// question: 17153708 name: After the 1936 election, new constituencies united to form the ... ::After the 1936 election, new constituencies united to form the ...::[html]After the 1936 election, new constituencies united to form the ________________, which would help to solidify the Democrats as the majority party in American politics for decades.{ ~Dixiecrats#Incorrect ~Log Cabin Republicans#Incorrect =Roosevelt coalition#Correct ~Northeastern Bloc#Incorrect ~New Dealers#Incorrect } // question: 17153615 name: All of the following are the reasons why the Great Depression occurred except ::All of the following are the reasons why the Great Depression occurred except::[html]All of the following are the reasons why the Great Depression occurred except{ ~the stock market crashed.#Incorrect =there was too much government spending for poor workers.#Correct ~there was poor decision making by the Federal Reserve.#Incorrect ~there was an ill-advised tariff that took effect in 1930.#Incorrect ~wealth and income were unequally distributed.#Incorrect } // question: 17153700 name: Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported ... ::Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported ...::[html]Although officially nonpartisan, Labor's Non-Partisan League supported ____________________ for president in 1936.{ ~Huey Long#Incorrect =Franklin Roosevelt#Correct ~Herbert Hoover#Incorrect ~Al Smith#Incorrect ~Alf Landon#Incorrect } // question: 17153641 name: Buying on "margin" meant that ::Buying on "margin" meant that::[html]Buying on "margin" meant that{ =stocks could be purchased by paying a percent of the price and borrowing the rest.#Correct ~consumer products could be purchased and paid for on the installment plan.#Incorrect ~European nations could borrow needed capital from U.S. banks so that their citizens could buy U.S. products.#Incorrect ~the government could use deficit spending to solve the problems of the depression.#Incorrect ~farmers could use government loans to finance enterprises.#Incorrect } // question: 17153647 name: Eleanor Roosevelt was ::Eleanor Roosevelt was::[html]Eleanor Roosevelt was{ ~an opponent of civil rights.#Incorrect ~a first lady who played no active role in Washington politics.#Incorrect ~estranged from her husband, President Roosevelt.#Incorrect =an active political partner of her husband and a key proponent of New Deal liberalism.#Correct ~always in agreement with her husband, Franklin Roosevelt.#Incorrect } // question: 17153638 name: Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred ... ::Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred ...::[html]Franklin Roosevelt considered the most important legislation of his Hundred Days to be the{ ~Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act.#Incorrect =Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act.#Correct ~Securities Exchange Act.#Incorrect ~Tennessee Valley Authority Act.#Incorrect ~Social Security Act.#Incorrect } // question: 17153631 name: In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army ::In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army::[html]In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army{ ~transformed the pay structure of banking executives.#Incorrect ~burned down African American neighborhoods in Washington.#Incorrect =petitioned Congress for early payment of their World War I veteran benefits.#Correct ~met with Herbert Hoover on the White House lawn.#Incorrect ~finally reached their objective of tariff reform.#Incorrect } // question: 17153694 name: In the 1936 election, African Americans abandoned the _____________________ ... ::In the 1936 election, African Americans abandoned the _____________________ ...::[html]In the 1936 election, African Americans abandoned the _____________________ Party, believing they had better prospects with the party of the "forgotten American" than with the "Party of Lincoln."{ ~Democratic#Incorrect ~Socialist#Incorrect ~Communist#Incorrect ~Progressive#Incorrect =Republican#Correct } // question: 17153686 name: President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public ... ::President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public ...::[html]President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________.{ ~soap operas#Incorrect ~quick visits#Incorrect =fireside chats#Correct ~radio plugs#Incorrect ~wireless consultations#Incorrect } // question: 17153616 name: The 20th century president who best represented the "self-made" man was ::The 20th century president who best represented the "self-made" man was::[html]The 20th century president who best represented the "self-made" man was{ ~Woodrow Wilson.#Incorrect =Herbert Hoover.#Correct ~Franklin D. Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~Warren Harding.#Incorrect ~Teddy Roosevelt.#Incorrect } // question: 17153628 name: The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by ::The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by::[html]The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by{ ~ignoring the crisis.#Incorrect ~borrowing heavily from European banks.#Incorrect ~inflating the currency and making credit more available.#Incorrect ~prohibiting banks from participating in stock purchases.#Incorrect =raising interest rates and reducing the amount of money in circulation.#Correct } // question: 17153687 name: The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history ... ::The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history ...::[html]The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history was the ____________________.{ ~Food Stamp Program#Incorrect =Social Security Act#Correct ~Works Progress Administration (WPA)#Incorrect ~TVA#Incorrect ~Relief Fund#Incorrect } // question: 17153689 name: The Great Plains ecological disaster caused by drought and destruction of ... ::The Great Plains ecological disaster caused by drought and destruction of ...::[html]The Great Plains ecological disaster caused by drought and destruction of native grasses was called the ____________________.{ ~great drought#Incorrect ~corn collapse#Incorrect =dust bowl#Correct ~Oklahoma panhandle#Incorrect ~burnout#Incorrect } // question: 17153642 name: The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930 ::The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930::[html]The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930{ ~lowered U.S. tariff rates to provide markets for European goods.#Incorrect ~raised tariff rates and contributed positively to economic recovery worldwide.#Incorrect ~encouraged European nations to lower their tariff rates to enable U.S. companies to sell their goods abroad.#Incorrect ~did not pass.#Incorrect =raised U.S. tariff rates, causing European nations to raise their rates and thus weaken international trade.#Correct } // question: 17153633 name: The people who organized and directed the New Deal programs were mostly ::The people who organized and directed the New Deal programs were mostly::[html]The people who organized and directed the New Deal programs were mostly{ =well-educated, male, technocrats.#Correct ~members of ethnic and religious minority groups.#Incorrect ~working-class urbanites with little or no advanced education.#Incorrect ~university professors eager to put their theories into action.#Incorrect ~immigrants who brought radical ideas from abroad.#Incorrect } // question: 17153698 name: The ____________________ Act guaranteed the right of workers to join unions ... ::The ____________________ Act guaranteed the right of workers to join unions ...::[html]The ____________________ Act guaranteed the right of workers to join unions of their choosing.{ =Wagner#Correct ~Tariff#Incorrect ~Social Security#Incorrect ~Holding Company#Incorrect ~Glass-Steagall#Incorrect } // question: 17153630 name: What was Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief? ::What was Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief?::[html]What was Herbert Hoover's position on the question of relief?{ ~It was the responsibility of the federal government to provide economic security for U.S. citizens.#Incorrect ~A military draft could provide work for the unemployed.#Incorrect =It would destroy their desire to work and undermine their self-worth.#Correct ~All homeless immigrants should be deported.#Incorrect ~Only the urban unemployed should receive relief.#Incorrect } // question: 17153690 name: ____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S. history. ::____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.::[html]____________________ was the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.{ ~Eleanor Roosevelt#Incorrect =Francis Perkins#Correct ~Marian Anderson#Incorrect ~Katharine Hepburn#Incorrect ~Ida Terkel#Incorrect }