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- Which group suffered most in the Dust Bowl?
- The up-and-down pattern of the economy is known as the business cycle TRUE or FALSE
- 50) Roosevelt's "court packing" proposalA) was perfectly legal.B) outraged both conservatives and liberals.C) was effectively blocked by Democratic opposition.D) badly strained Roosevelt's relations with Congress.E) all of the above
- Americans regained faith in banks after President Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Relief Act into law because
- 47) The first woman Cabinet member wasA) Mary McLeod-Bethune.B) Charlotte Perkins-Gillman.C) Marion Anderson.D) Hattie Caraway.E) Frances Perkins.
- 35) ________ posed the most realistic threat to Roosevelt's re-election chances in 1936.A) Francis TownsendB) Harry HopkinsC) Huey LongD) Floyd OlsonE) Father Coughlin
- 27) A short-lived agency that employed 4 million people to build roads, schools, playgrounds,and athletic facilities was theA) PWAB) WPAC) TVAD) CWAE) SSA
- 43) The sitdown strikeA) was first used against General Motors in 1936.B) was only used by the United Auto Workers.C) proved ineffective.D) was first used against Ford Motor Company.E) was a time-tested technique that was successful against General Motors during theDepression.
- 30) Which New Deal agency was designed to help American artists?A) PWAB) WPAC) CCCD) NLRAE) NRA
- 36) Criticisms of the Social Security Act included each of the following EXCEPTA) the pension payments were paltry and would not begin until 1942.B) farmers and domestic servants were not covered.C) the Social Security trust fund removed money from circulation.D) it offered nothing to those already out of work.E) it would transfer over half the national income to less than 10 percent of the population.
- 44) The individual who was most responsible for promoting African-American rights during theNew Deal wasA) Franklin D. Roosevelt.B) John Collier.C) Harry Hopkins.D) Harold Ickes.E) Mary McLeod-Bethune.
- 24) The Farm Security Administration was designed toA) keep large farmers in operation.B) help tenant farmers and sharecroppers buy their own land.C) export all American farm surplus.D) protect large farmers from rioting sharecroppers.E) help large farmers mechanize and become more efficient.
- 32) By 1935, Roosevelt's severest critics wereA) members of the Supreme Court.B) accusing him of turning the U.S. into a socialist state.C) demanding more radical reforms.D) accusing him of ignoring the rise of aggressive military dictatorships in Europe.E) scolding him for not providing more aid to impoverished blacks.
- 17) The National Recovery Administration encountered each of the following problemsEXCEPTA) the trade codes were too complex to be enforced easily.B) the trade codes favored big business over smaller competitors.C) low minimum wages led to labor disenchantment.D) companies could easily avoid the collective bargaining requirement.E) the appeal for patriotic public support fell on deaf ears.
- 18) Labor issues in Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration were addressed inA) Section 14b.B) the Wagner Act.C) Section 7a.D) Article 14.E) Sub-Section 7.
- 33) Francis Townsend advocated that the federal government pay $200 each month toA) all Americans over the age of 60.B) dispossessed farmers.C) veterans of World War I.D) widows with two or more children.E) unemployed urban workers.
- 41) In 1935, John L. Lewis organized theA) Knights of Labor.B) American Federation of Labor.C) Congress of Industrial Organizations.D) International Workers of the World.E) Steel Workers' Organizing Committee.
- 39) Each of the following is true of the Fair Labor Standards Act EXCEPTA) it established minimum wages for millions of workers.B) organized labor gave it enthusiastic support.C) it established maximum hours of work per week.D) it threatened the low wages that had attracted northern industry to the South.E) it drew conservative opposition because it meant greater government involvement in privateenterprise.
- 42) The Congress of Industrial OrganizationsA) worked harmoniously with the American Federation of Labor in the 1930s.B) was solely interested in trade unions.C) fought hard to include women and African Americans.D) was opposed by President Roosevelt.E) promoted the organization of all workers, not just skilled labor, in a given industry.
- 34) Huey Long advocatedA) higher taxes for every income level.B) "sharing the wealth."C) more conservative measures to control the economy.D) cutting the taxes of the wealthy.E) nationalization of the banking system.