Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | The
theories of which of the following people influenced many New Deal recovery
programs? A. | John Maynard
Keynes | C. | Charles E.
Coughlin | B. | John Collier | D. | Robert C. Weaver | | | | |
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| 2. | The
Department of the Interior was advised on racial matters by A. | Huey
Long. | C. | Francis E.
Townsend. | B. | Robert C. Weaver. | D. | Charles E. Coughlin. | | | | |
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| 3. | Which
region of the United States was called the Dust Bowl? A. | West
Coast | C. | Great
Plains | B. | Rocky Mountains | D. | East Coast | | | | |
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| 4. | Who
produced the famous photograph Migrant Mother? A. | Gordon
Parks | C. | Margaret
Bourke-White | B. | Roy E. Stryker | D. | Dorothea Lange | | | | |
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| 5. | What
famous novel about the Old South was written by Margaret Mitchell? A. | The Grapes of
Wrath | C. | Native
Son | B. | Gone With the Wind | D. | Their Eyes Were Watching God | | | | |
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| 6. | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was directed by A. | Frank
Capra. | C. | Thornton
Wilder. | B. | Robert Sherwood. | D. | William Saroyan. | | | | |
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| 7. | What
artist painted haunting images of the southwestern landscape? A. | Georgia
O’Keeffe | C. | Anna
“Grandma” Moses | B. | Jacob Lawrence | D. | Grant Wood | | | | |
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| 8. | The
American Indian Defense Association was founded by A. | John
Collier. | C. | Frances
Perkins. | B. | Robert C. Weaver. | D. | Harry L. Hopkins. | | | | |
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| 9. | The
Share-Our-Wealth program was proposed by A. | Dr. Francis E. Townsend. | C. | Al Smith. | B. | Huey
Long. | D. | Charles E.
Coughlin. | | | | |
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| 10. | The
director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration was A. | Mary McLeod
Bethune. | C. | Frances
Perkins. | B. | Harry L. Hopkins. | D. | Langston Hughes. | | | | |
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| 11. | When
Roosevelt first proposed his New Deal, A. | Congress rejected it outright. | B. | Congress passed
all 15 of the measures. | C. | only half of the measures were
passed. | D. | the measures were debated for a full year before they were
passed. | | |
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| 12. | Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” were A. | television
broadcasts. | C. | private
meetings. | B. | radio broadcasts. | D. | public rallies. | | | | |
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| 13. | The
famous line “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was spoken by A. | Franklin D.
Roosevelt. | C. | Eleanor
Roosevelt. | B. | Warren G. Harding. | D. | Will Rogers. | | | | |
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| 14. | The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) A. | failed in its first year. | B. | insured each
bank deposit. | C. | supplied loans to banks. | D. | provided loans
to farmers. | | |
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| 15. | The
Civilian Conservation Corps did all of the following EXCEPT A. | plant
trees. | C. | clear
brush. | B. | develop campsites. | D. | build roads. | | | | |
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| 16. | The
Tennessee Valley Authority did all of the following EXCEPT A. | make loans to
small businesses. | C. | build
dams. | B. | fight illiteracy. | D. | fight soil erosion. | | | | |
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| 17. | All
of the following were critics of the New Deal EXCEPT A. | Huey
Long. | C. | Dr. Francis E.
Townsend. | B. | Harry L. Hopkins. | D. | Al Smith. | | | | |
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| 18. | Roosevelt wanted to reform the Supreme Court because he believed the nine justices
were A. | too
progressive. | C. | against older
citizens. | B. | not liberal enough. | D. | too old and stuck in their ways. | | | | |
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| 19. | The
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) A. | loaned money to small businesses. | B. | helped home
owners refinance mortgages. | C. | made short-term loans to banks. | D. | provided loans
to uninsured home owners. | | |
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| 20. | The
Revenue Act of 1935 A. | raised taxes on the wealthy. | C. | raised taxes for all Americans. | B. | lowered taxes on
the wealthy. | D. | lowered taxes
for all Americans. | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement. A. | Tennessee Valley
Authority | G. | American Indian
Defense Association | B. | National Industrial Recovery
Act | H. | savings
day | C. | National Youth
Administration | I. | Works Progress
Administration | D. | Civilian Conservation Corps | J. | Wagner-Connery Act | E. | Social Security
Act | K. | Congress of
Industrial Organizations | F. | Share-Our-Wealth | L. | bank holiday | | | | |
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| 21. | gave
jobs to 8.5 million blue and white-collar workers
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| 22. | allowed the organization of unions
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| 23. | labor
leaders organized this to unite workers in various industries
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| 24. | gave
part-time jobs to high-school and college-aged people
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| 25. | program that oversaw the planting of trees and the creation of park
trails
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| 26. | designed to stop massive withdrawals
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| 27. | passed by Congress to stimulate industrial and business activity
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| 28. | fought to protect religious freedom and tribal property
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| 29. | Huey
Long’s economic relief program
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| 30. | provided pensions to workers aged 65 and older
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