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1
Whose "Share Our Wealth Plan" called for giving a home and $2500 to every American?
Huey Long
Father Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Harry Hopkins
2
The laws and reforms known as the New Deal came out of a period called
the March of Progress
the Hundred Days
the Hundred weeks
the New Freedom
3
The creation of the AAA mainly helped people who lived in which type of area?
urban
rural
suburban
metropolis
4
What New Deal program built dams to provide cheap electricity in some Southern states?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
5
President Roosevelt had a number of African American advisers known as
the Southern Brain Trust
the Black Cabinet
the NAACP
the Great Migration
6
What did the National Labor Relations Act guarantee to workers?
a minimum wage
the eight-hour day
unemployment insurance
the right to form unions
7
What political philosophy puts the nation above the individual and calls for a dictatorship?
capitalism
socialism
fanaticism
fascism
8
Many "Okies" became migrant farm workers in what state?
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
California
9
In 1932 what percent of American workers were unemployed?
25
10
50
34
10
What New Deal project helped farmers?
AAA
PWA
CCC
TVA
11
Which 1932 presidential candidate is this?
Herbert Hoover
Huey Long
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
12
Who was the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and introduced the Indian New Deal?
Ralph Bunche
Frances Perkins
John Collier
Mary McLeod Bethune
13
What was a result of overproduction by American factories in the 1920s?
many new workers were hired
factories laid off workers
Americans increased their purchases
the prices of many goods increased
14
In the 1930s the United States went into a severe economic state called the
Great Depression
Great Downturn
Great Recession
Great Inflation
15
During the depression, what was known as a Hooverville?
an employment agency
a public housing project
a shanty town
a relief agency
16
What were FDR's "fireside chats"?
his meetings with his cabinet
his speeches to Congress
his conversations with his wife
his radio talks to the nation
17
By 1929 what percentage of American families lived in poverty or on the edge of it?
40
25
50
75
18
What act provided monthly pensions for retired people?
Revenue Act
WPA
Townsend Act
Social Security Act
19
Which of the following is an example of buying stock on margin?
trading goods such as automobiles for stock
buying stocks that are risky investments
buying stock for only a fraction of its price
receiving stock instead of a salary from an employer
20
The
"Bonus Army" that marched to Washington, DC, in 1932 was made up mostly of
World War I veterans
unemployed coal miners
teachers protesting school closures
farmers seeking drought relief
21
What are projects such as schools or highways built with public funds for public use?
public works
welfare capitalism
pension
relief
22
Who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "eyes and ears"?
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Collier
Ralph Bunche
Hattie Caraway
23
To help him guide the nation to recovery, Franklin D. Roosevelt was advised by
the Brain Trust
the Black Cabinet
Congress
the Ohio Gang
24
An environmental disaster hit the area of the Southern Great Plains that came to be known as
the Depression Valley
the Dust Bowl
the Desperation Plains
the Rust Belt
25
Who was the first woman appointed to the president's cabinet?
Dorothea Lange
Marion Anderson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
26
What government agency was created to insure bank deposits?
SEC
NIRA
FERA
FDIC
27
What unpopular action did Roosevelt use to keep the New Deal from being undone?
radio talks
court-packing plan
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
28
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a drought destroyed a whole year's crops
the New York Stock Exchange crashed
the automobile industry went bankrupt
Herbert Hoover was elected president
29
Which one is a famous line from FDR's inauguration speech?
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
"I have a dream..."
"Four score and seven years ago..."
"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
30
What is a payment for older, retired people?
pension
default
relief
stock
31
When he ran for president in 1932, what office did Franklin Roosevelt hold?
governor of New York
U.S. Senator from New York
governor of Pennsylvania
U.S. Attorney General
32
Which New Deal program was designed to help business regulate itself?
CCC
NIRA
TVA
PWA
33
What word means:
failure to meet loan payments
?
destitute
deposit
deported
defaulted
34
Daytime radio shows sponsored by laundry detergents earned the nickname
laundry shows
dirty 'n' clean
soap operas
bubbles
35
Which program of the Second New Deal created jobs for artists?
WPA
Revenue Act
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
36
The National Labor Relations Act was also called the
WPA
Revenue Act
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
37
What word means:
aid for the needy; welfare
?
relief
defaulted
margin
poverty