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AH Ch.23 The New Deal
AH Ch.23 The New Deal
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1
The First Lady of the New Deal was...
Bess Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edith Wilson
Hillary Clinton
2
The New Deal program designed to insure money in banks is called
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA)
Bank Deposit Insurance
3
What New Deal Program creates dams and hydroelectric power to improve regions in the South?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA)
4
What New deal program put men in the South to work building dams for hydroelectric power?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
5
___ provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Federal Securities Act
6
What was the first movie to be filmed entirely in color?
Gone with the Wind
Grapes of Wrath
Wizard of Oz
All Quiet on the Western front
7
He painted "American Gothic" depicting two stern-faced farmers.
Nathan Hopper
Orson Welles
Richard Wright
Grant Wood
8
Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet?
Arlene Francis
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
9
What New Deal program employed authors, artists, and actors?
WPA
WAP
PWA
APW
10
This New Deal Program enabled unions to organize and grow...
WPA
Union Act
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
11
Which of the following reached a new height during FDR's presidency?
employment rates
the national debt
tariff rates
per capita income
12
Name a New Deal program that was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Wagner Act
NRA
TVA
AAA
13
FDR's 3 R's to end the Depression included all of the following except
Recovery
Relief
Reduction
Reform
14
What nickname did FDR give to his advisers?
The Geniuses
The Geek Squad
The Brain Trust
The Intelligence Board
15
Why did FDR refuse to support a federal anti-lynching bill?
His brain trust advised him not to
He feared backlash by the KKK
He was racist
He was afraid of losing Southern votes
16
What was unique about the 1939 debut of the movie "The Wizard of Oz?"
First film to feature a dog as a main character
First movie in black & white and in color
First movie to include little people
First full color movie
17
The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) employed young men on projects designed to help improve__.
schools
forest, parks, and beaches
farmland
roads
18
Which government program encouraged farmers to plow under their crops and kill livestock?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Wagner Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
19
The author of the "Grapes of Wrath" was...
John Grisham
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Nathaniel Hawthorne
20
This increased during FDR's administration as the government tried to stabilize the economy.
federal deficit
parity
National Labor Relations Board
Social Security Act
21
Name the incident where FDR tried to add 6 more justices to the Supreme Court.
Justice Expansion Scheme
Court Stuffing Scheme
Court Jamming Scheme
Court Packing Scheme
22
Nicknamed "The Kingfish," he proposed to tax the wealthy and share the wealth with America.
Father Coughlin
Huey Long
FDR
Donald Trump
23
What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?
She was an important advisor on foreign policy
She was an important advisor on domestic policy
She focused on being an excellent hostess
She served as a cabinet member
24
The nickname for FDR's plan to end the Depression was...
The New Deal
The Square Deal
Happy Days are Here Again
The New Plan
25
Mickey Mouse debuted in 1928 in what film?
Fantasia
Snow White
Steamboat Willie
Gone with the Wind
26
What method did UAW union members in Flint, MI use to break GM in 1936-37?
Sit-down strikes
Arbitration
Wildcat strikes
Riots in the streets
27
He wrote Native Son, a novel depicting the difficulties faced by a young man in a racist world
Grant Wood
John Steinbeck
Richard Wright
Orson Welles
28
He created one of the most famous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds"
Richard Wright
Orson Welles
Grant Wood
Nathan Hopper
29
FDR's radio addresses to the American people were called...
Fireside chats
Radio chats
Campfire chats
Living room talks
30
Which was
NOT
a legacy of the New Deal?
National Debt
Increased union membership
The end of the Depression
Increased expectations on the President
31
This federally regulated crop price was intended to stabilize farmer's incomes
federal deficit
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security
parity
32
Programs designed to put the public to work on government projects were called...
workfare programs
social security programs
public works programs
work release programs
33
The New Deal NRA was designed to...
Regulate the stock market
Increase participation in youth basketball
Protect gun rights
Stop overproduction in business
34
What famous superhero made his debut in 1933?
Batman
Captain America
Superman
Spiderman
