Test Questions on History Chapter 22 – Flashcards
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What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
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The emergency banking bill
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Why did Roosevelt create the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)?
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To regulate the stock market
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What were the goals of the New Deal?
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To provide relief, recovery, and reform
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What did some opponents of the New Deal believe?
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That it threatened individual freedom
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Why was the American Liberty League (ALL) formed?
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To oppose FDR's new deal
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How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act help farmers?
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It sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
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What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
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The social security act
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To whom did the Rural Electrification Administration provide electricity?
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To farmers
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What was the right to collective bargaining a part of?
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The Wagner act
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What labor union participated in a sit-down strike until General Motors agreed to recognize them?
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The UAW
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What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
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The economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress.
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Which opponent of the New Deal believed that the program did not do enough to help poor Americans and what program did he propose?
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Senator Huey Long proposed a high tax program on the wealthy and large corporations and the redistribution of their income to give to poor Americans.
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What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
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It made the government too powerful
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How did Eleanor Roosevelt show her support of minorities?
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When she sat with black delegates at a conference.
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What did the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s?
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It stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions.
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Why did FDR set aside 12 million acres of land?
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For national parks.
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How many terms did Roosevelt serve as president?
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He was elected 4 terms
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Who was the first female cabinet member?
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Frances Perkins
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Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?
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The Navajo Livestock Reduction program
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How did the Indian New Deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the Dawes Act?
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John Collier helped get laws passed that restored tribal control over American Indian land.
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Who was a top swing musician?
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Glenn Miller
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What was one way that helped Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s?
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They went to movie theaters.
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What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
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The "War of the Worlds
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The Federal Art Project set a precedent for what?
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For federal funding of the arts and artists
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What was a significant flaw of the Social Security Act?
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It did not apply to domestics or farmworkers at first.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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The radio was a source of information in both the 1920s and 1930s
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What did the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 prohibit government from?
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From further dividing Native American land
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How was the New Deal Coalition a strong political force?
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It gave Democrats a majority in both houses of Congress for many years
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Which of the following extended job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority youth?
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The Civilian Conservation Corps
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Why did critics disapproved of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
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It gave government direct control of a business
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What did the Bonneville Dam and other similar projects do?
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They improved life in the American West
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How did the National Recovery Administration develop codes of fair competition?
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It worked with business and labor leaders to determine minimum wages and prices
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Why did the Supreme Court rule the NIRA unconstitutional?
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The Court claimed that the NIRA regulated interstate commerce
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How did New Deal programs strengthen capitalism?
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The FDIC and SEC restored trust in banks and the stock market.
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Why did support for New Deal art programs decline?
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Some members of Congress thought artists promoted radical values
