// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Chapter Quizzes/Ch25 $CATEGORY: $course$/Chapter Quizzes/Ch25 // question: 6975291 name: All of the following are reasons why the Great Depression occurred except ::All of the following are reasons why the Great Depression occurred except::[html]All of the following are 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: 6975320 name: Between 1918 and 1929 ::Between 1918 and 1929::[html]Between 1918 and 1929{ =the share of national income that went to the wealthiest Americans rose, while the share that went the poorest fell.#Correct ~the share of national income that went to the poorest Americans rose, while the share that went to the wealthy fell.#Incorrect ~the wealthy spent a higher portion of their income on consumption than wage earners did.#Incorrect ~income distribution did not have a significant effect on the economy.#Incorrect ~government policy ensured an equitable distribution of income.#Incorrect } // question: 6975318 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: 6975324 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: 6975315 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: 6975290 name: From 1929 to 1932, industrial production fell by ::From 1929 to 1932, industrial production fell by::[html]From 1929 to 1932, industrial production fell by{ ~10 percent.#Incorrect ~25 percent.#Incorrect =50 percent.#Correct ~75 percent.#Incorrect ~90 percent.#Incorrect } // question: 6975323 name: Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief ... ::Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief ...::[html]Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933 is noteworthy because{ ~he was the oldest member of the cabinet.#Incorrect =he dispensed $2 million in his first few hours on the job.#Correct ~he had previously been head of Ford Motor Company.#Incorrect ~he had been Herbert Hoover's running mate, against Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 6975308 name: In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army ::In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army::[html]In 1932, the so-called Bonus Army{ ~campaigned for the reelection of Herbert Hoover.#Incorrect ~rioted and threatened to attack the White House.#Incorrect =petitioned Congress for early payment of their World War I veteran benefits.#Correct ~was recommissioned as a special unit\: the U.S. Army.#Incorrect ~failed to make any impact on public opinion.#Incorrect } // question: 6975297 name: Known as the "radio priest," Father Coughlin was also ::Known as the "radio priest," Father Coughlin was also::[html]Known as the "radio priest," Father Coughlin was also{ ~A critic of the New Deal.#Incorrect ~Founder of the National Union of Social Justice.#Incorrect ~An advocate of strong government.#Incorrect ~increasingly anti-Semitic in his radio shows.#Incorrect =All of these choices#Correct } // question: 6975316 name: Most popular critics of the New Deal focused on ::Most popular critics of the New Deal focused on::[html]Most popular critics of the New Deal focused on{ =the lack of support for ordinary people.#Correct ~the discrimination of minorities.#Incorrect ~the plight of Native Americans.#Incorrect ~the socialist nature of the programs.#Incorrect ~the rise in income taxes for the wealthy.#Incorrect } // question: 6975312 name: Of the following groups, which benefited the least from New Deal policies? ::Of the following groups, which benefited the least from New Deal policies?::[html]Of the following groups, which benefited the least from New Deal policies?{ ~middle-class consumers#Incorrect ~European ethnics#Incorrect ~northern factory workers#Incorrect =southern industrial workers and farm laborers#Correct ~the elderly#Incorrect } // question: 6975299 name: One of the major demands of women reformers during the New Deal years was for ::One of the major demands of women reformers during the New Deal years was for::[html]One of the major demands of women reformers during the New Deal years was for{ ~equal rights.#Incorrect ~equal pay.#Incorrect ="protective legislation."#Correct ~greater sexual freedom.#Incorrect ~the right to vote.#Incorrect } // question: 6975303 name: Popular novels celebrated all of the following except ::Popular novels celebrated all of the following except::[html]Popular novels celebrated all of the following except{ ~honesty.#Incorrect =wealth.#Correct ~decency.#Incorrect ~small town values.#Incorrect ~patriotism.#Incorrect } // question: 6975325 name: The "fireside chats" were ::The "fireside chats" were::[html]The "fireside chats" were{ ~discussions concerning New Deal policy held among President Roosevelt's cabinet.#Incorrect ~Eleanor Roosevelt's newspaper columns.#Incorrect ~press conferences held on a regular basis by President Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~Huey Long's speeches in support of his "Share the Wealth" program.#Incorrect =President Roosevelt's radio addresses that directly engaged the American public.#Correct } // question: 6975314 name: The 1936 presidential election is especially significant because​ ::The 1936 presidential election is especially significant because​::[html]The 1936 presidential election is especially significant because​{ =Democrats became known as the party of the "forgotten American."​#Correct ~Black voters abandoned their long-time allegiance to the Republican Party.​#Incorrect ~large numbers of pro-New Deal voters came out to ensure Roosevelt's re-election.​#Incorrect ~Roosevelt won his third term in office.​#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 6975313 name: The benefits of the dams that were constructed via New Deal policies ::The benefits of the dams that were constructed via New Deal policies::[html]The benefits of the dams that were constructed via New Deal policies{ ~were fully felt immediately #Incorrect =helped spur the growth of the Tennessee Valley Authority.#Correct ~went primarily to aid poor farmers and ranchers.#Incorrect ~bypassed corporate and private entrepreneurial interests for decades.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 6975304 name: The black opera singer who sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 ... ::The black opera singer who sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 ...::[html]The black opera singer who sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 in a symbolic concert against racism was{ =Marian Anderson.#Correct ~Kathleen Battle.#Incorrect ~Beverly Sills.#Incorrect ~Jessye Norman.#Incorrect ~Ella Fitzgerald.#Incorrect } // question: 6975293 name: The commanding military officer who attacked the bonus marchers in Washington... ::The commanding military officer who attacked the bonus marchers in Washington...::[html]The commanding military officer who attacked the bonus marchers in Washington was{ ~Dwight D. Eisenhower.#Incorrect ~John G. Pershing.#Incorrect =Douglas Mac Arthur.#Correct ~William Westmoreland.#Incorrect ~William Grant#Incorrect } // question: 6975322 name: The deepening inequality of income in the 1920s contributed to the Great ... ::The deepening inequality of income in the 1920s contributed to the Great ...::[html]The deepening inequality of income in the 1920s contributed to the Great Depression because{ =the rich spent a smaller proportion of their incomes on consumption than wage earners did.#Correct ~the working class spent far less than the wealthy on consumer goods.#Incorrect ~reduced tax rates meant the government had a smaller budget with which to invest in economic recovery.#Incorrect ~the wealthy paid extremely high taxes, which hindered spending.#Incorrect ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 6975317 name: The Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act were ::The Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act were::[html]The Emergency Banking Act and the Economy Act were{ ~radical measures that Herbert Hoover would never have supported.#Incorrect ~irresponsible and dangerous measures.#Incorrect ~total and complete failures.#Incorrect =fiscally conservative measures.#Correct ~vetoed by Roosevelt.#Incorrect } // question: 6975305 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: 6975295 name: The government program that employed some two million young men planting ... ::The government program that employed some two million young men planting ...::[html]The government program that employed some two million young men planting trees and improving the environment in 1933 was the{ ~Public Works Administration.#Incorrect =Civilian Conservation Corps.#Correct ~Works Progress Administration.#Incorrect ~Tennessee Valley Authority.#Incorrect ~Social Security Administration#Incorrect } // question: 6975319 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: 6975298 name: The largest and most violent strike of the 1930s occurred among ____ workers. ::The largest and most violent strike of the 1930s occurred among ____ workers.::[html]The largest and most violent strike of the 1930s occurred among ____ workers.{ ~farm#Incorrect ~electrical#Incorrect ~auto#Incorrect =textile#Correct ~coal#Incorrect } // question: 6975309 name: The Neal Deal program closest to socialism was which of the following? ::The Neal Deal program closest to socialism was which of the following?::[html]The Neal Deal program closest to socialism was which of the following?{ ~CCC#Incorrect =TVA#Correct ~AAA#Incorrect ~NRA#Incorrect ~WPA#Incorrect } // question: 6975310 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: 6975311 name: The popularity of the Superman comics reflected ::The popularity of the Superman comics reflected::[html]The popularity of the Superman comics reflected{ ~public acceptance of the role of aggressive working women in U.S. society.#Incorrect ~the growth of the new sport of body building.#Incorrect ~anxiety over the threat of foreign invasion.#Incorrect ~a decline in public intelligence and reading skills.#Incorrect =working-class male anxiety over threats posed by insensitive employers.#Correct } // question: 6975321 name: The Reconstruction Finance Corporation created in 1932 ::The Reconstruction Finance Corporation created in 1932::[html]The Reconstruction Finance Corporation created in 1932{ ~offered relief payments to the unemployed.#Incorrect ~gave significant relief to American farmers.#Incorrect =offered government loans to banks and corporations.#Correct ~offered low interest loans to home buyers.#Incorrect ~was later abolished by the Roosevelt administration.#Incorrect } // question: 6975294 name: The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best ... ::The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best ...::[html]The reform movement spearheaded by Roosevelt, known as liberalism, can best be described as{ ~unlimited government spending and restrictive social policies.#Incorrect =interventionist in economic matters and libertarian on questions of personal behavior.#Correct ~promoting free enterprise in economic matters but social regulation of personal behavior.#Incorrect ~limited government spending and no stance on personal liberties.#Incorrect ~expanding government ownership of businesses and government regulation of personal behavior.#Incorrect } // question: 6975306 name: The region that benefited most from the New Deal was ::The region that benefited most from the New Deal was::[html]The region that benefited most from the New Deal was{ ~the Northeast.#Incorrect ~the Mid-Atlantic.#Incorrect ~the Southwest.#Incorrect ~the Southeast.#Incorrect =the West.#Correct } // question: 6975292 name: The twentieth-century president who best represented the "self-made" man was ::The twentieth-century president who best represented the "self-made" man was::[html]The twentieth-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: 6975302 name: The union formed to organize the millions of nonunion employees into ... ::The union formed to organize the millions of nonunion employees into ...::[html]The union formed to organize the millions of nonunion employees into effective workers was the{ ~Knights of Labor.#Incorrect ~American Federation of Labor.#Incorrect ~"wobblies."#Incorrect ~National Labor Union.#Incorrect =Congress of Industrial Organization.#Correct } // question: 6975300 name: The women's movement during the Great Depression ::The women's movement during the Great Depression::[html]The women's movement during the Great Depression{ ~gained momentum.#Incorrect =declined as a result of male hostility during the depression.#Correct ~took on new issues of sexual freedom.#Incorrect ~put forward issues of equality more frequently.#Incorrect ~saw more success.#Incorrect } // question: 6975307 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: 6975301 name: What was the term for makeshift towns built around the United States during ... ::What was the term for makeshift towns built around the United States during ...::[html]What was the term for makeshift towns built around the United States during the Depression as shelters for the homeless? { ~"Shantytowns."#Incorrect ="Hoovervilles."#Correct ~"Cardboard villages."#Incorrect ~"Hobovilles."#Incorrect ~"Roosevelt villages."#Incorrect } // question: 6975296 name: Which of the following was not a goal of the National Industrial Recovery Act? ::Which of the following was not a goal of the National Industrial Recovery Act?::[html]Which of the following was not a goal of the National Industrial Recovery Act?{ ~setting a standard of minimum wages#Incorrect ~setting a standard of maximum hours#Incorrect =regulating corporations on what they could produce#Correct ~reducing the quantity of goods any business could produce#Incorrect ~drawing up codes of fair competition#Incorrect } // question: 6975334 name: As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward. ::As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.::[html]As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy, inarticulate, passive, and awkward.{FALSE} // question: 6975337 name: Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier ran into significant ... ::Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier ran into significant ...::[html]Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier ran into significant opposition in trying to protect Native American identity.{TRUE} // question: 6975343 name: Eleanor Roosevelt was an outspoken supporter of African Americans. ::Eleanor Roosevelt was an outspoken supporter of African Americans.::[html]Eleanor Roosevelt was an outspoken supporter of African Americans.{TRUE} // question: 6975336 name: For the farmers of the Great Plains, the New Deal programs offered little, as... ::For the farmers of the Great Plains, the New Deal programs offered little, as...::[html]For the farmers of the Great Plains, the New Deal programs offered little, as their major problem was ecological.{TRUE} // question: 6975357 name: Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power... ::Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power...::[html]Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power and privilege of the wealthy few.{TRUE} // question: 6975333 name: Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only person to serve more than two terms as ... ::Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only person to serve more than two terms as ...::[html]Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only person to serve more than two terms as president of the United States.{TRUE} // question: 6975342 name: Franklin Roosevelt consistently backed legislation to make lynching a federal... ::Franklin Roosevelt consistently backed legislation to make lynching a federal...::[html]Franklin Roosevelt consistently backed legislation to make lynching a federal crime.{FALSE} // question: 6975328 name: Herbert Hoover was anxious to engage the government in providing relief to ... ::Herbert Hoover was anxious to engage the government in providing relief to ...::[html]Herbert Hoover was anxious to engage the government in providing relief to the poor.{FALSE} // question: 6975338 name: In the court-packing plan, FDR asked Congress to authorize an increase in the... ::In the court-packing plan, FDR asked Congress to authorize an increase in the...::[html]In the court-packing plan, FDR asked Congress to authorize an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices.{TRUE} // question: 6975352 name: Jewish and Catholic Americans voted for Franklin Roosevelt in large numbers. ::Jewish and Catholic Americans voted for Franklin Roosevelt in large numbers.::[html]Jewish and Catholic Americans voted for Franklin Roosevelt in large numbers.{TRUE} // question: 6975353 name: Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines. ::Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines.::[html]Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines.{FALSE} // question: 6975330 name: Most worker demands in the early 1930s were very radical. ::Most worker demands in the early 1930s were very radical.::[html]Most worker demands in the early 1930s were very radical.{FALSE} // question: 6975332 name: One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the ... ::One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the ...::[html]One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the nation's banks.{TRUE} // question: 6975360 name: President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance ... ::President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance ...::[html]President Hoover's administration established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.{FALSE} // question: 6975351 name: Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934. ::Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934.::[html]Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934.{FALSE} // question: 6975359 name: Roosevelt often did not support the efforts of his Black Cabinet for fear of ... ::Roosevelt often did not support the efforts of his Black Cabinet for fear of ...::[html]Roosevelt often did not support the efforts of his Black Cabinet for fear of alienating southern political leaders.\n​{TRUE} // question: 6975335 name: The AAA focused specifically of the plight of sharecroppers. ::The AAA focused specifically of the plight of sharecroppers.::[html]The AAA focused specifically of the plight of sharecroppers.{FALSE} // question: 6975344 name: The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert... ::The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert...::[html]The Emergency Banking Act and Economy Act were originally proposed by Herbert Hoover.{TRUE} // question: 6975327 name: The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to ... ::The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to ...::[html]The first response of President Herbert Hoover to the Depression was to establish "associations" of business leaders and farmers that would regulate their own industries.{TRUE} // question: 6975348 name: The greatest construction project of the Bureau of Reclamation was the Grand ... ::The greatest construction project of the Bureau of Reclamation was the Grand ...::[html]The greatest construction project of the Bureau of Reclamation was the Grand Coulee Dam.{TRUE} // question: 6975341 name: The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected only manufactured products. ::The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected only manufactured products.::[html]The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected only manufactured products.{FALSE} // question: 6975349 name: The message of New Deal critics such as Huey Long and his Share the Wealth ... ::The message of New Deal critics such as Huey Long and his Share the Wealth ...::[html]The message of New Deal critics such as Huey Long and his Share the Wealth Club appealed exclusively to the middle class.{FALSE} // question: 6975350 name: The midterm elections of 1934 resulted in stronger Democratic control over ... ::The midterm elections of 1934 resulted in stronger Democratic control over ...::[html]The midterm elections of 1934 resulted in stronger Democratic control over both houses of Congress.{TRUE} // question: 6975355 name: The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its ... ::The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its ...::[html]The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its codes.{FALSE} // question: 6975347 name: The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to ... ::The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to ...::[html]The New Deal did more to reproduce patterns of racial discrimination than to advance the cause of racial equality.{TRUE} // question: 6975329 name: The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting ... ::The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting ...::[html]The New Deal policy toward Indians could be described best as promoting assimilation.{FALSE} // question: 6975339 name: The New Deal restored prosperity to America. ::The New Deal restored prosperity to America.::[html]The New Deal restored prosperity to America.{FALSE} // question: 6975340 name: The New Deal supported the idea of the federal government as a substitute for... ::The New Deal supported the idea of the federal government as a substitute for...::[html]The New Deal supported the idea of the federal government as a substitute for private enterprise.\n​{FALSE} // question: 6975358 name: The real motive behind Roosevelt's court-packing scheme was to replace old ... ::The real motive behind Roosevelt's court-packing scheme was to replace old ...::[html]The real motive behind Roosevelt's court-packing scheme was to replace old and feeble judges on the court.\n​{FALSE} // question: 6975346 name: The Roosevelt administration tried to reinstate the National Recovery ... ::The Roosevelt administration tried to reinstate the National Recovery ...::[html]The Roosevelt administration tried to reinstate the National Recovery Administration after the Supreme Court declared its codes unconstitutional.{FALSE} // question: 6975331 name: The Social Security system excluded many of the female-dominated occupations ... ::The Social Security system excluded many of the female-dominated occupations ...::[html]The Social Security system excluded many of the female-dominated occupations from coverage.{TRUE} // question: 6975345 name: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA. ::The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.::[html]The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the AAA.{FALSE} // question: 6975354 name: There were 2,000 labor strikes in 1934. ::There were 2,000 labor strikes in 1934.::[html]There were 2,000 labor strikes in 1934.{TRUE} // question: 6975361 name: Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home ... ::Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home ...::[html]Under Roosevelt's New Deal homeowners were offered loans to refinance home mortgages.{TRUE} // question: 6975356 name: Waiting for Lefty, Broadway's most popular play of 1935, was a raw drama ... ::Waiting for Lefty, Broadway's most popular play of 1935, was a raw drama ...::[html]Waiting for Lefty, Broadway's most popular play of 1935, was a raw drama about unionization efforts among taxi drivers.{TRUE} // question: 6975326 name: What the economy needed in 1931 was an expanded money supply, lower interest ... ::What the economy needed in 1931 was an expanded money supply, lower interest ...::[html]What the economy needed in 1931 was an expanded money supply, lower interest rates, and easier credit.{TRUE}