Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal

built 2,500 hospitals built 5,900 schools built 570,000 miles of roads Which of the following is the best name for the list above? Accomplishments of the Hoover Administration Accomplishments of the Works Progress Administration Accomplishments of the Federal One Project Accomplishments of the National Youth Administration

Accomplishments of the Works Progress Administration

Who was the Republican nominee for president in 1936? Cordell Hull Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Alf Landon

Alf Landon

In his few days in office President Roosevelt showed he was willing to act quickly to move against the economic crises of the day. What is the correct order of the following sequence of events? A. Roosevelt held the first "fireside chat" B. Roosevelt was inaugurated C. Roosevelt's cabinet was sworn in D. Roosevelt passed the Emergency Banking Act A, B, D, C B, C, D, A B, A, C, D C, D, B, A

B, C, D, A

In his fireside chat after the bank holiday was declared, what did FDR say about banks reopening? Banks that took longer to reopen were more risky. All banks would reopen at the same time. Banks would reopen over a period of time. People should worry if their bank did not reopen immediately.

Banks would reopen over a period of time.

How is Social Security funded? Employees above age 65 pay a tax. Both employers and employees pay a tax. Only employers pay a tax. Only employees pay a tax.

Both employers and employees pay a tax.

First female Cabinet member

Frances Perkins

Secretary of the Interior

Harold L. Ickes

Why did FDR call for a bank holiday? He wanted to stop runs on the banks. He didn't know what else to do. Hoover recommended he do it. They had been working long hours.

He wanted to stop runs on the banks.

Which of the following probably contributed most to President Hoover's defeat in the election of 1932? Hoover granting direct relief Hoover's treatment of the Bonus Army the Democrats' unpopularity the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Hoover's treatment of the Bonus Army

Why were many women and African Americans unable to participate in Social Security? It specifically exempted women and African Americans from receiving benefits. Women and African Americans were not seen as being among the most vulnerable. It didn't cover domestic workers or farmers, who were mostly women and African Americans.. Most women and African Americans refused to participate in Social Security.

It didn't cover domestic workers or farmers, who were mostly women and African Americans..

How did the 1933 Banking Act restore confidence in the banks? It denied 5,000 banks permission to reopen. It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It reopened the banks after the holiday. It gave the Federal Reserve less control over bank investment practices.

It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

What was the main purpose of the Social Security Act? It helped people invest in the stock market. It provided pensions for retired workers. It provided social opportunities for migrant workers. It provided soup kitchens for laid-off workers.

It provided pensions for retired workers.

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act propose to help farmers? It bought the farms of bankrupt farmers. It would pay farmers to increase production. It provided subsidies to drive prices down. It would pay farmers to reduce production.

It would pay farmers to reduce production.

Frances Perkins

Labor

FDR won the election by a large majority. Who did polling that predicted Landon, not FDR, would win? Gallup Literary Digest Life Magazine the Republican party

Literary Digest

What was a "run on the bank?" People rushed to put money in the bank. Federal regulators moved to close a bank. People rushed to take their money out. Bankers rushed to invest more money in stocks

People rushed to take their money out.

What was happening in the United States right when FDR was saying, "All we have to fear is fear itself"? People were afraid that another World War I was about to break out. People were afraid that Hoover would be re-elected. People were afraid they would lose the money they had in banks. People were afraid that FDR was a dictator.

People were afraid they would lose the money they had in banks.

Which of the following best explains what Franklin Roosevelt meant when he said, "All we have to fear is fear itself?" People were afraid to put their money in banks or investments. People were afraid of another world war. People were afraid of an expanding money supply. People were afraid of the Bonus Army.

People were afraid to put their money in banks or investments.

How did the New Deal foster a better understanding of slave life prior to the Civil War? The Federal One Project collected the oral histories of former slaves. Former slaves appeared in films. The National Youth Administration employed former slaves. Many former slaves were heard on the radio.

The Federal One Project collected the oral histories of former slaves.

How did Native Americans benefit from the Indian Reorganization Act? They received funds for education. They were given new tribal lands. Their lands were incorporated into existing towns and counties. They were granted citizenship.

They received funds for education.

What was unusual about Roosevelt's Cabinet appointments? They were all sworn in together. They were sworn in before the inauguration. They had no relevant experience. The Senate refused to approve them for months.

They were all sworn in together.

What was the status of Alaskan Natives under the Indian Reorganization Act? They were given the same rights as other Native Americans. They were not included in the Indian Reorganization Act. They were give fewer rights than other Native Americans. They were promised eventual statehood.

They were given the same rights as other Native Americans.

What was President Roosevelt's immediate solution to the banking crisis? following Hoover's suggestions permanently closing the banks a four-day bank "holiday" permitting massive withdrawals

a four-day bank "holiday"

Henry A. Wallace

agriculture

reform

changes to the nation's economic system

In his first "fireside chat," what did President Roosevelt say were necessary if the United States was going to come out of the Great Depression? confidence and courage gold and silver suspicion and fear rumors or guesses

confidence and courage

Secretary of State

cordell hull

The response to the Great Depression favored by John Maynard Keynes and others included - reduced government spending and higher taxes. government spending to reduce unemployment. raising tariffs to increase demand for products. balanced government budgets.

government spending to reduce unemployment.

recovery

helping businesses and farms be profitable

Son of a previous Cabinet member

henry a. wallace

Which of the following was not an important issue in the election of 1936? New Deal legislation international affairs continued recovery labor relations

international affairs

relief

providing assistance directly to the people who needed it

In the fireside chats, what medium did President Roosevelt use to communicate with the American public? magazines radio television newspapers

radio

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

recovery

Federal Securities Act

reform

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

relief

Cordell Hull

state

The group of highly skilled advisors to FDR which included Hugh S. Johnson, Raymond Moley, Donald Richberg, Rexford Tugwell, Jerome Frank, and Bernard Baruch were called - the Robber Barons. the Cabinet. the New Deal. the Brain Trust.

the Brain Trust.

Because of Roosevelt, what is the informal measure of a new administration's accomplishments since 1933? the first year the first two years the first week the first hundred days

the first hundred days

We do not distrust the future of essential democracy. The people of the United States have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate that they want direct, vigorous action. They have asked for discipline and direction under leadership. They have made me the present instrument of their wishes. In the spirit of the gift I take it. Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933, as published in Samuel Rosenman, ed., The Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Volume Two: The Year of Crisis, 1933 (New York: Random House, 1938), 11-16. Read the above quotation from FDR's inaugural address. What do your think Americans expected him to do as President? to act quickly to ease the Great Depression to wait and see if the Depression got worse to ask Congress to take the initiative on action to blame Americans for their failure to act

to act quickly to ease the Great Depression

George H. Dern

war