Question 1

What was the major goal of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  a national redistribution of large fortunes among all Americans to promote greater economic equity 
B)  monthly pensions to people over age 60 
C)  subsidies paid to farmers who cut agricultural production 
D)  strict regulation of the stock exchange 
A)  a national redistribution of large fortunes among all Americans to promote greater economic equity 
B)  monthly pensions to people over age 60 
C)  subsidies paid to farmers who cut agricultural production 
D)  strict regulation of the stock exchange A

Question 2

John Collier played a leading role in what area of New Deal policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  expanding the rights of African Americans 
B)  Indian policy 
C)  industrial recovery 
D)  jobs programs 
A)  expanding the rights of African Americans 
B)  Indian policy 
C)  industrial recovery 
D)  jobs programs B

Question 3

Briefly describe the Roosevelt coalition that emerged in the election of 1936. Why did each of these groups support FDR?

Accepted Answer

abandoned the Republican Party in record numbers, especially in North and West; FDR issued an executive order banning discrimination in WPA projects; FDR established "the Black Cabinet" as an advisory group; African Americans in cities benefitted from New Deal relief and work programs

Question 4

The Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) fought both landlords and the policies of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  
B)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  
C)  Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  
D)  Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AA
A)  
A)  National Recovery Administration (NR
A)  
B)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  
C)  Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  
D)  Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AA
A)

Question 5

Francis Townsend's Revolving Pension plan would have provided $200 a month to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all unemployed people 
B)  every head of household 
C)  all people over sixty 
D)  devoted Roman Catholics 
A)  all unemployed people 
B)  every head of household 
C)  all people over sixty 
D)  devoted Roman Catholics

Question 6

By 1933, the share of the American workforce that was unemployed was just over __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  5 percent 
A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  5 percent

Question 7

What conclusion can be made regarding gains and wages among American workers during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers in more traditional industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in newer industries dealt with falling wages. 
B)  Workers in the farm sector were more secure economically than urban industrial workers. 
C)  Economic prosperity during the 1920s led to higher, equitable wages among industrial workers. 
D)  Workers in newer industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in more traditional industries dealt with falling wages. 
A)  Workers in more traditional industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in newer industries dealt with falling wages. 
B)  Workers in the farm sector were more secure economically than urban industrial workers. 
C)  Economic prosperity during the 1920s led to higher, equitable wages among industrial workers. 
D)  Workers in newer industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in more traditional industries dealt with falling wages.

Question 8

The CIO differed from the AFL in that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  included blacks and women 
B)  distinguished between various gradations of labor 
C)  organized only skilled labor 
D)  avoided conflict with mass-production industries 
A)  included blacks and women 
B)  distinguished between various gradations of labor 
C)  organized only skilled labor 
D)  avoided conflict with mass-production industries

Question 9

Which of these was suggested by the popularity of Father Coughlin, Upton Sinclair, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans were losing support in the Northeast and the larger Midwestern cities. 
B)  The country was moving rapidly in a conservative direction. 
C)  Roosevelt might be losing support among workers, farmers, the aged, and the unemployed. 
D)  Most Americans saw the New Deal as a rousing success. 
A)  The Republicans were losing support in the Northeast and the larger Midwestern cities. 
B)  The country was moving rapidly in a conservative direction. 
C)  Roosevelt might be losing support among workers, farmers, the aged, and the unemployed. 
D)  Most Americans saw the New Deal as a rousing success.

Question 10

Which statement best describes the historical significance of the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO)?

Accepted Answer

A)  For the first time ever, the labor movement had gained a permanent place in the nation's mass-production industries. 
B)  Although the growth of the CIO was welcome, it made little difference in an economy that would soon see a decline in manufacturing. 
C)  The triumph of the CIO over the AFL meant a complete reversal of craft unions on race and gender issues. 
D)  The emergence of the CIO triggered many years of infighting between the AFL and CIO that at times took on criminal proportions. 
A)  For the first time ever, the labor movement had gained a permanent place in the nation's mass-production industries. 
B)  Although the growth of the CIO was welcome, it made little difference in an economy that would soon see a decline in manufacturing. 
C)  The triumph of the CIO over the AFL meant a complete reversal of craft unions on race and gender issues. 
D)  The emergence of the CIO triggered many years of infighting between the AFL and CIO that at times took on criminal proportions.

Question 11

During the New Deal, Roosevelt and his administration __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fought hard to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for African Americans 
B)  did little to combat entrenched racism and discrimination 
C)  lashed out at blacks to win votes from southern whites 
D)  adopted scrupulously administered quotas to ensure blacks participated fully in programs 
A)  fought hard to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for African Americans 
B)  did little to combat entrenched racism and discrimination 
C)  lashed out at blacks to win votes from southern whites 
D)  adopted scrupulously administered quotas to ensure blacks participated fully in programs

Question 12

How did access to the water of the Colorado River change the social relations of Californians in the Central Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  Access to this water system made some large farmers very wealthy but left many Mexican farmworkers unprotected and unorganized. 
B)  Access to this water system helped foster a new generation of family farms. 
C)  Access to this water system helped promote the development of organic farms for a more health-conscious urban market. 
D)  Access to this water system was cheap, so it allowed California growers to raise wages for their workers. 
A)  Access to this water system made some large farmers very wealthy but left many Mexican farmworkers unprotected and unorganized. 
B)  Access to this water system helped foster a new generation of family farms. 
C)  Access to this water system helped promote the development of organic farms for a more health-conscious urban market. 
D)  Access to this water system was cheap, so it allowed California growers to raise wages for their workers.

Question 13

What impact did the Depression have on Mexicans and Mexican Americans?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which New Deal initiative had the greatest impact on southern communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  electrification 
B)  federal subsidies paid to tenant farmers and sharecroppers 
C)  greater voting rights for African Americans 
D)  new systems of wage labor and agribusiness 
A)  electrification 
B)  federal subsidies paid to tenant farmers and sharecroppers 
C)  greater voting rights for African Americans 
D)  new systems of wage labor and agribusiness

Question 15

Although meant to protect the interests of American farmers, how did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff hurt the global economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Other nations raised their own tariffs, which caused world trade to decline sharply. 
B)  Increased demand for American farm products by foreign markets put too much stress on American farm production and caused farmers to go bankrupt. 
C)  The tariff lowered the prices of American agricultural products, which caused a loss of profits for farmers. 
D)  The cheaper price of American farm goods caused overbuying by foreign markets, which were unable to sell them, thus causing American farmers to lose money. 
A)  Other nations raised their own tariffs, which caused world trade to decline sharply. 
B)  Increased demand for American farm products by foreign markets put too much stress on American farm production and caused farmers to go bankrupt. 
C)  The tariff lowered the prices of American agricultural products, which caused a loss of profits for farmers. 
D)  The cheaper price of American farm goods caused overbuying by foreign markets, which were unable to sell them, thus causing American farmers to lose money.

Question 16

The Public Works Administration (PWA) was based on the principle of stimulating the economy through __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  providing jobs and increasing consumer spending 
B)  making credit available to businesses, banks, and industries 
C)  encouraging small businesses and self-employment 
D)  setting prices at a 1909‒1914 purchasing power average 
A)  providing jobs and increasing consumer spending 
B)  making credit available to businesses, banks, and industries 
C)  encouraging small businesses and self-employment 
D)  setting prices at a 1909‒1914 purchasing power average

Question 17

Which statement best describes the "documentary impulse" among artists and writers during the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The works of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans produced powerful images of despair and resignation and of hope and resilience. 
B)  The photographers of the era had the opportunity to experiment with a variety of styles and alternative camera uses. 
C)  The works of journalists and filmmakers at that time were largely introspective, with limited statements about society and culture. 
D)  Photographers and writers at the time mostly borrowed techniques from French and German war photographers. 
A)  The works of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans produced powerful images of despair and resignation and of hope and resilience. 
B)  The photographers of the era had the opportunity to experiment with a variety of styles and alternative camera uses. 
C)  The works of journalists and filmmakers at that time were largely introspective, with limited statements about society and culture. 
D)  Photographers and writers at the time mostly borrowed techniques from French and German war photographers.

Question 18

How did the New Deal lead to a greater number of Mexican immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only citizens and aliens who had begun the naturalization process were eligible for public works jobs in the waning years of the Depression. 
B)  Mexican aliens who worked on farms could benefit from the Social Security Act only if they became citizens of the United States. 
C)  Citizenship protected Mexican aliens from layoffs in the jobs they currently held. 
D)  Mexican alien laborers feared placement in detention camps so that unemployed whites could take their jobs. 
A)  Only citizens and aliens who had begun the naturalization process were eligible for public works jobs in the waning years of the Depression. 
B)  Mexican aliens who worked on farms could benefit from the Social Security Act only if they became citizens of the United States. 
C)  Citizenship protected Mexican aliens from layoffs in the jobs they currently held. 
D)  Mexican alien laborers feared placement in detention camps so that unemployed whites could take their jobs.

Question 19

The economic development of the West during the New Deal can be attributed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cowboy spirit 
B)  laissez faire economic practices 
C)  western initiative and rugged individualism 
D)  federal subsidies and rational planning 
A)  the cowboy spirit 
B)  laissez faire economic practices 
C)  western initiative and rugged individualism 
D)  federal subsidies and rational planning

Question 20

The National Recovery Administration sought to stimulate production through __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased competition 
B)  government purchase of private corporations 
C)  government loans to corporations 
D)  government-enforced industrial codes 
A)  increased competition 
B)  government purchase of private corporations 
C)  government loans to corporations 
D)  government-enforced industrial codes

Exam 24: The Great Depression and the New Deal

What was the major goal of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Society?

John Collier played a leading role in what area of New Deal policy?

Briefly describe the Roosevelt coalition that emerged in the election of 1936. Why did each of these groups support FDR?

The Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) fought both landlords and the policies of the __________.

Francis Townsend's Revolving Pension plan would have provided $200 a month to __________.

By 1933, the share of the American workforce that was unemployed was just over __________.

What conclusion can be made regarding gains and wages among American workers during the 1920s?

The CIO differed from the AFL in that it __________.

Which of these was suggested by the popularity of Father Coughlin, Upton Sinclair, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long?

Which statement best describes the historical significance of the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO)?

During the New Deal, Roosevelt and his administration __________.

How did access to the water of the Colorado River change the social relations of Californians in the Central Valley?

What impact did the Depression have on Mexicans and Mexican Americans?

Which New Deal initiative had the greatest impact on southern communities?

Although meant to protect the interests of American farmers, how did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff hurt the global economy?

The Public Works Administration (PWA) was based on the principle of stimulating the economy through __________.

Which statement best describes the "documentary impulse" among artists and writers during the 1930s?

How did the New Deal lead to a greater number of Mexican immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship?

The economic development of the West during the New Deal can be attributed to __________.

The National Recovery Administration sought to stimulate production through __________.

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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