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The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

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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?

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Roosevelt, Congress, and the Federal Reserve cut spending and attempted to balance the budget.

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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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?

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Twenty-five percent

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Which of the following rendered the international monetary supply inflexible in the Great Depression during the 1930s?

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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

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Germany

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Which American ideal caused many Americans to blame themselves for their plight?

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The self-made man

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Senator Huey Long from Louisiana became a major political threat to Roosevelt when he called for

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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

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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

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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

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declared a bank holiday in 1933.

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By the time Congress recessed in June 1933, it had

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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?

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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In the Bonus Army incident in Washington, D.C., in 1932, federal troops

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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?

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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?

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To regulate and rationalize the U.S. stock market

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Roosevelt heeded John Maynard Keynes's advice and

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practiced deficit spending.

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Which of the following was true of minorities during the New Deal?

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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?

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Smoot-HawleyQuestion

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President Roosevelt differed from President Hoover because of

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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?

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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?

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Closed all banks in a banking holiday

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Germany

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Which of the following social movements grew tremendously as a result of the New Deal?

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Industrial unionism

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Which of the following groups greatly benefitted from the reforms of the New Deal?

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The unemployed

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In the Bonus Army incident in Washington, D.C., in 1932, federal troops

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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

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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

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Grand Coulee Dam.

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Between 1929 and 1932, U.S. gross domestic production fell by

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one-half.

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Roosevelt's Democratic coalition included

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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? (

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Creation of the Social Security Administration

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The Emergency Banking Act of 1933

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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?

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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?

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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?

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National Industrial Recovery Act, especially Section 7(a)

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What was the significance of the New Deal?

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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

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passed the Glass-Steagall Act in 1933.

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During the 1932 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt promised

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bold, persistent experimentation.

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Which of the following was true of minorities during the New Deal

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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?

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Frances Perkins

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Who were Harold Ickes and Bernard Baruch?

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wo of Franklin Roosevelt's chief Brains Trust advisors

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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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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

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halted the downward spiral of the economy.

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Between 1929 and 1932, U.S. gross domestic production fell by

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Creation of the Social Security Administration

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The Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934

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granted independence to the Philippines.

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