1. Stock buyers were lured into the market by
a. high returns. 
b. good prices.
c. a sudden upturn.
d. margin accounts.
Answer: D
2. By 1933, the proportion of the labor force without a job stood at over
a. one quarter. 
b. one half.
c. two-thirds.
d. three-quarters.
Answer: A
3. The purpose of the PWA was to
a. establish a power plant.
b. raise farm prices.
c. regulate business practices.
d. provide jobs to stimulate consumer spending.
Answer: D
4. The slogan "every man a king" was promulgated by
a. Upton Sinclair. 
b. Huey Long.
c. Harold Ickes.
d. Robert Wagner.
Answer: B
5. CIO membership grew rapidly after
a. the Memorial Day Massacre.
b. Frances Perkins became secretary of labor.
c. the Flint sit-down strike.
d. the NLRB was created.
Answer: C
6. The New Deal Coalition did NOT include
a. conservative Democrats. 
b. industrial workers.
c. African-Americans.
d. machine politicians.
Answer: A
7. Schecter v. the United States was to the National Recovery Administration as Butler v. United States was to the
a. National Labor Relations Act.
b. Reclamation Bureau.
c. Federal Theater Project.
d. Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
Answer: D
8. Women made up 37% of the unemployed, but received this percentage of work-relief programs:
a. 5%. 
b. 19%.
c. 40%.
d. 51%.
Answer: B
9. The Roosevelt recession occurred because
a. farm prices dropped.
b. industrial output plummeted.
c. Federal Reserve officials tightened credit policies.
d. the deficit grew too large.
Answer: C
10. While New Deal programs were less numerous by 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act established the first
a. federal minimum wage. 
b. credit card laws.
c. public housing construction.
d. closed shop.
Answer: A
11. The "Battle of the Running Bulls" referred to
a. the sporting arena atmosphere of the bull market in the 1920s.
b. the government's ownership of the cattle industry.
c. labor strife at General Motors in Flint.
d. Roosevelt's conflict with conservative Supreme Court justices.
Answer: C
12. All of the following contributed to the onset of the Great Depression EXCEPT for
a. rising prices of consumer goods.
b. unequal distribution of income.
c. increased productivity.
d. stagnant wages.
Answer: A
13. The Bonus Army was composed of
a. World War I veterans. 
b. auto workers.
c. communist organizers.
d. farmers.
Answer: A
14. When FDR became president, one of the first things he did to re-establish confidence in the economy was
a. set up the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration.
b. declare a four-day bank holiday to shore up the banking system.
c. establish the President's Emergency Committee for Unemployment.
d. have Congress create the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Answer: B
15. Roosevelt named reformer Harry Hopkins the head of the
a. CCC. 
b. FERA.
c. AAA.
d. STFU.
Answer: B
16. Al Smith was to the American Liberty League as Huey Long was to the
a. American Socialist Party. 
b. Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
c. EPIC Society.
d. Share Our Wealth Society.
Answer: D
17. The Social Security Act did NOT cover
a. farm workers and domestics.
b. the self-employed.
c. clerical workers and professionals.
d. the very rich.
Answer: A
18. Overall federal agricultural and reclamation programs probably helped this group the most:
a. sharecroppers 
b. Indian reservations
c. large-scale farmers
d. farm workers
Answer: C
19. The arts were supported by the
a. PWA. 
b. WPA.
c. SCS.
d. CIO.
Answer: B
20. Which one of the following is the CAUSE of the others?
a. Federal Reserve System tightens credit policies.
b. Federal spending is cut back especially in the WPA and farm programs.
c. The Roosevelt recession worsens economic conditions.
d. The Fair Labor Standards Act is passed.
Answer: B
21. Which one of the following gives the CORRECT order of these events?     (1) Democrats regain control of the House or Representatives.     (2) The Second New Deal is enacted.     (3) Roosevelt defeats Al Landon.     (4) Critics of Roosevelt become increasingly popular.
a. 3,4,2,1 
b. 2,1,3,4
c. 1,4,3,2
d. 4,2,1,3
Answer: A
22. Roosevelt proposed his controversial court packing plan in
a. 1934. 
b. 1935.
c. 1936.
d. 1937.
Answer: D
23. The First New Deal was enacted in
a. 1930. 
b. 1933.
c. 1936.
d. 1938.
Answer: B
24. Which one of the following states was the LEAST affected by the wind erosion of 1938?
a. Texas 
b. Colorado
c. Oklahoma
d. Nebraska
Answer: D
25. Which one of the following gives the correct chronological order of these events.     (1) FDR is elected president for first time.     (2) Sit-down strike begins at General Motors Plant in Flint, Michigan.     (3) Twenty-first Amendment repeals prohibition.     (4) Bonus Army marches on Washington.
a. 1,4,2,3 
b. 2,3,1,4
c. 4,1,3,2
d. 3,4,2,1
Answer: C
26. Which one of the following does NOT happen in 1935?
a. The Committee for Industrial Organization is established.
b. The Second New Deal begins.
c. Dust storms turn the southern Great Plains into the Dust Bowl.
d. The Dawes Severalty Act is repealed.
Answer: D
27. This Act, which established the first federal minimum wage, was enacted in 1938:
a. National Housing Act 
b. Wagner-Steagall Act
c. Fair Labor Standards Act
d. the New Deal
Answer: C
28. The most severe wind erosion between 1935 and 1938 did NOT affect
a. Nebraska. 
b. Kansas.
c. Oklahoma.
d. New Mexico.
Answer: A
29. In 1929, the top 5% of American families received 30% of the nation's income.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
30. During the Great Depression it was easier for women than men to find jobs.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
31. The World War I veterans who camped in Washington D.C. in 1932 were forcibly evicted by the army.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
32. The New Deal was a planned system of programs aimed at ending the Depression.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
33. John Lewis felt that with the Wagner Act labor organizing would become relatively easy.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
34. The Dust Bowl was the result of anomalous weather conditions.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
35. Photographers in the 1930s attempted to depict ordinary people's struggle to survive rough economic times.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
36. Many Hollywood movies took on controversial social and political issues.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
37. Under the NRA, African-American workers were paid the same as white workers.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
38. The New Deal was innovative, but it had little effect on the way that Americans saw the role of government in their lives.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
39. When the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, only about 4 million Americans out of a population of 120 million owned any stocks.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
40. Hoover had a reputation for being uncompassionate even before the onset of the Depression.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
41. Roosevelt's Brain Trust accepted the modern reality of large corporate enterprise and believed that the economy could be set right without major changes in its underlying structure.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
42. Roosevelt inaugurated the Second Hundred Days because the first Hundred Days had not done enough for ordinary Americans.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
43. On Election Day in 1936, Roosevelt won every single state.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B
44. The Okies who moved to California found themselves despised as "white trash" and stuck in poorly-paid agricultural work.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
45. The All-American Canal essentially subsidized large private produce growers in Southern California.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
46. Roosevelt's court packing scheme was opposed by both Republicans and Democrats.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
47. The New Deal offered women who had been prominent in social work a new political influence.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: A
48. The 1937 recession occurred because businessmen refused to invest money in the economy.
a. True
b. False
c.
d.
Answer: B