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Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 15 questions.

	One of the reasons for the "great bull market" of the 1920s was that   a majority of Americans bought and sold stock. investors could get easy credit for brokers' loans. the Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate. silver had just become the currency standard in the United States. the productivity of the American economy was well distributed among the population.

	Herbert Hoover's solution to the Depression was to   provide no help at all. help all levels of the economy, but in an amount consistent with a balanced budget. declare martial law. lower tariffs and thus increase foreign trade. provide some federal help to farmers and bankers, but leave relief for the poor to private charities and voluntary organizations.

	The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act was to   socialize America's farms. increase farm production. ensure that no one starved. raise farm income by restricting production. protect the rights of farm tenants and sharecroppers.

	The significance of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was that it   None of the answers are correct. funded a variety of projects, including theater, writing, and art, as well as buildings and parks. established the rights of unions to organize and bargain collectively. became a permanent federal agency. was the idea of Huey Long, a critic of the New Deal.

	Father Charles Coughlin attacked the New Deal, suggesting that   there should be a "Share Our Wealth" program. everyone over sixty should receive $200 per month. it was neither New or a Deal. money should be inflated and the banks nationalized. the nation should encourage Jewish immigration from Germany.

	The Social Security Act provided for all of the following EXCEPT   federal matching funds. old-age pensions. welfare grants. unemployment compensation. aid to migrant laborers.

	During the New Deal, organized labor   won most of its major goals with no violent strikes. took a united and aggressive approach to organizing the unskilled. received support from the government, but declined in members. received support from government and gained membership. consistently attempted to foil any governmental attempt at economic regulation.

	The New Deal handled past inequities to minorities by   None of the answers are correct. making sure that all programs were "color blind." confronting squarely the racial injustice in federal relief programs. passing civil rights legislation. cash loans.

	The Roosevelt coalition included   the rural Northeast, the solid South, and the small towns of the Midwest. rural whites and ethnic voters in the West. farmers, small-town whites, and big business. native-stock Americans, the wealthy, and big-city machines. urban, ethnic, labor, and African American voters.

	Which of the following is an accurate evaluation of the New Deal?   It single-handedly pulled the United States out of the Depression. It achieved little except for equality of opportunity for women and minorities. It was moderate and relatively ineffective economically, but did produce sweeping political changes, putting the Democratic party in the majority. It was a successful revolution that achieved the goal of guaranteeing equal opportunity and social justice. It was clearly socialist in intent and effect.

	Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression?   All of the answers are correct. There were unstable economic conditions in Europe. High taxes for the social security system took too high a percentage of the federal budget. More goods were produced than consumers could use. Many U.S. corporations were mismanaged.

	The National Recovery Administration tried to guarantee   codes of fair practice. no government interferences. freedom from unions. minority rights "a chicken in every pot."

	As the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt   worked for civil rights of minorities. revolutionized the role of first lady. uncovered wrongdoings, bringing them to the president's attention. All of the answers are correct. set an example of activism that inspired many American women

	The Great Depression   affected the upper and lower classes, but left the middle class largely untouched. None of the answers are correct. was expected and many Americans had planned for it. caused most Americans to favor radical politics. caused many to doubt America's strength and future.

	The effect of the "court-packing" scheme was to   end the power of the Supreme Court. weaken the president's relations with Congress. All of the answers are correct. jeopardize Roosevelt's popularity with older Americans. increase the number of judges on the court to fifteen.

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