AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1The Immigrant Experience

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How did President Franklin Roosevelt try to stop the Supreme Court from rejecting his programs?

A
by appealing to Congress
B
by disbanding the Supreme Court
C
by creating hundreds of new programs
D
by proposing the judicial reform bill
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Father Charles Coughlin was best known for his belief that New Deal programs had not done enough to

A
redistribute wealth.
B
help the needy.
C
limit government power.
D
regulate commerce.
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Under New Deal reforms, the biggest change to the traditional role of the federal government was

A
a higher degree of government regulation of business and the economy.
B
a lower degree of government regulation of business and the economy.
C
decreased government support for private/public partnerships.
D
increased government support of laissez-faire capitalism.
4

The Works Progress Administration stimulated manufacturing by

A
providing people with retirement income.
B
giving workers the right to organize and strike.
C
giving workers increased purchasing power.
D
encouraging artistic creativity.
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Why did Francis Townsend advocate federal support for retired Americans in the 1930s?

A
He lost his fortune due to New Deal reforms.
B
He pitied people who did not have pensions.
C
He was forced to retire by younger workers.
D
He retired with only $100 saved.
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What did Herbert Hoover do to help Americans survive the Depression?

A
He urged local governments to create jobs.
B
He created national public works projects.
C
He decreased taxes on imported goods.
D
He increased taxes on businesses.
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If farmers on the Great Plains had practiced crop rotation in the late 1800s and early 1900s,

A
the soil could have recovered its nutrients.
B
the Dust Bowl would not have existed.
C
the wheat crop could have protected against winds.
D
the dry-farming strategies would have failed.
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How did the WPA support the arts in the 1930s?

A
by passing the National Industry Recovery Act
B
by establishing the Federal One program
C
by passing the Wagner Act
D
by establishing the Social Security Act
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Which best states the intention of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath?

A
to describe a family’s difficulties during westward migration
B
to describe the struggles of African Americans
C
to delight readers with a comical story
D
to entertain readers with an upbeat family story
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How did Hoover’s belief that Americans should maintain their individualism affect his response to the Depression?

A
He led efforts to build the St. Lawrence Seaway.
B
He let the Depression continue until World War II.
C
He hired a thousand economists to advise him.
D
He wanted to provide indirect aid to people.
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How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

A
More Americans wanted MacArthur to be president.
B
More Americans disliked Hoover.
C
More Americans joined the Bonus Army.
D
More Americans wanted help from the RFC.
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Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by

A
making them smaller and less expensive.
B
making the states responsible for them.
C
lowering the taxes that funded them.
D
building on and expanding them.
13

As governor of Louisiana, Huey Long

A
dismissed New Deal programs and promoted his own.
B
increased taxes on the wealthiest residents of his state.
C
signed the Conservative Manifesto to undo the New Deal.
D
became a very unpopular political figure nationally.
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By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

A
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
B
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
C
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
D
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
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In addition to giving retirees money, Social Security was intended to directly stimulate the economy by

A
requiring employers to pay a new tax.
B
opening up jobs for younger people.
C
financing the activities of Townsend clubs.
D
requiring retirees to spend their money in the US.

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