Chapter 22 Self-Quiz 1

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. All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except

international trade barriers. correct incorrect

the chaotic state of banking. correct incorrect

the crash of the stock market on October 29, 1929. correct incorrect

The inability of Germany and Austria to repay their World War I reparations. correct incorrect

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. By 1930 the lack of a social safety net saw unemployed Americans

Suffering record evictions correct incorrect

crowding homeless shelters correct incorrect

starving to death correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. President Hoover opposed all of the following except

the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. correct incorrect

abandonment of the gold standard. correct incorrect

massive national public works programs. correct incorrect

balanced budgets. correct incorrect

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. Franklin Roosevelt turned out to be an ideal candidate in 1932 because of all of the following except:

The public viewed Hoover as cold and ineffective at dealing with the Depression. correct incorrect

Roosevelt had announced the specifics of his New Deal package of legislation. correct incorrect

Hoover's public image was damaged by the way he handled by the Bonus Army incident. correct incorrect

Roosevelt's confidence and charisma provided hope for many American voters. correct incorrect

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. To secure the soundness of the banking system, Roosevelt did all of the following except

reassure the nation through his "fireside chats." correct incorrect

veto the Glass-Steagall Act. correct incorrect

insure the bank accounts of individual depositors. correct incorrect

authorize a national bank holiday. correct incorrect

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. The Civilian Conservation Corps

built the Tennessee Valley Authority. correct incorrect

displaced as many as 200,000 black tenant farmers from their land. correct incorrect

sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work around the nation. correct incorrect

enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and young women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects. correct incorrect

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. The Tennessee Valley Authority was involved in all of the following except

hydroelectric power. correct incorrect

soil conservation and reforestation. correct incorrect

oil drilling. correct incorrect

the manufacture of fertilizers. correct incorrect

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. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr., of Louisiana supported

Herbert Hoover for president correct incorrect

Radical changes to the Constitution to prevent another Depression correct incorrect

an abusive convict-lease system designed to generate prison revenues. correct incorrect

Early U.S. entry into World War II correct incorrect

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. The WPA was designed to do which of the following?

Build municipal buildings. correct incorrect

Employ American artists and writers. correct incorrect

Employ historians. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. In addition to old-age pensions, the Social Security Act also provided for

unemployment compensation. correct incorrect

Medicare. correct incorrect

national health insurance. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. Employers did not support the NIRA's protection of workers' rights to organize into unions. They did all of the following to try and prevent workers from organizing except

spying, blacklisting, and armed assault. correct incorrect

forming company unions. correct incorrect

embracing worker unions and working with their employees. correct incorrect

challenging the legislation in court. correct incorrect

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. The most prominent woman reformer was

Eleanor Roosevelt. correct incorrect

Molly Dewson. correct incorrect

Frances Perkins. correct incorrect

Oveta Culp Hobby. correct incorrect

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. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices more favorable to the New Deal after the Court had struck down as unconstitutional

the National Industrial Recovery Act. correct incorrect

the Wagner Act. correct incorrect

Social Security. correct incorrect

None of the above. correct incorrect

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. During the 1936 campaign for reelection, the Republicans charged FDR with

failure to balance the federal budget. correct incorrect

trying to protect Supreme Court justices from criticism. correct incorrect

failure to hire a culturally and ethnically diverse cabinet. correct incorrect

Failure to oppose Nazism correct incorrect

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. The New Deal

made the U.S. financial system more stable. correct incorrect

did not end the Depression. correct incorrect

improved the lives of working Americans. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. It is fair to say that for farmers the Great Depression began in the early 1920s.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. In 1932, the term "bonus" referred to profits from the sale of stock in national banks.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. During the Great Depression, some became so fearful of the capitalist system that they called for a European-style dictatorship to manage the economy.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. One of the goals of the TVA was to eliminate rural poverty.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Charles Coughlin was perhaps the first minister who involved himself in politics through radio.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect