1)
During the 1932 election, national income was ___% what it was in 1929
25
30
50
90
2)
What contributed most to Roosevelt's compassion and strength of will?
His affliction with infantile paralysis
His strong passion for helping the "forgotten man"
His love for his wife, Elanor Roosevelt
His relationship with Jesus Christ
3)
What did Franklin Roosevelt's platform call for?
Foreign trade
More jobs
A balanced budget
A stronger national bank
4)
5)
What was the name FDR gave to his new program to fight the Depression?
New Deal
National Recovery Association
Good Neighbor Policy
Roosevelt's Program
6)
Why was the 20th amendment, shortening the "lame duck" presidency period, passed?
Franklin Roosevelt didn't like waiting four months before becoming president
Hoover tried to convince FDR to not do his New Deal program
Faster means of transportation means the new president can get moved into the white house quicker than before
Waiting longer hurt America's economy because it took longer for Roosevelt to start his New Deal
7)
The first phase of the New Deal dealt with _____.
Economic reform
Qucik recovery
Permanent Relief
None of the above
8)
The most immediate emergency facing FDR was a(n)...
group of strikers
angry republican party
country on the edge of a world war
chaotic banking situation
9)
The Glass-Steagall Act created what?
A banking holiday
A managed currency
Social Security
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
10)
The "managed currency" policy aimed to...
Stimulate inflation
Reduce inflation
Get off of the gold standard
Increase production
11)
Security Exchange Commission, whose first chairman was______, was established to ________.
Harold Ikes; restore banks to a healthy condition
Joseph Kennedy; police the NYSE
Robert Wagner; revive the stock market
Frances Perkins; create new jobs
12)
Who was FDR's chief "administrator of relief?" He also later became in charge of the Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
Herbert Hoover
Joseph Kennedy
George Norris
13)
Which of the following is not true about the National Industrial Recovery Act and the National Recovery Administration?
It established fiar labor codes
It shortened work hours
It was shut down by Congress
It was supported by business people
14)
Ultimatly why did the NIRA and NRA fail?
They were challenged by business men
The federal government was exceeding its authority
Required too much self-sacrifice
It didn't have much public support
15)
What was the most controversial part of the Tennessee Valley Authority? (BTW George Norris supported this)
Electrical power
The "creeping socialism"
The government taking ownership
Fertilizer
16)
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was passed in 1933 and had an objective of restoring farmers. The AAA...
provided farmers with tools and supplies
had farmers increase crop production
had farmers cut back on crop production
forced many farmers to move to the city
17)
The most popular New Deal program was...
the Tennessee Valley Authority
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
the Civilian Conservation Corps
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
18)
The Civilian Conservation Corps was established work for young men in all of the following areas except
Reforestation
Soil conservation
Flood control
Mining
19)
The National Labor Relations Act did what?
It legitmezed unions
It was most beneficial to unskilled workers
It outlawed blacklists
All of the above
20)
The Social Security Act included all of the following EXCEPT...
Unemployment Insurance
Old Age Pensions
Provisions for blind and handicapped
Putting more money in circulation
21)
Match the New Deal Critic with its description
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
22)
Which of the following was not one of the causes of the Dust Bowl?
A bowl of dust being poured out on Oklahoma
Drought
Soil erosion
Dry-farming techniques
23)
Many Dust Bowl Migrants headed here to escape deprevation and uncertainty of seasonal farm labor when they found jobs in the defense industry during WWII
Oregon
New York
Washington D.C.
California
24)
Roosevelt passed the Resettlement Administration to...
...help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl to move to better lands
...allow Native Americans to resettle in different locations after the Dust Bowl
...help African Americans resettle in the south after the stock market crashed
...make people angry
25)
What did Roosevelt pass in 1935 to reverse the forced assimilation of Indians into white society by establishing tribal self-government?
The Resettlement Administration
The Indian Reorganization Act
The Reverse Assimilation of Indians into White Society by Establishing Tribal Self-Government Corporation
nothing
