Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

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A)  end poverty in California
B)  black educator
C)  Secretary of the Interior
D)  CIO
E)  Commissioner of Indian AffairsF) Secretary of LaborG) Popular Front dancerH) Republican presidential candidateI) Court-packing planJ) wrote about migrant workersK) "Share Our Wealth" movementL) organized a Marian Anderson concertM) I) and J)
N) D) and L)

Question 2

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why the phrase "labor's great upheaval" accurately describes some of the events of 1934?

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A)   Four hundred thousand textile workers went on strike up and down the country.
B)   The "Citizen's Alliance" of Minneapolis accused city officials of being in bed with labor, and attempted to remove them from office by force.
C)   Ten thousand auto workers in Toledo, Ohio, battled the police and the National Guard.
D)   There were at least 2,000 strikes that year, many ending in violent confrontations with police.
E)   Many walkouts won some of the workers' demands.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following changes EXCEPT it:

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A)   banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce.
B)   established the fifty-hour workweek.
C)   set the minimum wage.
D)   required overtime pay.
E)   regulated working conditions.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following Second New Deal measures came closest to meeting the demands of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workplace democracy?

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A)   Social Security.
B)   Federal Housing Administration.
C)   The Wagner Act.
D)   The Works Progress Administration.
E)   The Security and Exchange Commission.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The Rural Electrification Administration proved to be one of the New Deal's most successful programs,wiring 90 percent of the nation's farms by 1950.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Share Our Wealth movement was:

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A)   led by Dr. Francis Townsend and directed at Americans over the age of sixty.
B)   led by Henry Ford and directed at auto manufacturers.
C)   led by Father Charles E. Coughlin and directed at Catholics.
D)   led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following.
E)   introduced by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Even though there were no significant gains made in civil rights during the 1930s,there seemed to be an optimistic view among the black community.African-Americans were able to find help in the 1930s through the hope they viewed in the Roosevelt administration,their inclusion within the Congress of Industrial Organizations,and the Popular Front.Write an essay that elaborates on these three pillars,and discuss what each offered to the African-American community.

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Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Lewis

Accepted Answer

A)  end poverty in California
B)  black educator
C)  Secretary of the Interior
D)  CIO
E)  Commissioner of Indian AffairsF) Secretary of LaborG) Popular Front dancerH) Republican presidential candidateI) Court-packing planJ) wrote about migrant workersK) "Share Our Wealth" movementL) organized a Marian Anderson concertM) E) and G)
N) A) and D)

Question 9

In fireside chats and public addresses,President Roosevelt connected freedom with:

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A)   economic security.
B)   cuts in government spending.
C)   Keynesian economic theory.
D)   economic inequality.
E)   laissez-faire economics.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
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