________.

regulating the work week, prices, and wages

Bank runs increased before Roosevelt's inauguration because some people thought he would abandon the gold standard and reduce the value of

the dollar.

How did environmental changes in the Great Plains lead to changes in migration?

A severe drought forced many to migrate west.

a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars

Gold Standard

This New Deal program created jobs and provided electricity to people living in rural areas.

Tennessee Valley Authority

Roosevelt proposed adding one new justice to the Supreme Court for every judge over this age, the U.S. Senate turned down his proposal.

70

labor leaders organized this to unite workers in various industries

Congress of Industrial Organization

Who produced the famous photograph Migrant Mother?

Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was a prominent writer during the Great Depression.

False

In 1920 Franklin D. Roosevelt was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

False

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers for not growing crops and this program pleased all farmers.

False

After FDR took office he closed the banks and created this program to guarantee depositors that their money would be secure.

Federal Reserve System

During Roosevelt's New Deal Era, __________ advocated for the rights of Native Americans.

John Collier

This controversial Act passed by Congress shortened the work week and attempted to manipulate the economy.

National Industrial Recovery Act

gave part-time jobs to high-school and college-aged people

National Youth Administration

Franklin Roosevelt was born in 1882 to a wealthy family from

New York.

The above quote is from a leading liberal reformer's theme song in his campaign. What was his relief program termed?

Share-Our-Wealth

How did laborers at General Motors choose to organize their efforts, which eventually led to management meeting their demands?

They organized sit-down strikes which lasted six weeks.

By the day of Roosevelt's inauguration, most of the nation's banks were closed.

True

Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Labor who promoted the idea of lowering the number of hours worked per week so that some of the unemployed people could find jobs.

True

New Deal programs such as Social Security were a lifesaver to victims of the Dust Bowl and the unemployed in America's cities

True

The everyday reality of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains states was black clouds of dust at midday with many people barricading themselves in their sealed homes.

True

allowed the organization of unions

Wagner-Connery Act

Which photographer attempted to show the hardships faced by sharecroppers in rural Alabama?

Walker Evans

The Dust Bowl was caused by a

drought.