US History GREAT DEPRESSION/NEW DEAL (Ch. 11 & 12) Test

Much of the legislation of the new deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should:

Assume responsibility for the welfare of the people.

Which choice BEST explains why a decline in auto sales would have such a negative effect on the rest of the economy during the Depression?

Because low auto sales meant lay-offs for not only auto workers, but workers in many other industries related to auto production

The clash between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States Supreme Court over New Deal laws best illustrates the operation of:

Checks and balances

Which of the following industries would be LEAST affected by a decline in auto sales during the Great Depression, as implied in the chart?

Entertainment industry

The Dust Bowl experiences of Great Plains farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated t

The negative impact that the environment can have on man

Which of the following most accurately describes the main point of the illustrator in this political cartoon? (See cartoon)

The ups and downs of the US Stock Market are like that of a roller coaster ride

Which of the following is a common characteristic of Social Security, FDIC, the SEC, and TVA?

They are still government agencies to this day

Which of the following illustrates an example of Hoover's 'minimalist' approach in dealing with the Great Depression?

-Volunteerism -Rugged individualism Incorrect -Laissez-faire economic philosophy

Newly homeless people put up communities of dwellings that they nicknamed:

Hoovervilles

The New Deal years and the way we recovered from Great Depression made many feel that the US was on the road to becoming:

-A broker state to work out business interest conflicts. -A nation in deep financial debt. -A nation that supports its disadvantaged. -A safety net against future economic disaster.

The source of this document message in the passage above is most likely NOT from any of the following:

-A newspaper columnist reporting on the Roosevelt retirement proposal Incorrect -An angry Supreme Court Justice being forced into retirement -A congressmen before the potential vote on mandatory retirement at the age of 70

Which of the following increased in activity during the Great Depression?

-Comic book sales -Attendance at movie theaters -Radio audience listeners

Which of the following is NOT true of the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

A national minimum wage of $2 per hour was established.

The National Recovery Administration's nationwide highly recognizable symbol was the:

Blue eagle

A long period of rising stock prices is known as a:

Bull market

Which of the above New Deal programs represents a direct government relief and employment program as opposed to a program to help out a regional area or regulate an aspect of the economy? (See table)

CCC

In line 1, the word conditions most nearly means

Circumstances

During the Great Depression, which is true when a bank collapsed?

Depositors lost their savings with no recourse to be reimbursed

The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to:

Develop rules and government regulations to limit speculation and safeguard savings.

President Herbert Hoover expanded the ________ role of the federal government more than any previous president.

Economic

To inform and reassure citizens, Franklin Roosevelt addressed them directly by radio in what were called:

Fireside chats

President Roosevelt appointed _____________ as the first woman to a cabinet post in US history.

Francis Perkins

During the initial months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, he (somewhat controversially) took the US off of the:

Gold standard

During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, this situation was viewed by critics as a threat to the principles of the separation of power.

Proposing the expansion of Supreme Court membership.

Thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington in 1932 to lobby Congress to:

Push to pass legislation giving veterans their promised military action bonus early

Which of the above New Deal programs indicate government attempts to oversee and provide rules on an aspect of the US economy? (See table)

SEC

The United Auto Workers staged this action against General Motors in the 1930's to gain increased wages nd better working conditions among other demands.

Sit-down strikes

Which statements MOST strongly support the beliefs of the conservative Republican Presidents of the 1920's?

Speakers A & C

Which statements MOST strongly support the beliefs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression? (See table)

Speakers B & D

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff dampened and stifled commerce...

Throughout the industrialized world.

If you felt you were fired from a job unfairly, this (part of the National Labor Relations legislation ) gave you an avenue to access legal assistance to pursue justice with minimal personal cost.

Wagner Act

Buying on margin was a method of investing by buying:

With mostly borrowed money

During the Depression, many state governors, following the directive of FDR declared bank holidays to:

Prevent future bank runs by allowing only healthy banks to reopen

This man's popular economic theory is that a government should spend freely during a recession period.

John Maynard Keyes

The Federal Reserve contributed to the Depression by:

Keeping interest rates too low.

In search of work and a better life during the Depression, many younger unemployed people:

Looked for work in different areas via riding the rails

A conservative critique of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs:

Made people dependent on the Federal Government

One difference between the administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover is that Roosevelt was:

More willing to use government intervention to provide relief to individuals

According to Roosevelt, what is it time for the people and nation to do? (See quote)

Not cower from the current situation

Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

Overproduction of consumer goods

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by:

Paying them not to grow crops to boost crop prices.

Franklin Roosevelt suffered from __________ but it had little effect on his political effectiveness.

Polio

What problem of FDR's is illustrated by the political cartoon? (See cartoon)

The Supreme Court has ruled key New Deal Programs unconstitutional

The central message that President Roosevelt describes in the passage above is:

The Supreme Court needs to become more contemporary, effective, and efficient

Which of the following could have potentially prompted the cartoon? (See cartoon)

The Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of NRA

Which of the following is true relative to late 1920's and early 1930's culture during the Great Depression?

The Wizard of Oz debuted in movie theaters

Roosevelt uses the phrase "hardening of judicial arteries" (lines 14-15) mainly to emphasize:

The age of existing justices is interfering with the intended function of the judicial branch

What is the illustrator probably trying to show in the political cartoon with the incomplete end of the roller coaster? (See cartoon)

The drop off near the end is symbolic of the Stock Market Crash of 1929

Why is the U.S. economy 'a house of cards' when Hoover is inaugurated in 1929?

The economy appears to be doing well, but there are underlying issues weakening it

When the Great Depression began in 1929, the most common economic belief supported by conservatives like President Hoover was that:

The economy would recover on its own