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History Chapter 22
Chapter 22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the goals of the New Deal? a. Reform the government and decrease spending b. create the schools and protect farmers c. Increase spending on defense and trade d. Provide relief, recovery, and reform | D. Provide relief, recovery, and reform |
| Some opponents of theNew Deal believed that it a. benefited only the banking industry b. harmed homeowners c. threatened individual freedom d. Gave too much power to the people | c. Threatened Indivual freedom |
| The American Liberty League (ALL) formed to a.Support the Bonus Army b. Introduce new legislation c. Oppose FDR's New Deal d. Oppose the TVA | C. Oppose FDR's New Deal |
| The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it a. Sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices b. Attracted industry with the promise of cheap power c. Created jobs for over 2 million U.S citizens | a. Sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices |
| The Rural Electrification Administration provides electricity to a. The elderly b. Farmers c. the unemployment d. minorities | b. farmers |
| The right to collective bargaining was part of the a. Wagner Act b. Workers Progress Administration c. Social Security Act d. Agricultural Adjustment Act | A. Wagner Act |
| Members of the _____participated in a sit-down strike until General Motors agreed to recognize them. a. WPA b. UAW c. REA D. NLRB | b. UAW |
| What caused Relublicans to gain power in Congress in 1938 a. The Supreme Court started approving New Deal programs b. The economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress c. Unemployment went down from 14 percent to 10 percent | b. The economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress |
| Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorites when she a.appointed herself as Secretary of Labor b. sat with black delegates at a conference c. Wrote a weekly newspaper column d. Established a minimum wage | B. Sat with black delegates at a conference |
| During the 1930s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs a. Passed acts that let to Roark landlessness b. Denied Native Amercians the right to vote c. Stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions | c. Stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions |
| FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for a. Indian reservations b. Farms C. Dams D. National Parks | D. National Parks |
| How many terms did Roosevelt serve as president a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4 | D. 4 |
| Who was the first female cabinet member? a. Frances Perkins b. Margaret Marshall c. Mary McLeod Bethune d. Eleanor Roosevelt | a. Frances Perkins |
| Who was a top swing musician? a. Glenn Miller b. Orson Welles c. Woody Guthrie d. Billie Holiday | a. Glenn Miller |
| One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to a. Live In the country b. Follow the stock market c. Go to the movie theaters d. Avoid watching news on television | C. Go to movie theaters |
| The Lone Ranger and The Shadow are examples of a. Big bands B. Depression- era novels C. Broadway's musicals d. Radio series | D. Radio Series |
| The federal Art Project set a precedent for a. Increased government support of radicals b. Federal funding of the arts and artists c. Free theater performance for the public d. Realistically showing living conditions on farms | b. Federal funding of the arts and artists |
| Priest who criticized the new deal | Charles Coughlin |
| Built a series of dams to generate electric power | T.V.A (Tennessee Valley Authority; built dams to control floods and generate electricity) |
| The______helped build and improve the nations highways. | W.P.A (Public Works Administration); created millions of jobs; workers built bridges, dams, power plants, and gov. buildings |
| President Roosevelt introduced the______to help retirees. | Social Security Act |
| The______provided funding for the construction of new schools and hospitals. | Indian New Deal |
| Roosevelt's programs led to the rise of a______in the United States. | Welfare State |
| Artists painted large pictures called______on public building to celebrate the people who helped build the nation | Murals |
| Director______made movies that showed the strength of average Americans. | Frank Capra |
| Became the president's "Eyes and Ears" During the first new Deal. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Introduced a "share our wealth" program | Huey Long |
| Putting money in the hands of consumers so that they can buy more goods in order to stimulate the economy is called______. | Pump Priming |
| ________was a British economist who believed that deficit spending was necessary to provide the necessary relief from the depression. | John Maynard Keynes |
| The president had a group of African Amercian Advisiors that became known as the______. | Black Cabinet |
| FDR named______the commissioner of Indian Affairs. | John Collier |
| ______wrote a novel about the Joad family. | John Steinbeck |
| 1930's playwright______wrote socially conscious plays featuring strong female roles. | Lillian Hellman |
| Signed into law fifteen pieces of legislation in the first hundred days of office. | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Program to insure bank deposits | FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.) Insured bank deposits |
| In 1938, the______established a minimum wage and a maximum workweek of 44 hours | Fair Labor standards Act |
| President Roosevelt was accused of_____when he attempted to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court. | Court Packing |
| The_____brought together southern whites, northern blue collar workers, poor Midwestern farmer, and African Amercans. | New Deal Coalition |
| _____is one of the most memorable depression- era movies because it showed people that their dreams could come true. | The Wizard of Oz |
| ____was a radio program that caused panic. | War of the worlds |