Question 1

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Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Ellison "Cotton Ed" Smith

Accepted Answer

A)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  as a law student,found work through the Works Progress Administration
D)  was the Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a Congress of Industrial Organizations leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was director of an National Youth Administration programI) was a "radio priest"J) cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth term

Question 2

The head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Frances Perkins.
B)  Harry Hopkins.
C)  Henry Wallace.
D)  Hugh Johnson.
E)  John Nance Garner.

Question 3

What organization sought to set workplace standards,such as child labor restrictions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural Adjustment Administration
B)  Federal Emergency Relief Administration
C)  National Recovery Administration
D)  Works Progress Administration
E)  Civilian Conservation Corps C

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Francis E.Townsend

Accepted Answer

A)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932
B)  proposed the Share-the-Wealth program
C)  as a law student,found work through the Works Progress Administration
D)  was the Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936F) was a Congress of Industrial Organizations leaderG) proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the moneyH) was director of an National Youth Administration programI) was a "radio priest"J) cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth term

Question 5

Whose campaign song was "Happy Days Are Here Again"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Smith
B)  Franklin D.Roosevelt
C)  Herbert Hoover
D)  Eugene Debs
E)  Theodore Roosevelt

Question 6

The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief,which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages,came with the formation of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Works Administration.
B)  Public Works Administration.
C)  Social Security Administration.
D)  Federal Bureau of Investigation.
E)  Capitol Police Force. A

Question 7

The dust bowl can be associated with:

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A)  large migrations from the impacted area to the Atlantic coast.
B)  terrible storms that plagued the Great Basin.
C)  a severe blow to farmers in Illinois,Ohio,and Wisconsin.
D)  the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil.
E)  a famous movie made by the Works Progress Administration filmmaker Ansel Adams.

Question 8

Who was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Morgenthau
B)  Arthur Lovejoy
C)  William Friedman
D)  Francis Townsend
E)  Harold Ickes

Question 9

In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States,the Supreme Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  overturned the Farm Credit Act.
B)  overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act.
C)  decided that Schechter was involved in interstate,not local,trade.
D)  upheld the constitutionality of the second Agricultural Adjustment Act.
E)  said that the Agricultural Adjustment Act was unconstitutional.

Question 10

The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

All of the following statements are true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it provided part-time employment to students.
B)  it was part of the Works Progress Administration.
C)  it set up technical training programs.
D)  it was the parent organization for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
E)  it provided Richard Nixon with a job.

Question 12

Describe the gains made by labor during the New Deal.

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During the New Deal, labor made signific...

Question 13

Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy person who shunned attention,but she did much work behind the scenes to raise support for her husband's New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Huey Long's program to end the Depression:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a plan to share the wealth.
B)  emphasized tax breaks for big business.
C)  involved the creation of a fascist dictatorship.
D)  called for unadulterated free-market capitalism.
E)  involved closing down Wall Street brokerage firms.

Question 15

Describe the various relief measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

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During his first term as President, Fran...

Question 16

Why did Roosevelt attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court? Did he achieve his goals?

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Roosevelt attempted to "pack" the Suprem...

Question 17

South Carolina Senator Ellison "Cotton Ed" Smith:

Accepted Answer

A)  was FDR's staunchest ally in the South.
B)  was appointed head of the Public Works Administration.
C)  was Huey Long's running mate for vice president in 1936.
D)  cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth term.
E)  came up with the term "New Deal."

Question 18

Although the New Deal programs helped ease the devastation wrought by the Depression,some widespread human suffering continued.Discuss this suffering and the hardships Americans still faced.

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Despite the efforts of the New Deal prog...

Question 19

Who is known as "Kingfish"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Coughlin
B)  Theodore Roosevelt
C)  Huey Long
D)  Francis Townsend
E)  Alfred Smith

Question 20

Which of the following refused to apply for a Social Security card?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred E.Smith
B)  Herbert Hoover
C)  Theodore Roosevelt
D)  Franklin D.Roosevelt
E)  Eugene Debs

Exam 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939

MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Ellison "Cotton Ed" Smith

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The head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was:

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What organization sought to set workplace standards,such as child labor restrictions?

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Francis E.Townsend

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Whose campaign song was "Happy Days Are Here Again"?

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The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief,which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages,came with the formation of the:

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The dust bowl can be associated with:

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Who was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government?

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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States,the Supreme Court:

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The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

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All of the following statements are true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

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Describe the gains made by labor during the New Deal.

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Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy person who shunned attention,but she did much work behind the scenes to raise support for her husband's New Deal.

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Huey Long's program to end the Depression:

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Describe the various relief measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.

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Why did Roosevelt attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court? Did he achieve his goals?

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South Carolina Senator Ellison "Cotton Ed" Smith:

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Although the New Deal programs helped ease the devastation wrought by the Depression,some widespread human suffering continued.Discuss this suffering and the hardships Americans still faced.

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Who is known as "Kingfish"?

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