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The Tennessee Valley Authority became controversial cuz it
a. was 1st time fed govt controlled public utility in peacetime
b. employed artists/writers
c. etabli'ed social security
d. was 1 of successful social projects by Hoover |
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| a. was the first time the federal government controlled a public utility in peacetime. |
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In comparison to Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt proved
a. more restrictive in govt
b. less rigid in his philosophy n actions
c. more conservative
d. less successful as a president |
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b. less rigid in his philosophy and actions. |
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By terms of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
a. farmers were encouraged to increase production
b. family farms became profitable
c. farmers were paid to limit production
d. export quotas were abolished |
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| c. farmers were paid to limit production |
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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. intensified 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 Industrial Recovery Act
c. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
d. Civil Conservation Corps |
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| c. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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Grapes of Wrath
a. told abt African Americans in the So. durin Great Dep
b. criticized grape growers in Calif for exp workers
c. is abt the hardships of Midwesterners in Calif durin 1930s
d. was 1st muckracking expose |
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| c. spoke about the hardships of Midwesterners in California during the 1930s. |
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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. Huey Long |
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The prez who said he had a New Deal for America 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 cld take the country out of the Great Dep
c. deficit spending cld stimulate the economy
d. capitalism was bad |
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| c. deficit spending could stimulate the economy |
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The prez 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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Elijah Muhammad
a. was 1st African American cabinet member
b. helped est. National Association 4 Advancement of Colored People
c. became leader of the Black Muslims in the 1930s
d. headed Youth Adm 4 Franklin Roosevelt |
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| c. became the leader of the Black Muslims in the 1930s |
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The Wagner Act
a. helped raise farm prices
b. aimed at facilitating better business/labor relations
c. guaranteed bank deposits
d. raised tariff walls |
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b. aimed at faciliatating better business/labor relations |
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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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