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Chapter 23 Study Guide
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5.) What was "Gone With The Wind"?
historical novel and film about the Civil War and South
political speech
radio show
popular comic book
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11.) What was the CCC (Civilian Conservative Corps)?
a program that gave young men outdoor jobs
a political party
a banking system
a car company
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3.) How did New Deal programs help regions?
brought power and planted trees
built highways
helped only cities
paid state debts
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8.) Who was Richard Wright?
jazz musician
African American author writing about race and injustice
labor leader
painter
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5.) Who was Elanor Roosevelt?
supreme court judge
First Lady who redefined the role and advocated for civil rights
president's secretary
famous actress
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9.) What did the Federal Securities Act require?
companies to tell the truth about their finances
farmers to sell crops
people to buy government bonds
businesses to close
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2.) Why was Social Security important?
it made the government responsible for helping those in need
it gave money only for farmers
it reduced taxes for the rich
it was a private insurance program
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12.) What was the NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act) designed to do?
create new cities
set fair prices and improve work conditions
replace Congress
end elections
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14.) Who was Huey Long?
a stockbroker
a banker from New York
a New Deal supporter
a politician who wanted to fix the rich and help the poor
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8.) Who was John Collier?
Secretary of State
Banking official
Commissioner of Indian Affairs who pushed for tribal governmance
Film Director
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6.) What is the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board)?
banking regulator
environmental group
protects workers rights to unionize and bargain
youth program
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2.) Why did the New Deal fund art projects?
because art was important and artists needed jobs
to stop people from working in factories
to promote war propaganda
to make money for the government
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6.) Who was Orson Welles?
jazz musician
actor and director; famous for "War of the Worlds" broadcast
politician
painter
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5.) What did critics say about the New Deal?
too little help (liberals), too much spending (conservatives)
helped businesses too much
everyone liked it
needed more changes
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4.) How did the New Deal help workers?
ignored workers
banned unions
let workers join unions
cut wages
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13.) What is deficit spending?
saving more than spending
spending more money than the government has
taxing the rich only
refusing to borrow money
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7.) Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
African American educator and advisor to Roosevelt
architect
famous novelist
labor union leader
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6.) Who was Frances Perkins?
New Deal artist
first female Secretary of Labor; helped create Social Security
civil rights activist
Native American activist
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8.) What is the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)?
education program
built dams and power plans to provide jobs and electricity
stock market act
military project
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4.) How did literature of the time show Great Depression issues?
it ignored the Great Depression
it showed struggles like Dust Bowl, racism, and proverty
it focused on science fiction
it only wrote about rich people
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4.) What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation)?
stock market regulator
labor board
farm price agency
protects bank deposits so people don't lose money
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1.) What did Roosevelt do before taking office?
Took a long vacation
Asked Europe for help
Planned ways to fix the Great Depression
Waited without doing anything
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8.) What is the Wagner Act?
tax reform law
law protecting worker's rights to unionize and bargain
banking regulation
public health act
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9.) What was "The Grapes of Wrath"?
biography
novel about Dust Bowl farmers migrating to California
movie about the Gold Rush
political manifesto
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1.) Why were movies so popular during the Great Depression?
they helped people escape and showed real life
they were free to watch
they were only about politics
they had no ads
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3.) How did the New Deal share art with the public?
paid artists for murals, posters, and theater productions
banned all art shows
only showed art in museums
sold art to foreign countries
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3.) Why was the Wagner Act important?
it gave the government power to help workers
it raised taxes for the rich
it created the Social Security system
it stopped workers from striking
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5.) What is the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)?
public works program
social welfare agency
regulates stock market to prevent fraud
labor union
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8.) What did the Glass-Steagall Act do?
created food stamps
allowed banks to loan freely
separated banks to prevent risky investing
gave women the right to vote
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10.) What was the goal of the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)?
ban farming during the Great Depression
make all crops free
raise crop prices by reducing supply
export food to Europe
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2.) Work programs like the WPA were a good use of federal money.
True
False
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4.) What changes happened for Native Americans during the New Deal?
they got full citizenship and tribal self-government
they were not affected
they lost all their land
thy were forced to leave reservations
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1.) Why did Roosevelt launch the Second Hundred Days?
to start World War II
to end the Great Depression quickly
to reduce government spending
because the first Hundred Days were popular and his wife urged him
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2.) How did FDR's fireside chat go?
people ignored it
it caused fear
it confused everyone
it helped people trust banks again
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7.) What was the New Deal?
a peace treaty
a set of programs to fight the Great Depression
a WWII battle plan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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7.) Who was Grant Wood?
painter of "American Gothic" symbolizing Midwestern values
actor
novelist
photographer
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5.) How did the New Deal policies affect organized labor?
workers lost rights to strike
unions gained power to organize and negotiate
unions were banned
unions stopped growing
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1.) Why did Industrial production drop and unemployment rise in 1938?
factories were destroyed by natural disasters
people stopped working voluntarily
FDR cut back on New Deal programs due to Congress pressure
the war ended suddenly
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7.) What is parity?
minimum wage laws
tax on goods
public health policy
system to keep farm prices fair and stable
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6.) What is the WPA (Works Progress Administration)?
military program
banking reform act
agency giving millions jobs building roads, bridges, and schools
private charity group
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1.) Why was the Black Cabinet important?
it focused on business policies only
it was a group that opposed Roosevelt
it was a sports club for Black athletes
it gave African Americans a voice in government
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4.) Social Security helped only elderly people.
False
True
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3.) Why was life hard for farm laborers?
they earned too much
they had no legal protections
they had too many rights
they owned large farms
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9.) What is the Social Security Act?
federal system providing retirement, unemployment, and aid
military draft law
education reform act
environmental protection law
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6.) Who was the president during the Great Depression and WWII?
Winston Churchill
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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10.) What is the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations)?
farmers association
banking group
labor group uniting industrial and unskilled workers
political party
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3.) How did New Deal programs affect the environment?
only planted trees, no harm done
completely destroyed the environment
helped trees, parks, and conservation but caused pollution
had no impact on nature
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9.) What was the New Deal coalition?
military alliance
business group
political party against New Deal
alliance of Labor unions, minorities, farmers supporting FDR
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2.) How did Roosevelt's administration handle civil rights?
he ignored African American issues completely
he created laws to end all discussion
he fully supported civil rights and ended poll taxes
he didn't support full civil rights, but helped some African Americans
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7.) What is the NYA (National Youth Administration)?
pension plan for seniors
program for education, job training, and work for youth 16-25
housing program
after-school program
