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Mrs. Gates - 11th Grade World History
Chapter 21 Test
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11th Grade
05/07/2013

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How was Hoover responsible for the Depression? Defend your answer.
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see. p. 456-61
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Compare the efforts of Hoover and Roosevelt to end the Depression.
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see. p. 458-61, 464-67
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What was the Smoot-Hawley Tarriff's impact on the economies of America and Europe?
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see p. 460
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Why did Hoover oppose most forms of federal relief?
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see p. 459
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What were the "three Rs" of the New Deal? Name on agency that functioned in the area covered by each R.
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see p. 456-67
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Give two reasons why the political right opposed Roosevelt and two reasons why the left opposed him.
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See p. 469-70
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Name three demagogic leaders during  the 1930s. What proposals did each man offer to counter the New Deal?
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see p. 469-70
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Why were Democrats alarmed by Roosevelt's plans to "pack the court"?
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See p. 470-71
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Explain why President Hoover opposed the use of unearned government handouts to meet the needs of impoverished Americans.
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see p. 460
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Explain the foundational problem inherent in the Social Security System.
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see p. 467
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Whom or what did American's blame for the Great Depression?
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Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover refused to...
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offer a dole to the unemployed
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One of Hoover's actions that was most harmful to the economy was the...
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff
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What was the Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF)?
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World War I veterans who demanded an early payment of their promised bonus.
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Why did Hoover fail to take action in the final months of his administration?
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Roosevelt refused to cooperate with Hoover's proposed actions.
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Roosevelt's first action to end the banking crisis was...
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to declare a bank holiday
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The "three Rs" of the New Deal included all of the following except

-recovery

-reform

-relief

-repair

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repair
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Which of the following agencies focused on relief?

-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

-National Recovery Administration

-Public Works Administration

-Social Security Administration

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Public Works Administration
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Which of the following agencies was a government attempt to regulate American businesses?

-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

-National Recovery Administration

-Public Works Administration

-Social Security Administration

 

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National Recovery Adminstration
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Which of the following introduced government ownership and control of utilities?

-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

-National Recovery Administration

-Tennessee Valley Authority

 

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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Which of the following agencies focused on reform?

-Civilian Conservation Corps

-National Recovery Administration

-Public Works Administration

-Social Security Administration

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Social Security Administration
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The political right opposed Roosevelt because of his failure to...
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balance the budget
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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the National Industrial Recovery Act and the...
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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How did Roosevelt make the Supreme Court support his New Deal policies?
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He replaced retiring justices with his own supporters.
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What tactic did the CIO introduce to gain concessions for industrial workers?
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sit-down strikes
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Which state was hit the hardest by drought in the 1930s?
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Oklahoma
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Whose son was tragically kidnapped and murdered during the 1930s?
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Charles Lindbergh's
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What was the  theme of the New York World's Fair?
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"the World of Tomorrow"
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What was the least significant contributor to the Great Depression?
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demands for higher wages
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One of Hoover's first responses to the Depression was to...
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lower taxes
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A major difference between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Rooseelt was Hoover's sincere support of...
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a balanced budget
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Which of Roosevelt's efforts did the political left oppose?
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being fair in taxation
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The Republican who lost to FDR by a landslide in the 1936 presidential election was...
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Alf Landon
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Unskilled workers in large industries were organized by...
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John L. Lewis
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Roosevelt's informal talks broadcast over radio to inspire public confidence were called...
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fireside chats.
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What name was given to the economic "crises" of the 1930s?
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Great Depression
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What is the term for government-financed construction of public facilities?
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public works
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What type of government aid pays impoverished Americans to work in government jobs created for them?
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work relief
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What tariff, passed in 1930, was the highest in U.S. history?
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the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
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What was the name attached to Roosevelt's efforts to conquer the Depression?
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New Deal
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What crisis swept the nation at the very end of Hoover's administration, threatening economic chaos?
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banking crisis
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What name was given to the group of advisors who helped Roosevelt formulate a plan to overcome the Depression?
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Brain Trust
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What informal talks did Roosevelt broadcast over the radio to inspire public confidence?
Definition

fireside chats

 

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What was the term for Roosevelt's controversial plan to get his New Deal policies approved by the Supreme Court?
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court-packing plan
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What is the term for lines of people seeking food at soup kitchens?
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bread lines
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What was the southern Great Plains called during the devastating drought of the 1930s?
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Dust Bowl
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What was the most popular means of home entertainment during the 1930s?
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radio
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What spectacular two-year fair attracted 45 million visitors?
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the New York World's Fair
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Yes or No

 

Hoover called the economic downturn a depression because he wanted to avoid more alarming descriptions.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Other than encouraging optimism, Herbert Hoover made no effort to alleviate the Depression.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Hoover asked the states to buy farmers' surplus crops to prop up prices.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

By the end of Hoover's administration, America's Gross National Product had falled to less than half its level before the stock market crash.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Hoover's treatment of the Bonus Army temporarily increased his popularity.

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No
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Yes or No

 

the theme of Franklin Roosevelt's first campaign was to honor tradition.

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No
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Yes or No

 

In his first address, Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Roosevelt faced stiff opposition to his New Deal legislation during the first one hundred days.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers to plow up their cotton and slaughter their pigs.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The political right said Roosevelt did not go far enough, and the left said he went too far.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The Roosevelt administration's policies greatly improved the lives of sharecroppers.

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No
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Yes or No

 

New Deal programs brought a quick recovery to the Great Depression.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The Democrats strongly supported Roosevelt's court-packing plan.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed the sit-down strike.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Malnutrition and homelessness were serious problems during the Depression.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Blacks suffered less than the general population during the Depression.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The first time that a majority of blacks voted for the Democrats was during the presidential election of 1936.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Comic strips were one popular form of escape from the Depression's pressures.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The number of criminal gangs fell dramatically with the end of the Roaring Twenties and the end of Prohibition.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The causes of the Great Depression are easy to explain.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Hoover's efforts to fight the Depression using a combination of voluntary cooperation and government interference in the free market ended in humiliating failure.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The Great Depression brought a revival of biblical Christianity as Americans turned to God for help.

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No
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