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The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 |
reversed the Dawes Severalty Act and promoted tribal self-government.++ |
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Which of the following caused the severe recession in 1937 and 1938? |
Roosevelt, Congress, and the Federal Reserve cut spending and attempted to balance the budget. |
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
provided federal subsidies to farmers who cut farm production. |
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What percentage of the U.S. labor force was unemployed by 1933? |
Twenty-five percent |
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Which of the following rendered the international monetary supply inflexible in the Great Depression during the 1930s? |
gold standard |
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Which of the following countries was the first to fall into a depression at the end of the 20"s |
Germany |
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Which American ideal caused many Americans to blame themselves for their plight? |
The self-made man |
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Senator Huey Long from Louisiana became a major political threat to Roosevelt when he called for |
a national Share Our Wealth movement to redistribute income fairly. |
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Hoover was hated during the Depression, partially because of the public |
was insensitive to people’s suffering and was a do-nothing president |
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Which of the following American philosophies influenced Herbert Hoover’s initial response to the economic downturn in the early 1930’s |
The market is self-regulating and government should not intervene during a downturn. |
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To avert further banking panics, during which accountholders raced to withdraw funds, the new deal |
declared a bank holiday in 1933. |
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By the time Congress recessed in June 1933, it had |
halted the downward spiral of the economy. |
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Which of the following organizations did President Hoover create in 1931 to stimulate the economy through federal loans to major businesses in 1931 and 1932? |
Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
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In the Bonus Army incident in Washington, D.C., in 1932, federal troops |
forcefully evicted the assembled veterans and burned their encampment |
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Why did Roosevelt drop a provision for national health insurance from the Social Security Act in 1935? |
The bill’s compulsory pension and unemployment were already controversial. |
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What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which Roosevelt Congress empowered in 1934? |
To regulate and rationalize the U.S. stock market |
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Roosevelt heeded John Maynard Keynes’s advice and |
practiced deficit spending. |
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Which of the following was true of minorities during the New Deal? |
African Americans outside the South shifted their voting to the Democrats. |
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Which tariff, passed in 1930, raised rates to an all-time high, further deepening the worldwide depression? |
Smoot-HawleyQuestion |
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President Roosevelt differed from President Hoover because of |
his personal charisma and willingness to experiment. |
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Why did New Deal legislation pass scrutiny by the Supreme Court more easily in Roosevelt’s second term? |
Liberals replaced several elderly conservative justices who retired. |
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What was the first action Roosevelt took to address the nation’s economic crisis? |
Closed all banks in a banking holiday |
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
provided federal subsidies to farmers who cut farm production. |
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Which of the following was true of minorities during the New Deal? |
African Americans outside the South shifted their voting to the Democrats. |
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Which of the following rendered the international monetary supply inflexible in the Great Depression during the 1930s? |
The gold standard |
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Which of the following countries was the first to fall into a depression at the end of the 1920s? |
Germany |
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Which of the following social movements grew tremendously as a result of the New Deal? |
Industrial unionism |
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Which of the following groups greatly benefitted from the reforms of the New Deal? |
The unemployed |
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In the Bonus Army incident in Washington, D.C., in 1932, federal troops |
forcefully evicted the assembled veterans and burned their encampment. |
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Senator Huey Long from Louisiana became a major political threat to Roosevelt when he called for |
a national Share Our Wealth movement to redistribute income fairly. |
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The largest New Deal project in the West was the construction of the |
Grand Coulee Dam. |
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Between 1929 and 1932, U.S. gross domestic production fell by |
one-half. |
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Roosevelt’s Democratic coalition included |
black northerners and white southerners. |
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Which of the following was enacted by Democrats in order to disable Francis Townsend’s support? ( |
Creation of the Social Security Administration |
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The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 |
permitted banks with sufficient cash reserves to reopen. |
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By the 1960s, what part of Social Security had become the most controversial? |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
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Which of the following was Roosevelt’s initial response to the Supreme Court’s declaration that the NRA, the AAA, and other New Deal legislation were unconstitutional? |
Roosevelt attempted to pack the Court with his own nominees. |
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Which New Deal program offered tremendous encouragement and support to the labor union movement? |
National Industrial Recovery Act, especially Section 7(a) |
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What was the significance of the New Deal? |
The programs expanded the federal government’s presence both in the economy and in people’s lives |
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to avert further banking panics, during which accountholders raced to withdraw funds, the New Deal |
passed the Glass-Steagall Act in 1933. |
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During the 1932 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt promised |
bold, persistent experimentation. |
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Which of the following was true of minorities during the New Deal |
African Americans outside the South shifted their voting to the Democrats. |
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Who was the first woman cabinet member, who served as Secretary of Labor? |
Frances Perkins |
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Who were Harold Ickes and Bernard Baruch? |
wo of Franklin Roosevelt’s chief Brains Trust advisors |
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
hired 250,000 young men to perform reforestation and conservation work. |
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By the time Congress recessed in June 1933, it had |
halted the downward spiral of the economy. |
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Between 1929 and 1932, U.S. gross domestic production fell by |
one-half. |
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Which of the following organizations did President Hoover create in 1931 to stimulate the economy through federal loans to major businesses in 1931 and 1932? |
Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
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On what basis did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in the Schechter v. United States decision? |
The NIRA illegally regulated commerce within individu |
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Which of the following was enacted by Democrats in order to disable Francis Townsend’s support? |
Creation of the Social Security Administration |
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The Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934 |
granted independence to the Philippines. |
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