American Republic BJU Chapter 22

Question 1

The state of __________________ experienced a land-sale boom during the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 2

a business slump

Accepted Answer

recession

Question 3

Both liberals and conservatives criticized Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

All of the following were parts of the New Deal except the

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Question 5

The winner of the presidential election of 1932 was

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 6

"the Soil Soldiers"

Accepted Answer

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 7

an episode of the stock-market crash

Accepted Answer

Black Thursday

Question 8

The year the stock market crashed was __________________.

Accepted Answer

1929

Question 9

All of the following conditions proved harmful to farmers during the Great Depression except

Accepted Answer

Rural free delivery

Question 10

purchasing stock on credit

Accepted Answer

buying on margin

Question 11

built dams to control flooding, prevent erosion, and provide recreational areas

Accepted Answer

Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 12

The Smoot - Hawley tariff was the lowest tariff ever passed by the US Congress

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

an attempt to overcome judicial opposition to the New Deal

Accepted Answer

court-packing plan

Question 14

The Great Depression brought about all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A major religious revival

Question 15

___________________ Adjustment Act raised farm prices by cutting production & was later struck down as unconstitutional

Accepted Answer

Agricultural

Question 16

Roosevelt&#x27;s plan to add new justices to the Supreme Court was recognized as a threat to the three branches of government

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

___________________ ___________________ is the old-age insurance program instituted during the Roosevelt administration.

Accepted Answer

Social Security

Question 18

area on the plains that suffered severe weathering and soil erosion

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

Question 19

had a Blue Eagle "seal of approval" for businesses

Accepted Answer

National Recovery Administration

Question 20

Which one of the conditions of international finance was true in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

America was lending large sums of money to Germany

Question 21

The Reconstruction __________________ Corporation was established in Hoover&#x27;s administration to lend money to businesses

Accepted Answer

Finance

Question 22

Charles Coughlin shared his support of FDR on a nationwide radio broadcast

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

The ________________ Deal was Roosevelt&#x27;s policy that promised to relieve the Depression.

Accepted Answer

New

Question 24

Huey Long was a retired doctor who designed a plan to help the elderly

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

When Roosevelt became president, he quickly did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

Stir up the hostility of the press

Question 26

Roosevelt&#x27;s programs were controversial & critics strongly urged the government to spend & gain control over the economy

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The group of college professors who advised Roosevelt was called the "__________________ ________________."

Accepted Answer

brain trust

Question 28

What program was intended to eliminate "wasteful competition" in business but was later declared unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

The National Recovery Administration

Question 29

Not only construction and conservation workers but also actors and writers obtain jobs in new deal programs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

And early technique Roosevelt use to communicate with people of the nation was his

Accepted Answer

"Fireside chats."

Question 31

The dust bowl was a result of overgrazing, cultivation, and drought

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

During his first term in office, Roosevelt received a large measure of support for his programs from

Accepted Answer

Congress

Question 33

The Wagner Act started the Social Security program

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

The disease ____________________ left Roosevelt disabled.

Accepted Answer

polio

Question 35

President Hoover believed in

Accepted Answer

Local responsibility for giving aid to the needy

Question 36

The __________________ Army consisted of World War I veterans who demanded a promised future bonus immediately.

Accepted Answer

Bonus

Question 37

The sarcastic name "__________________" was given to the shantytowns that appeared outside cities during the Depression.

Accepted Answer

Hoovervilles

Question 38

a direct handout

Accepted Answer

dole

Question 39

Roosevelt said in his first inaugural address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

an effort to stabilize banking

Accepted Answer

bank holiday

American Republic BJU Chapter 22

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