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The Tennessee Valley Authority became controversial because it a. was the first time the federal government controlled ap public uility in peacetime. b. employed artists and writers c. established social security. d. was one of the few successful social projects proposed by hoover. |
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In comparison to Herbert Hoover, franklin D. Roosevelt proved a. more restrictive in government. b. Less rigid in his philosophy and actions. c. more conservative. d.Less successful as a president. |
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By terms of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 a. farmers were encouraged to increase production. b. family farms became very profitable. c. farmers were pard to limit production. d. export quotas wre abolished. |
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The New deal farm policy a. raised farm prices b. lowered farm prices. c. helped farmers produce their way out of the Depression d. internsified soil erosion as evidenced by the Dust Bowl. |
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The Share Our Wealth program came from a. franklin Roosevelt. b. Herbert Hoover. c.norman Thomas. d. Huey Long |
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Which of the following New Deal Programs still exist? a. Agricultural Adjustment Act. b. national Industrail Recovery Act. c.Federal Deposit Insurance corporation d. Civilian conservation Corps |
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John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath a. told about African-Americans in the Suth during the Great Depression. b.criticized grape growers in California for exploiting their workers. c. spoke about the hardships of Midwesterners in California during the 1930s. d. was the frst muckraking expose. |
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The Socialist party leader of the 1930s was a. Norman Thomas. b. Eugene Debs. c. W.E.B. Du Bois d. Hug Long. |
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The president who said he had a New dea for American was a. warren Harding. b.Herbert Hoover. c. franklin Roosevelt. d. theodore Roosevelt. |
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Keynesian economics suggested a. communism was superior to capitalism. b. only laissez-faire economic policies could take the country out of the Great Depression c.deficit spending could stimulate the economy. d. capitalism was bad. |
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The president who used ''fireside chats'' to reach the american people was a. Herbert Hoover. b.Franklin roosevelt. c.theodore roosevelt. d.Warren Harding. |
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The Wagner Act a helped raise farm prices. b. aimed at facilitating better business/labor relations. c. guarantedd bank deposits. d. raised tariff walls. |
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A founder of the Congress of Industrial Organization in 1935 was a. Samuel Gompers. b. Eugene Debs. c. Norman Thomas. d. John L. Lewis. |
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The first female cabinet member was a. Francis Perkins. b. Mary McLeod Bethune. c. W.E.B. Du Bois. d. Eleanor Roosevelt. |
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