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WorksheetsA.H. Chapter 23
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Wagner Act was significant because it gave the federal government power to protect and aid workers.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The literature of the time reflected the issues of the Depression by depicting the difficulties of the Depression Era.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The great thing about the New Deal programs was that they affected all regions of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Movies were so popular during the Depression because they provided realistic portrayals as well as escapist comedies and romances.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
President Roosevelt spent the four months after being elected and before taking office relaxing and resting up so he could be refreshed and ready to go when he officially took over as President.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
New Deal officials did not fund art projects because they believed that art did not play an important role in the life of the American people.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
President Roosevelt launched his Second Hundred Days based on the popularity of the First Hundred Days and the urging of his cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The establishment of the Social Security system was an important part of the New Deal because the government began accepting responsibility for providing assistance to needy members of society
a)
True
b)
False
9.
One problem with the New Deal programs is that they did not support labor unions.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
President Franklin Roosevelt's program to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
a)
Democratic New Way
b)
Same Old Road
c)
New Road
d)
New Deal
11.
a government's spending of more money than it receives in revenue
a)
deficit revenue
b)
deficit spending
c)
deficit banking
d)
deficit dancing
12.
an alliance of diverse groups who supported the policies of the Democratic Party in the 1930s and 1940s
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
New Deal Coalition
d)
New Spending Party
13.
a 1939 movie dealing with the life of Southern plantation owners during the Civil War - one of the most popular films of all time
a)
Grapes of Wrath
b)
Glory
c)
The Blue and The Grey
d)
Gone With the Wind
14.
a government-supported level for the prices of agricultural products, intended to keep farmers' incomes steady
a)
parity price
b)
parity crops
c)
parity party
d)
parity property
15.
an epic novel published by John Steinbeck, which reveals the lives of Oklahomans who left the Dust Bowl and ended up in California
a)
Gone With the Wind
b)
Native Son
c)
The Grapes of Wrath
d)
The Big Money
16.
helped organized by Bethune, this was influential African Americans that were to advise the Roosevelt administration on racial issues
a)
Black Cabinet
b)
Blue Cabinet
c)
Indian Cabinet
d)
New Deal Cabinet
17.
the two-term governor of New York and a distant cousin of former president Theodore Roosevelt
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Delano Roosevelt
d)
Barrack Hussein Obama
18.
a senator from Louisiana who was an early supporter of the New Deal, but he turned against Roosevelt because he was eager to win the presidency for himself
a)
Huey Collier
b)
Huey Wood
c)
Huey Wells
d)
Huey Long
19.
a social reformer who combined her deep humanitarian impulses with great political skills
a)
Mary McLoed Bethune
b)
Francis Perkins
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Sarah Roosevelt
20.
became America's first female cabinet member
a)
Mary McLeod Bethune
b)
Francis Perkins
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Francis Collier
21.
an educator who dedicated herself to promoting opportunities for young African Americans
a)
Mary McLeod Bethune
b)
Francis Perkins
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Sarah Roosevelt
22.
as commissioner of Indian affairs he helped create the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
a)
Richard Wright
b)
John Collier
c)
Grant Wood
d)
Franklin Perkins
23.
an actor, director, producer, and writer; created one of the most renowned radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds"
a)
Orson Bells
b)
Orson Long
c)
Orson Wells
d)
John Collier
24.
his 1930 painting, American Gothic, became one of the most famous portrayals of life in the Midwest during the Great Depression
a)
John Wood
b)
Grant Wood
c)
Franklin Wood
d)
George Burns
25.
an African-American author who wrote the novel "Native Son"
a)
John Steinbeck
b)
Grant Wood
c)
George Burns
d)
Richard Wright
26.
the 1933 law that established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect individuals' bank accounts
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
27.
a law, enacted in 1933, that required corporations to provide complete, accurate information on all stock offerings
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
28.
a law enacted in 1933 to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of their land unplanted, thus lowering production
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
Social Security Act
29.
an agency, established as part of the New Deal, that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping with erosion-control and flood-control projects
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
c)
Glass-Steagall Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
30.
a law enacted in 1933 to establish codes of fair practice for industries and to promote industrial growth
a)
National Youth Administration
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
National Industrial Recovery Act
31.
an agency, established as part of the Second New Deal, that provided the unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields
a)
National Youth Administration
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
National Industrial Recovery Act
32.
an agency that provided young Americans with aid and employment during the Great Depression
a)
National Youth Administration
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
National Industrial Recovery Act
33.
a law - also known as the National Labor Relations Act - enacted in 1935 to protect workers' rights after the Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional
a)
Congress of Industrial Organization
b)
Wagner Act
c)
Social Security Act
34.
a law enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and families with dependent children
a)
Congress of Industrial Organization
b)
Wagner Act
c)
Social Security Act
35.
a labor organization composed of industrial unions founded in 1938
a)
Congress of Industrial Organization
b)
Wagner Act
c)
Social Security Act
36.
an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals' bank accounts, protecting people against losses due to bank failures
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
National Labor Relation Board
37.
an agency, created in 1934, that monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Cjorporation
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
National Labor Relation Board
38.
an agency created in 1935 to prevent unfair labor practices and to mediate disputes between workers and management
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
National Labor Relation Board
39.
a federal corporation established in 1933 to construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley region to generate electricity as well as to prevent floods
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
National Labor Relation Board
40.
Which of the following was not a change that occurred for Native Americans as a result of the New Deal
a)
legalized marriages between an Indian and a Caucasian
b)
turned Native American lands over to individual tribes
c)
allowed children to attend schools on the reservations
d)
tribes to elect tribal councils to govern their reservations
41.
Which of the following statements shows why some people felt that the works programs like the WPA were a valid use of federal money
a)
private business, rather than the federal government, should provide jobs
b)
the provided an income to people in need, while producing public works
42.
What group gave President Roosevelt valuable advice on racial issues and provided African Americans with a voice at the highest levels of government?
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Indian Board
c)
Immigration Board
d)
Black Cabinet
43.
___ criticizes the New Deal programs because they believe the programs did not go far enough to help the poor and reforming the nation's economic system.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
44.
In 1938 industrial production drop and unemployment went up again because ___ put pressure on FDR to cut back on New Deal programs.
a)
railroad companies
b)
American people
c)
Congress
d)
Eleanor
45.
One of President Roosevelt most ingenious ideas was to hold ___ - many radio talks about issues of public concern, explaining in clear, simple language his New Deal measures.
a)
Press Conferences
b)
Town meetings
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
War of the Worlds discussions
46.
Life was difficult for farm laborers during the Depression because they were essentially unprotected by
a)
Federal laws.
b)
State laws.
c)
State and Federal laws.
d)
Police
47.
___ criticized the New Deal programs because they believed the programs spent too much money on direct relief and was trying to control business and socialize the economy.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
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