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Roosevelt's Hundred Days Answers

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Which best describes the public/private partnerships created under Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms?

A
The government took ownership of large private businesses.
B
The government put management of large companies up for a public vote.
C
The government hired individuals to provide private goods and services.
D
The government hired companies to provide public goods and services.
3

Which issue that arose under Hoover helped Roosevelt into the White House in 1932?

A
a high unemployment rate
B
high unemployment benefits
C
a low corporate tax rate
D
low tariffs on imports
4

President Franklin Roosevelt declared a five-day “bank holiday” to

A
give bank employees some much needed time off.
B
give the government time to verify that banks were strong.
C
remind Americans he was holding “fireside chats” on the radio.
D
remind Americans the government was starting new construction projects.
5

Which groups did Franklin Roosevelt specifically help during his first Hundred Days in office?

A
farmers and the “brain trust”
B
farmers and the unemployed
C
businesses and farmers
D
businesses and military veterans
6

Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs gave the government a more active role in

A
deregulating businesses.
B
deregulating “brain trusts.”
C
creating a laissez-faire economy.
D
creating jobs.
7

During his campaign for president in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt promised to

A
continue many of the policies of Herbert Hoover.
B
strengthen many of the policies of Herbert Hoover.
C
study many of the policies of Herbert Hoover.
D
reverse many of the policies of Herbert Hoover.
8

Franklin Roosevelt’s attempts to change the role of government were somewhat restricted by

A
his “brain trust.”
B
the Great Depression.
C
his paralysis.
D
the Supreme Court.
9

Which best summarizes the intent of Franklin Roosevelt’s Hundred Days legislation and programs?

A
to continue the policies of Herbert Hoover
B
to reassure the American public
C
to help big businesses
D
to provide Americans with relief
10

When Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for president in 1932, the country was

A
supportive of Herbert Hoover.
B
mired in the Great Depression.
C
preoccupied with World War II.
D
enjoying economic prosperity.

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