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- 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.
- 23) Criticisms of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration included each of the followingEXCEPTA) its rushed implementation of farm products being destroyed while people in the cities werestarving.B) large farmers benefitting most.C) millions of tenants and sharecroppers being forced off the land.D) contributing to Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains.E) hastening the decline of the family farm and the rise of large-scale agribusiness.
- 40) The industrial union movement of the 1930sA) sought to organize skilled workers in a particular trade.B) had long been championed by the American Federation of Labor.C) was led by William Green.D) was led by John L. Lewis and the UMW.E) had been thriving for years before the Great Depression.
- 37) The Social Security Act of 1935A) was a fundamentally conservative measure.B) provided immediate stimulus to the economy.C) provided a guaranteed income for all Americans over the age of 65.D) was financed by a special tax on corporations.E) was strictly a federal program.
- 29) Franklin D. Roosevelt's initial New Deal legislation was surprisinglyA) radical.B) liberal.C) inflationary.D) conservative.E) unsuccessful.
- 20) As secretary of agriculture, ________ was in charge of farm relief.A) Harry HopkinsB) Henry A. WallaceC) Hugh JohnsonD) Herbert HooverE) Huey Long
- 15) The blue eagle was a symbol of theA) TVA.B) NRA.C) WPA.D) RFD.E) AAA.
- 5) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was designed toA) loan money to financial institutions to prevent bankruptcies.B) stimulate the growth of new business.C) give direct "doles" to the unemployed.D) provide direct loans to homeowners.E) fund the construction of cheap housing for the growing number of homeless Americans.
- 13) Franklin D. Roosevelt's conduct between 1933 and 1935 could best be described as that oftheA) stern dictator.B) moderate reformer.C) radical socialist.D) rigid doctrinaire.E) liberal Democrat.
- 12) During the Hundred Days, Roosevelt did all of the following, exceptA) propose government ownership of major industries.B) close all the banks.C) institute the Tennessee Valley Authority.D) create the Agricultural Adjustment Act.E) call a special session of Congress.
- 6) Which of the following was NOT a program of the Hoover administration to ameliorate theDepression?A) Reconstruction Finance CorporationB) Federal Farm BoardC) Agricultural Adjustment ActD) White House business conferencesE) Boulder Dam Project
- 21) Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers believed that to restore purchasing power to farmers,production should beA) cut.B) increased.C) redistributed.D) expropriated.E) monitored.
- 3) The social and economic effects of the DepressionA) impacted only the wealthier classes.B) hit the middle class especially hard.C) lasted only a few months past 1929.D) were harsh only in the case of the lower classes.E) came to light only gradually.
- 25) The Agricultural Adjustment ActA) tried to increase production.B) was found unconstitutional in 1936.C) reduced the amount of credit available to farmers.D) eliminated sharecropping.E) applied only to small farmers.
- 11) Roosevelt's Hundred Days banking legislation was designed toA) support strong banks and eliminate the weaker ones.B) decrease government regulation of U.S. banks.C) allow the government to take over the banking system.D) give bankers a place in his government.E) merge smaller banks with larger ones.
- 22) Under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the federal government paid subsidies to farmerswhoA) reduced their crop production.B) increased their output.C) bought more efficient equipment and fertilizers.D) donated their surplus to the urban unemployed.E) ceased all production.
- 26) The New Deal agency designed to assist sharecroppers in acquiring land of their own was theA) Farm Security Administration.B) Civilian Conservation Corps.C) Rural Electrification Administration.D) Tennessee Valley Authority.E) Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
- 8) Which of the following individuals was blamed by Americans for the Depression?A) Herbert HooverB) Calvin CoolidgeC) Franklin D. RooseveltD) Harry HopkinsE) J. P. Morgan
- 9) In the presidential campaign of 1932, HooverA) announced that he had been irresponsible in his attitude toward the Depression.B) conducted an upbeat, optimistic campaign.C) announced his support for public relief.D) was haunted by the public's memory of the Bonus March.E) announced he would take more bold action in the future.
- 7) Hoover's response to the Depression could best be described asA) restrained and cautious.B) innovative and adaptive.C) humanitarian and pragmatic.D) socialistically radical.E) bumbling and uncertain.