HIST 1302 Chapter 26
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 signaled which of the following?
A permanent shift in the role of the federal government in guiding the economy and providing direct assistance to the people
Which of the following statements is true of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933?
As a result of the act, 70% of banks were declared solvent and allowed to reopen by March 15, 1933
Which of the following people came to represent the strongest influence upon President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Which of the following is true of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration?
Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural speech was characterized by hope for a better day in the United States
Which of the following was true of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932?
He felt the country needed sweeping change in 1932
Which of the following is true of Huey Long?
He proposed a Share the Wealth Plan as a means of campaigning against FDR
Which of the following is true of criticism that Roosevelt encountered as result of New Deal legislation?
He was criticized by both conservatives and liberals
According to your textbook, which of the following is true of the FDR administration?
Historians identify the election of FDR as as the beginning of a new Democratic coalition
Which of the following is true of the National Recovery Administration?
It mandated that businesses accept a code that included minimum wages and maximum work hours
Which of the following is true of the initial Social Security system?
Many women and African Americans did not benefit from the system initially
Which of the following statements is true of the First New Deal?
Regional planning was a broad goal of the First New Deal
Which of the following was mentioned in your textbook as being a part of FDR's "Brains Trust?"
Rexford Tugwell
Which of the following is true of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
Roosevelt envisioned it as a template for regional development for the rest of the nation
Which of the following is true of the New Deal and women?
Several federal relief programs specifically forbade husbands and wives' both drawing jobs or relief from the same agency
What was the most important part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
Southern farmers were paid to reduce their production
Which of the following is true of the New Deal and African Americans?
The WPA eventually employed 350,000 African Americans annually, accounting for nearly 15 percent of its workforce
The United States Employment Service was created by which of the following pieces of legislation?
The Wagner-Peyser Act
Which of the following New Deal organizations collected oral histories of former slaves?
The Works Progress Adminstration
Which of the following is true concerning the legacy of the New Deal?
The legacy of the New Deal is in part seen in the vast increase in national power:
Which of the following is true of Roosevelt's Court Packing Plan?
The plan left a stain on Roosevelt's legacy
