1930s & WWII- ALE Review 2

During the late 1920s, the signs of economic trouble that began to appear in the American economy included

• a decline in demand for American farm products

• little interest in investment in stocks

• a sizable increase in the hourly wage for factory workers

• a decline in overall factory production

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The New Deal could be summarized as an attempt by government to

• apply laissez-faire (hands off ) principles to politics

• solve the problems of the Great Depression

• rescue firms from bankruptcy

• take control of the nation’s industries

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Roosevelt’s New Deal programs gave high priority to

• flood control

• giving people jobs

• lowering farm prices

• punishing the banks

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A major reason American voters supported FDR over Hoover was

• FDR placed business first and Hoover ignored businesses.

• Hoover’s approach to the problems was more aggressive than FDR’s

• FDR helped the people first and Hoover wanted to wait for the economy to fix itself.

• Hoover worked from the bottom up and FDR from the top down.

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What effect did Roosevelt’s radio talks have on the American people?

• They had no effect on the American people.

• He gained the support and confidence of the American public.

• People were panicked by them.

• The American people ignored the radio talks.

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Some people opposed the New Deal because they thought that

• the federal government had too much power

• Congress had too much power over the president

• women should not be granted voting rights

• the Supreme Court should develop governmental policies

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What was the most immediate cause of the Great Depression?

• Great Crash

• Court Packing Plan

• Indian Reorganization Act

• Gross Domestic Product

Americans experienced all of the following during the Great Depression EXCEPT

• unemployment

• increased wages

• homelessness

• abandonment

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All the following were aims of FDR's New Deal EXCEPT

• relief

• recovery

• reform

• rejuvenation

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Which statement best supports the claim that "Americans were pleased with FDR's response to the Great Depression?

• The Fair Labor Standards Act set up a minimum wage of 44 cents/hour and controlled child labor

• FDR was overwhelming reelected in 1936

• The New Deal tried government programs to increase consumer spending

• Banks that were considered sound and in "good condition" were reopened

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