Chapter 34 Multiple Choice Questions

c. farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern equipment -NATIONALISM

All of the following contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s except: a. dry-farming techniques b. drought c. farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern equipment d. wind e. soil erosion -All what ism..... ---------------------->

d. Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned deficit spending) economics -spend to jumpstart the economy

As a result of the 1937 "Roosevelt Recession,": a. Roosevelt backed away from further economic experiments b. Social Security taxes were reduced c. Republicans gained control of the Senate in 1938 d. Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned deficit spending) economics e. much of the early New Deal was repealed -Meaning....

a. shorted the time between presidential election and inauguration, ended prohibition

Both ratified in the 1930s, the 20th Amendment ___________, the 21st Amendment___________________. a. shorted the time between presidential election and inauguration, ended prohibition b. limited a president to two complete terms in office, repealed the 18th Amendment c. rendered the most New Deal programs as unconstitutional, limited a president to two complete terms in office d. ended prohibition, shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration e. expanded the size of the Supreme Court, ended prohibition

e. the national debt doubled -black check, try to jumpstart economy

During the 1930s,: a. the Great Depression forced President Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy b. the states regained influence over the economy c. businesspeople eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal Programs d. the New Deal substantially closed the gap between production and consumption in the American economy e. the national debt doubled -Why? Why done?

b. did not end the Depression -WWII

Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs: a. were almost no help for the poor b. did not end the Depression c. created the biggest federal deficits in American history d. aided only farmers e. aided the poor but not middle class -What did?

e. experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform

In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by: a. nationalizing all banks and major industries b. mobilizing America's youth as in wartime c. returning to 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

e. move farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl to better land

In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to: 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. move farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl to better land

a. the Supreme Court became more liberal b. Congress grew more conservative -guys died/retired on court, blank check from Congress

MULTIPLE ANSWER During President Franklin Roosevelt's second term: a. the Supreme Court became more liberal b. Congress grew more conservative c. the New Deal finally solved the major problems of the Great Depression d. the Supreme Court declared both the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act unconstitutional e. the New Deal became bolder -Why?

c. optimistic d. prone to act on intuition e. willing to experiment

MULTIPLE ANSWER Generally, Franklin Roosevelt was: a. indecisive b. a poor public speaker c. optimistic d. prone to act on intuition e. willing to experiment

a. formally guaranteed labor's right to organize and bargain collectively b. outlawed "yellow dog" contracts c. was declared unconstitutional in the Schechter case e. provided for maximum hours and minimum wages

MULTIPLE ANSWER The National Recovery Act: a. formally guaranteed labor's right to organize and bargain collectively b. outlawed "yellow dog" contracts c. was declared unconstitutional in the Schechter case d. was immensely popular throughout the 1930s e. provided for maximum hours and minimum wages

a. engaging in greater deficit spending

Many economists believe that the New Deal could have cured the ills of the Depression by: a. engaging in greater deficit spending b. spending less money c. remaining on the gold standard and keeping a sound currency d. allowing the private sector to solve the problems e. giving a greater role to local government

e. African-Americans became a vital element in the Democratic party -Eleanor's

One striking feature of the 1932 presidential election was that: a. the South had shifted to the Republican party b. Democrats made gains in the normally Republican Midwest c. urban Americans finally cast more votes than rural Americans d. women played a less active role in the campaign than before e. African-Americans became a vital element in the Democratic party -due to whose work?

c. more sympathetic to New Deal programs -mistake

President Roosevelt's "court-packing" scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court: 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 -His biggest....

c. Eleanor Roosevelt -foot soldier

The "champion of the disposed"- that is, the poor and minorities- in the 1930s was: a. Harold Ickes b. Alfred E. Smith c. Eleanor Roosevelt d. Frances Perkins e. Harry Hopkins -Was FDRs.....

a. reducing agricultural production

The AAA proposed the solve the "farm problem" by: a. reducing agricultural production b. inflating the currency c. encouraging farmers to switch to industrial employment d. helping farmers to pay their mortgages e. creating farm cooperatives

b. force stockbrokers to register with the federal government -make it more transparent and less corrupt

The Federal Securities Act aimed to: a. halt the sale of stocks on margin b. force stockbrokers to register with the federal government c. control public holding companies d. force stock promoters to give investors information regarding the soundness of their stocks e. stop insider trading on the New York Stock Exchange -Reasoning......

e. created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits -money is insured

The Glass-Steagall Act: 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 -Meaning.....

a. reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to: a. reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society b. encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims c. reinforce the Dawes Act of 1887 d. pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government e. define clearly which tribes were federally recognized

b. it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of the industry, labor, and the public

The NRA began to fail because: a. too few industries joined the agency b. it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of the industry, labor, and the public c. Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, blocked its ability to provide maximum relief d. it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management e. the agency did not have enough power to control business

e. unskilled workers -gave them a voice

The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to: a. employers b. skilled workers c. the unemployed d. trade associations e. unskilled workers -How so?

e. health care for the poor

The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following except: a. unemployment insurance b. old-age pensions c. economic provisions for the blind and disabled d. support for the blind and physically handicapped e. health care for the poor

e. aroused fears of creeping socialism -government was profiting

The TVA drew criticism because it: a. lacked government control b. produced electricity inefficiently c. primarily benefited the South d. followed unsuccessful European plans too closely e. aroused fears of creeping socialism -How so?

a. gave labor the right to bargain collectively

The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that: a. gave labor the right to bargain collectively b. established the NRA c. established the Social Security system d. authorized the PWA e. guaranteed housing loans to workers

e. provide handouts to the unemployed

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) aimed to do all of the following except: a. provide loans and jobs for college students b. quiet the groundswell of protest produced by Huey Long and Dr. Francis Townsend c. provide unemployment on useful projects d. produce works of art e. provide handouts to the unemployed

d. Civilian Conservation Corps, National Recovery Act, Tennessee Valley Authority

The _____________ was probably the most popular New Deal program, the __________ was one of the most complex, and the ___________ was the most radical. a. Works Progress Administration, AAA, CCC b. AAA, PWA, TVA c. NRA, TVA, SSA d. Civilian Conservation Corps, National Recovery Act, Tennessee Valley Authority e. Social Security Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration

d. unemployment -1933, to jumpstart economy, how much could he spend and not get any debt

The most pressing problem facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became president was: a. a chaotic banking situation b. the national debt c. the need to silence demagogic rabble-rousers such as Huey Long d. unemployment e. the farm crisis -Height was the year_________, Reasoning_________, trick/challenge was____________

c. the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency -trademark, national momentum

The phrase "Hundred Days" refers to: a. the worst months of the Great Depression b. the time it took for Congress to begin acting on President Roosevelt's plans for combating the Great Depression c. the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency d. the "lame-duck" period between Franklin Roosevelt's election and his inauguration e. the time that all banks were closed by FDR -Now a..... shows........

c. he received unprecedented congressional support -blank check

When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933: a. Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority b. he knew exactly what he wanted to do c. he received unprecedented congressional support d. he wanted to make as few mistakes as possible e. he first proceeded cautiously -Meaning....