Question 1

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-WPA

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Question 2

How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

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Question 3

In the presidential election of 1936:

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A)   Roosevelt chose not to run again.
B)   business leaders supported the Democratic Party.
C)   the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide.
D)   the Republican candidate Alfred Landon promised to expand Social Security.
E)   the Republican candidate Alfred Landon almost won.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as:

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A)   limited government and free market enterprise.
B)   active government to uplift less fortunate members of society.
C)   a trust in the government to regulate personal behavior.
D)   individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism.
E)   workers' ownership of the means of production.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Liberalism

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A)  investigated disloyalty
B)  hydroelectric project
C)  International Labor Defense
D)  radio address
E)  large and active governmentF) drought-stricken area around Oklahoma and TexasG) Roosevelt's first actionH) recognized labor unionsI) communistsJ) minimum retirement programK) blue eagleL) relief for young menM) H) and L)
N) A) and C)

Question 6

Which statement about the New Deal is true?

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A)   The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AA
A)   helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl.
B)   The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security.
C)   The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow.
D)   The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery.
E)   Social Security was a Second New Deal program.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

The Resettlement Administration:

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A)   oversaw the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers from unsuitable farmland.
B)   established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers.
C)   was widely considered the First New Deal's most successful initiative.
D)   limited its scope to setting up permanent housing communities such as Greenbelt.
E)   was expanded to the west after its success in the south.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Since Franklin Roosevelt came from a humble background,the public came to easily identify him as a symbol for the ordinary man.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Huey Long

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A)  end poverty in California
B)  black educator
C)  Secretary of the Interior
D)  CIO
E)  Commissioner of Indian AffairsF) Secretary of LaborG) Popular Front dancerH) Republican presidential candidateI) Court-packing planJ) wrote about migrant workersK) "Share Our Wealth" movementL) organized a Marian Anderson concertM) G) and L)
N) A) and I)

Question 10

What ended the Great Depression?

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A)   New Deal programs.
B)   The rebound of the stock market.
C)   World War II spending.
D)   Laissez-faire government.
E)   A bailout by J. P. Morgan.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day,she:

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A)   was referring to the successful passage of a federal antilynching law.
B)   expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment.
C)   was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South.
D)   expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks.
E)   was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The Second New Deal:

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A)   focused on economic security.
B)   focused on economic relief.
C)   focused on business recovery.
D)   focused on civil liberties.
E)   included no new taxes.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Analyze how FDR oversaw the transformation of the Democratic Party into a coalition of farmers,industrial workers,the reform-minded urban middle class,liberal intellectuals,northern African-Americans,and the white supremacist South.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt oversaw the transf...

Question 15

The Scottsboro case:

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A)   reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s.
B)   was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court.
C)   was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World.
D)   established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties.
E)   represented progress in the cause of civil rights for African-Americans.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

The Indians who lost land from the flooding of the Grand Coulee Dam were adequately compensated by the federal government as part of the New Deal for Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Popular Front fought against diversity as a way to seize the moment for the Communist Party of America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

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A)   He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts.
B)   He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president.
C)   He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany.
D)   He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
E)   He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

The Civilian Conservation Corps:

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A)   was created during the "Second New Deal."
B)   was headed by Hugh S. Johnson.
C)   put young women to work in schools.
D)   put older workers back to work.
E)   put young men to work in national parks.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 21: The New Deal,1932-1940

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Huey Long

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How did the definition of freedom change over the course of the New Deal? Explain and analyze how Roosevelt believed that economic security was a political condition of personal freedom.

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Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court?

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The tactic used by the United Auto Workers in its attempt to gain bargaining rights with General Motors was the sit-down strike.

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Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as:

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The Scottsboro case:

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The Indians who lost land from the flooding of the Grand Coulee Dam were adequately compensated by the federal government as part of the New Deal for Indians.

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The Resettlement Administration:

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The Civilian Conservation Corps:

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What ended the Great Depression?

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In the presidential election of 1936:

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The Popular Front fought against diversity as a way to seize the moment for the Communist Party of America.

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The Second New Deal:

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When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day,she:

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Which statement about the New Deal is true?

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The power of the Solid South helped to mold the New Deal welfare state into an entitlement for white Americans.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -WPA

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Liberalism

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Analyze how FDR oversaw the transformation of the Democratic Party into a coalition of farmers,industrial workers,the reform-minded urban middle class,liberal intellectuals,northern African-Americans,and the white supremacist South.

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