The Rising Road- part 1

In the inaugural address speech delivered at the beginning of the program. Franklin Roosevelt says, "The only thing we have to fear is..."

• "Fear itself."

• "Republican policies"

• "Democratic policies"

• "The Great Depression"

Which of the following is NOT said by the historian, William Lechtenburg about the total of unemployed Americans when FDR takes office in 1933?

• At least 15 million people were unemployed

• Approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of Americans were jobless

• 100,000 people had been fired every week for 3 straight years

• Figures on unemployment in the Great Depression have been exaggerated

Leuchtenburg quotes the British economist , John Maynard Keynes who compared the Great Depression to-

• The Panic of 1873 which lasted 20 years

• The Dark Ages which lasted 400 years

Which of the following is NOT true about FDR's Inaugural parade?

• It occurred in January 1933

• It was attended by FDR's sixth cousin Daisy Suckley

• It's beginning was dignified and the end was like a circus

• It symbolized a century and a half of American continuity

After surviving the ravages of polio, FDR's cousin Daisy wrote all of the following things EXCEPT "Franklin is a man--

• Mentally

• Physically

• Spiritually

• Enthusiastically

According to the writer George Will, besides FDR which two other U.S. presidents were larger than the office they inherited? (Pick Two)

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Andrew Jackson

George Will says the best of the New Deal programs was-

• His smile

• Social Security

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Civilian Conservation Corps

What does the narrator imply was a character flaw of FDR?

• He was lonely

• He was a lyar

• He was depressed

• He was mysterious

When asked about his political ideology FDR used two words to describe his political ideology. What are they? Pick Two

• Christian

• Democrat

• Natoinalist

• Conservative

How is FDR related to President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Cousin

• Brother

• Nephew

• Grandson