HIS CH-15 FDR PROGRAMS

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president?

a.	He called the first meeting of the "Brain Trust."	c.	He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections
b.	He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court	d.	He established the Civil Works Administration to provide job relief

Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet?

a.	Arlene Francis	c.	Eleanor Roosevelt
b.	Frances Perkins	d.	Mary McLeod Bethune

Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?

a.	regulate the stock market	c.	decrease prices of farm goods
b.	deregulate the nation's banking system	d.	increase crop production

Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?

a.	Social Security Act	c.	National Labor Relations Act
b.	Fair Labor Standards Act	d.	Works Progress Administration

Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

a.	to increase farm production	c.	to provide pensions for retired farmers
b.	to raise prices of farm products	d.	to encourage more people to enter farming

Which of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

a.	Wagner Act	c.	Emergency Banking Relief Act
b.	Social Security Act	d.	National Industrial Recovery Act

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?

a.	She served as a cabinet member	c.	She was an important advisor on foreign policy
b.	She focused on being an excellent hostess	d.	She was an important advisor on domestic policy

Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt's first term as president?

a.	tariff rates	c.	the national debt
b.	employment rates	d.	per capita income

Which of the following of Roosevelt's ideas failed to become a law?

a.	federally supported loans for housing	c.	the establishment of regional planning authorities
b.	the reorganization of the Supreme Court	d.	the creation of a federally supported pension program

10.

Who wrote the novel The Grapes of Wrath about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl during the Depression?

a.	Grant Wood	c.	Richard Wright
b.	John Steinbeck	d.	Dorothea Lange

11.

Which of the following rivers appears to have the most dams built on it?

a.	Ohio River	c.	Cumberland River
b.	Tennessee River	d.	Clinch River

12.

Which is the northernmost dam illustrated on this map?

a.	Guntersville	c.	Kentucky
b.	Fort Patrick Henry	d.	Norris

13.

According to the map, which river in Tennessee does not have any dams built on it?

a.	Ohio River	c.	Clinch River
b.	Cumberland River	d.	Duck River

14.

If you were traveling east along the Tennessee River, which dam would you encounter next after passing the Wheeler Dam?

a.	Wilson	c.	Nickajack
b.	Guntersville	d.	Pickwick Landing

15.

Approximately how many miles is it, measuring in a straight line, from the Kentucky Dam to the Pickwick Landing Dam?

a.	50 miles	c.	150 miles
b.	100 miles	d.	200 miles

16.

On which river is the Pickwich Landing Dam located?

a.	Kentucky	c.	Tennessee
b.	Cumberland	d.	Duck

17.

Which is the easternmost dam shown on the map?

a.	South Holston	c.	Pickwick Landing
b.	Wilbur	d.	Chatuge

18.

Which of the following is not a reason that the Tennessee River Valley was chosen for the development of many dams?

a.	There are many rivers in the region	c.	The area had a history of dangerous flooding
b.	Residents of the area would benefit from electricity generated by dams	d.	The area needed lakes to provide fish to feed its residents

19.

Which of the following statements is supported by the map?

a.	Every river within the map has at least one dam built on it.	c.	The Wilson, Wheeler, and Guntersville dams are the only dams built outside of Tennessee's state borders
b.	The Ohio River is not an integral part of the Tennessee Valley Authority	d.	Every dam illustrated on this map is within Tennessee

20.

How many states on the map contain hydroelectric dams?

a.	one	c.	five
b.	four	d.	six

21.

In the cartoon, the "NRA Death Warrant" represents ___.

a.	the NRA's limiting the production of goods	c.	the NRA's putting an end to child labor
b.	Roosevelt's attempts to silence New Deal critics	d.	the Supreme Court's declaring the NIRA unconstitutional

22.

In the cartoon, the character that represents Child Labor feels ___ about the NRA death warrant.

a.	happy	c.	angry
b.	unhappy	d.	confused

23.

According to the cartoon, ___ will benefit from the NRA death warrant.

a.	FDR	c.	labor
b.	Congress	d.	small business

24.

The cartoon most clearly depicts FDR and ___ as being on opposite sides of the NRA issue.

a.	Wall Street	c.	labor
b.	the Brain Trust	d.	the public

25.

___ is the best summary of the main idea of this cartoon.

a.	"Americans reacted in various ways to the end of the NRA, depending on their special interests"	c.	"Both the adults and youth of America were pleased with the end of the NRA"
b.	"Roosevelt gathered a group of experts to help him battle the Supreme Court's decision to end the NRA"	d.	"The end of the NRA brought out positive reactions from labor and small business"

Matching

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Federal Securities Act	e.	Agricultural Adjustment Act
b.	Glass-Steagall Banking Act	f.	Emergency Banking Relief Act
c.	Tennessee Valley Authority	g.	National Industrial Recovery Act
d.	Civilian Conservation Corps	h.	Federal Emergency Relief Administration

26.

This established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the banking system

27.

This provided direct relief in the form of food and clothing to the neediest people hit by the depression--the unemployed, the aged, and the ill

28.

This helped to create prosperity in a poverty-stricken region by providing funds to build and repair dams, flood-control projects, and power plants

29.

This paid farmers to lower production and, in some cases, to destroy crops, with the greater goal of raising crop prices and farm income.

30.

This put almost 3 million young men to work building roads, developing parks, and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects

31.

This required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings, with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the stock market

32.

This authorized the Treasury Department to inspect banks and to close those that were unsound, with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the banking system

33.

This created an administration that set fair prices on many products and established labor standards, with the greater goal of ensuring fair business practices and promoting industrial growth

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Grant Wood	d.	Gone with the Wind
b.	Orson Welles	e.	The Grapes of Wrath
c.	Richard Wright

34.

His classic novel, Native Son, depicts the difficulties faced by a young man trying to survive in a racist world.

35.

His famous painting, "American Gothic," depicts two stern-faced farmers standing stiffly in front of their farmhouse

36.

This classic novel written by John Steinbeck focuses on the difficulties faced by people who, forced off the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl, move to California

37.

One of the most popular movies of all time, this sweeping drama about life among Southern plantation owners during the Civil War starred Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable

38.

This actor, director, producer, and writer created one of the most famous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds, " and directed the movie classic, Citizen Kane

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	parity	e.	Securities and Exchange Commission
b.	federal deficit	f.	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c.	Social Security Act	g.	National Labor Relations Board
d.	Tennessee Valley Authority

39.

This provides for an old-age insurance program.

40.

This federally regulated crop price was intended to stabilize farmer's incomes

41.

This provides for an unemployment compensation program

42.

This provides programs that aid needy families with children and the needy disabled

43.

Under the second Agricultural Act, loans made to farmers were based on this value of their surplus crops

44.

Created under the Wagner Act, this continues to act as a mediator in disputes between unions and employers

45.

Created in 1934, this continues to monitor the stock market and enforce laws regarding the sale of stocks and bonds.

46.

Pollution was an unfortunate result of this program to promote flood control and build hydroelectric power plants.

47.

This increased during the Roosevelt administration as the federal government enacted reforms to stabilize the economy

48.

Created through the Glass-Steagall Banking Act, this shored up the banking system by protecting people's savings against loss in the event of a bank failure

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once. (4 points each)

a.	Wagner Act	h.	Fair Labor Standards Act
b.	Social Security Act	i.	Home Owners Loan Corporation
c.	Federal Securities Act	j.	Works Progress Administration
d.	Federal Art Project	k.	Securities and Exchange Commission
e.	Civilian Conservation Corps	l.	Federal Emergency Relief Administration
f.	Tennessee Valley Authority	m.	Federal Writers' Project
g.	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	n.	Emergency Banking Relief Act

49.

This required corporations to provide complete, truthful information on all stock offerings

50.

This was created to reform, and to restore confidence in, the stock market by providing a means to monitor the market and to enforce laws regarding the sales of stocks and bonds

51.

This set a national minimum hourly wage and prohibited factory labor for children under sixteen years of age.

52.

This rebuilt dams and provided hydroelectric power to an impoverished region

53.

This protected the right of workers to join unions and established the National Labor Relations Board to settle disputes between employers and employees

54.

This provided for bank inspections by the Treasury Department and a means for making federal loans to solid banks.

55.

This provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities, poor mothers with dependent children, and the needy elderly

56.

This put hundreds of thousands of young, single men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects

57.

Created through the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933, this originally protected up to $5, 000 of an individual's bank account

58.

This addressed the problems of unemployment and poverty by creating jobs that ranged from the construction of airports and libraries to the sewing of clothing for the needy