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The chapter introduction tells the story of federal investigator Lorena Hickok to make the point that |
| | A) | the decade of the Depression and the New Deal was also the decade of gangsters, environmental abuse, and underground radical movements. |
| | B) | while New Deal programs helped many Americans, a closer look revealed inefficiency, corruption, and waste. |
| | C) | Franklin Roosevelt not only had to lead the nation out of the Depression, he also had to cope with entrenched opposition to his reforms within the federal government itself. |
| | D) | Depression-bound Americans found hope in liberal social welfare programs of an activist federal government. |
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Most Depression movies, like much of popular culture, tended to |
| | A) | critique the status quo. |
| | B) | provide dark images of horror or tragedy that played to the emotional despair of a suffering nation. |
| | C) | uphold the basic social and economic values of America. |
| | D) | push the limits of sex and violence in a time of social upheaval and discontent. |
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Each of the following occurred during the Depression EXCEPT |
| | A) | between 1 and 2 million Americans being homeless, including 25,000 families. |
| | B) | the curve of population growth beginning to level for the first time in three centuries. |
| | C) | women entering the workforce in greater numbers in order to provide extra income for their families. |
| | D) | New York City reporting 29 deaths from starvation and 100 from malnutrition in 1932, despite official claims that no one starved. |
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One result of the "Dust Bowl" was that |
| | A) | California became the most populous state in the union. |
| | B) | several million people on the plains abandoned their farms. |
| | C) | Mexican Americans and African Americans took advantage of the opportunity to settle abandoned land. |
| | D) | big, industrial agricultural cooperatives broke up into smaller units. |
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Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression can best be summarized as |
| | A) | no sympathy for individuals, and only verbal encouragement to business to build public confidence. |
| | B) | a series of attempts to lay the blame on speculators or international conditions to deflect political attacks. |
| | C) | a stoic decision to do little but reduce federal spending and await the eventual cyclical recovery. |
| | D) | initially, a voluntarist approach to both recovery and relief, but then the most sweeping series of active government measures ever enacted in peacetime up to that time. |
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The text labels ________ as a disastrous government response to the Depression during the Hoover years. |
| | A) | the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff |
| | B) | rejection of a public works program |
| | C) | Hoover's evident insensitivity and lack of compassion for the needy |
| | D) | the Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
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What did the election of 1932 accomplish? |
| | A) | It returned the popular Roosevelt to the White House. |
| | B) | It represented a thundering rejection of Hoover and the Republicans. |
| | C) | It brought to the presidency a man with a coherent philosophy and program for ending the Depression. |
| | D) | It proved that in times of crisis, a presidential election will be a very close race. |
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Which statement about the New Deal is true? |
| | A) | Because he grew up in poverty, President Roosevelt had a special sympathy for the suffering of poor people during the 1930s. |
| | B) | The New Deal agency that had the most direct and dramatic impact was the Civilian Conservation Corps. |
| | C) | Labor unions, taking advantage of New Deal legislation, secured impressive gains despite Roosevelt's aloof attitude. |
| | D) | The New Deal legislation providing for old-age pensions and aid to the blind, handicapped, and dependent children was called "work relief." |
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Which of the following did the Supreme Court declare wholly or partly unconstitutional? |
| | A) | Tennessee Valley Authority and Civilian Conservation Corps |
| | B) | National Recovery Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| | C) | Civil Works Administration and Works Progress Administration |
| | D) | National Labor Relations Act and Social Security |
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Each of the following created mass political movements based on economic dissatisfaction EXCEPT |
| | A) | Harry Hopkins. |
| | B) | Huey Long. |
| | C) | Upton Sinclair. |
| | D) | Francis Townsend. |
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With the election of 1936 |
| | A) | class replaced region as the dominant element in American politics. |
| | B) | race replaced religion as the main predictor of loyalty to the Democrats. |
| | C) | a pattern of fairly close presidential elections was established. |
| | D) | minority voters went to the polls in declining numbers. |
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Roosevelt's administration, under the prodding of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harold Ickes, |
| | A) | began to support racial integration and banned discrimination in certain programs. |
| | B) | gave assistance to Mexican Americans, but offered little support to Indians. |
| | C) | was passionate in its devotion to complete racial integration. |
| | D) | supported an anti-lynching bill. |
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The New Deal program that had the most impact on the way people lived, according to the text, was |
| | A) | rural electrification. |
| | B) | the protection of labor's right to organize. |
| | C) | the provision of electricity for rural areas. |
| | D) | the sponsoring of daring theatrical productions in communities. |
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The ultimate outcome of Roosevelt's court-packing plan was that |
| | A) | judges were forced to retire at age 65. |
| | B) | the Court retaliated by striking down even more New Deal legislation than before. |
| | C) | although the plan was defeated, the Supreme Court became more favorable to New Deal legislation. |
| | D) | the president was empowered, under certain conditions, to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court. |
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Which of the following is NOT part of the legacy of the New Deal, according to the assessment in your text? |
| | A) | It brought recovery from the Great Depression. |
| | B) | It preserved capitalism and strengthened democracy. |
| | C) | It modernized and personalized the American presidency. |
| | D) | It made an active government responsible for economic security in America. |
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