History Chapter 28 eBook Quiz – Flashcards
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Section 7a of the NIRA was important for a) farmers. b) industrialists. c) labor. d) the unemployed.
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c) labor
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The dust storms on the southern plains were especially bad in the 1930s because a) the AAA encouraged farmers to plow up their crops. b) of the overfarming techniques of industrial agriculture. c) so many people had left their farms and moved to California. d) the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional so many programs to help agriculture.
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b) of the overfarming techniques of industrial agriculture
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The Supreme Court packing plan was defeated in part because of a) Democratic losses in 1936. b) its violation of the Constitution. c) a change in the Court's direction in rulings on key measures. d) All of the above
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c) a change in the Court's direction in rulings on key measures
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The CIO led the campaign to organize workers in a) mass-production industries. b) agriculture. c) the skilled trades. d) federal work-relief programs.
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a) mass-production industries.
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Walter Reuther was a leader in a) the early motion picture industry. b) organizing automobile workers. c) the Federal Writers' Project. d) opposing FDR's court-packing plan
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b) organizing automobile workers
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In FDR's 1933 inaugural address, he said, a) "Take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another." b) "I pledge you, I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people." c) "[T]he only thing we have to fear is fear itself." d) "I want to save our system, the capitalistic system."
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c) "[T]he only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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Conservative southern Democrats influenced Roosevelt because they a) controlled Congress. b) had opposed his election. c) supported massive spending to aid the unemployed. d) All of the above.
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a) controlled Congress
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The Share Our Wealth program was proposed by a) Franklin Roosevelt. b) the Liberty League. c) Father Charles Coughlin. d) Huey Long
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d) Huey Long
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The generation of cheap electricity was a major purpose of the a) Tennessee Valley Authority. b) Civilian Conservation Corps. c) Atomic Energy Commission. d) Federal Power Commission.
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a) Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Eleanor Roosevelt helped the president by a) shielding him from labor and women activists. b) providing a happy and serene home life. c) taking political risks he could not take. d) All of the above
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c) taking political risks he could not take
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The National Industrial Recovery Act provided for a) $3.3 billion in spending through the PWA. b) codes of fair practice for industries. c) the right of workers to form unions. d) All of the above
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d) All of the above
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The Fair Labor Standards Act provided for all of the following except a) a minimum wage. b) the prohibition of child labor. c) a maximum work week of forty hours. d) the right of workers to form unions.
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d) the right of workers to form unions.
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In United States v. Butler, the Supreme Court overturned the AAA because a) agriculture was not considered interstate commerce. b) the plan failed to help raise farm incomes. c) the programs discriminated against black sharecroppers and tenant farmers. d) the tax on food processors was unconstitutional.
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d) the tax on food processors was unconstitutional
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The New Deal's "cornerstone" and "supreme achievement," according to FDR, was a) Social Security. b) the Wagner Labor Relations Act. c) the Tennessee Valley Authority. d) the PWA and WPA.
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a) Social Security
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Reductions in agricultural production especially hurt a) consumers. b) larger farmers. c) black and Chicano farm workers. d) manufacturers of farm equipment.
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c) black and Chicano farm workers
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In his attitudes toward government and business, FDR was ideologically committed to enforcing anti-trust laws. a) True b) False
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b) False
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A first step toward direct relief for the unemployed was the CCC. a) True b) False
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a) True
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The "Black Cabinet" referred to the effects of the dust bowl on farmers' homes. a) True b) False
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b) False
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FDR ended the Civil Works Administration because of its high costs and because he feared people would become dependent on the government. a) True b) False
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a) True
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Before his election as president, Franklin Roosevelt served as a U.S. senator from New York. a) True b) False
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b) False
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The "Blue Eagle" was a symbol for the AAA. a) True b) False
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b) False
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In 1939, seventeen percent of the nation's labor force was still out of work. a) True b) False
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a) True
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The Scottsboro case in 1931 involved efforts to organize workers in the Southwest. a) True b) False
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b) False
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Perhaps the most enduring voting change brought by FDR was the shift of the farm vote to the Democratic party. a) True b) False
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b) False
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The Grapes of Wrath depicted dust bowl migrants to California. a) True b) False
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a) True
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Deportation of Mexican American workers was popular because they were involved in labor union activities. a) True b) False
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a) True
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Keynesianism involves reducing government spending in times of severe unemployment. a) True b) False
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b) False
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The Wagner Act passed in 1935 gave workers the right to organize unions. a) True b) False
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a) True
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The leading black novelist in the Depression was Richard Wright. a) True b) False
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a) True
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The "Hundred Days" refers to the long waiting period between FDR's election and his inauguration. a) True b) False
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b) False
