Question 1

By 1936,the black vote had become evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Under the New Deal,African Americans

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A)   were generally treated equally with other races.
B)   received no significant appointments in the Roosevelt White House.
C)   received more sympathy than under most previous administrations.
D)   were able to challenge many patterns of race discrimination effectively.
E)   found the government hostile to black aspirations.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Roosevelt's "Court-packing plan" called for replacing conservative justices with liberal ones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was that it

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A)   fostered stronger and more varied interest groups.
B)   created a unified, government-controlled economy.
C)   created a harmonious, ordered economy.
D)   created laws that provided equal economic opportunity for all American workers.
E)   ended the Depression.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The "Second New Deal" was launched partly in response to the

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A)   president's sympathy toward the ideas of Senator Long.
B)   persistence of the Great Depression.
C)   Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
D)   political challenges of Senator Long and the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

During its first year,the Civil Works Administration

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A)   put four million people to work.
B)   provided relief funds but not relief work.
C)   planned for major building projects such as dams, airports, and power plants.
D)   made little progress in helping the jobless.
E)   was soon replaced by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Describe how the New Deal affected the evolution of organized labor during the 1930s.What changes did industrial labor organizations go through on their own?

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Question 8

The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs

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A)   were paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs.
B)   were among the first to be released when funds ran out.
C)   saw existing patterns of discrimination dismantled.
D)   were both paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs, and among the first to be released when funds ran out.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

What was the significance of the result of the 1936 elections?

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Question 11

During the 1930s,the sit-down strike

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A)   was first used in the steel industry.
B)   was a new and controversial labor tactic.
C)   was upheld by the courts and state governments.
D)   was eventually broken by the Michigan National Guard.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

By the end of 1938,

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A)   the nation had largely emerged from the Depression.
B)   President Roosevelt began what became known as the "Third New Deal."
C)   Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms.
D)   the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal.
E)   the New Deal had largely come to an end.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Secretary of Labor ________ was the first female member of a president's cabinet.

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Question 14

The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

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A)   industry saw prices decline.
B)   industrial production rose.
C)   large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process.
D)   both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

In 1934,strong criticism of the New Deal came from

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A)   the political far right.
B)   the political far left.
C)   dissident populists such as Huey Long.
D)   both the political far right and the political far left.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

In 1935,Senator Huey Long

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A)   advocated a "flat tax" plan.
B)   had proposed a national wealth-sharing plan that involved heavily taxing the wealthiest Americans.
C)   had as much popular support as Franklin Roosevelt, according to opinion polls.
D)   declared he would seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1936.
E)   advocated a $200 monthly pension for all Americans over the age of 60.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to

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A)   artists and sculptors.
B)   grooms and jockeys.
C)   writers and musicians.
D)   artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

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A)   ended the labor practice of a "closed shop."
B)   gave government the authority to force employers to accept labor unions.
C)   enforced the labor practice of an "open shop."
D)   resulted in the Supreme Court's striking down of the Wagner Act.
E)   invalidated Section 7(a)  of the National Industrial Recovery Act.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The New Deal

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In 1935,Senator Huey Long

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The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

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By the end of 1938,

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What was the significance of the result of the 1936 elections?

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