Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the
following except a (n)
a. lack of political experience.
b.
mediocre mind.
c. inability to detect moral weaknesses in his
associates.
d. unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying
no.
e. administrative weakness.
A
Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major
area of responsibility.
A. Charles Evans Hughes 1. taxes and
tariffs
B. Andrew Mellon 2. naval oil reserves
C. Herbert
Hoover 3. naval arms limitation
D. Albert Fall 4. foreign trade
and trade associations
E. Harry Daugherty 5. justice and law
enforcement
a. A-5, B-3, C-2, D-4, E-l
b. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2,
E-5
c. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-5, E-l
d. A-4, B-5, C-1, D-3,
E-2
e. A-1, B-2, C-5, D-3, E-4
B
Which one of the following members of President Harding's cabinet
proved to be incompetent and corrupt?
a. Herbert Hoover
b.
Calvin Coolidge
c. Andrew Mellon
d. Charles Evans
Hughes
e. Albert Fall
E
Republican economic policies under Warren G. Harding
a. sought
to continue the same laissez-faire doctrine as had been the practice
under William McKinley.
b. hoped to encourage the government
actively to assist business along the path to profits.
c. sought
to regulate the policies of large corporations.
d. aimed at
supporting increased competition in business.
e. aided small
business at the expense of big business.
B
During the 1920s, the Supreme Court
a. often ruled against
progressive legislation.
b. rigorously upheld the antitrust
laws.
c. generally promoted government regulation of the
economy.
d. staunchly defended the rights of organized
labor.
e. upheld laws providing special protection for women
A
_________ was (were) adversely affected by the demobilization
policies adopted by the federal government at the end of World War
I.
a. The cement industry
b. The railroad industry
c.
The shipping industry
d. Veterans
e. Organized labor
E
The Supreme Court cases of Muller-and Adkins centered on
a.
racial discrimination in employment.
b. affirmative
action.
c. anti-union "right to work" laws in several
states.
d. the question of whether women merited special legal
and social treatment.
e. antitrust legislation.
D
The nonbusiness group that realized the most significant, lasting
gains from World War I was
a. labor.
b. blacks.
c. the
Ku Klux Klan.
d. women.
e. veterans.
E
One exception to President Warren G. Harding's policy of isolationism
involved in the Middle East, where the United States sought to
a.
support a homeland for Jews in Israel.
b. prevent the League of
Nations from establishing British and French protectorates in the
region.
c. stop the Soviet Union from dominating the
area.
d. secure oil-drilling concessions for American
companies.
e. curb the rise of Arab nationalism.
D
Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of
international disarmament because
a. he feared renewed war in
Europe.
b. he recognized that an arms race was imminent.
c.
businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States
Navy.
d. he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead
on this problem.
e. American public opinion supported peacemaking efforts.
C
The 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact
a. formally ended World War I for
the United States, which had refused to sign the Treaty of
Versailles.
b. set a schedule for German payment of war
reparations.
c. established a battleship ratio for the leading
naval powers.
d. condemned Japan for its unprovoked attack on
Manchuria.
e. outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry.
E
In the 1920s the Fordney-McCumber Tariff __________ tariff rates and
the Hawley-Smoot Tariff __________ tariff rates, so that by1930the
tariff rates had been substantially __________ from the opening of the
decade.
a. raised; lowered; lowered
b. lowered; raised;
raised
c. raised; raised; raised
d. lowered; lowered;
lowered
e. raised; lowered; raised
C
Which of the following was not a consequence of the American policy
of raising tariffs sky-high in the 1920s?
a. European nations
raised their own tariffs.
b. the postwar chaos in Europe was
prolonged.
c. international economic distress deepened.
d.
American foreign trade declined.
e. the American economy slipped
into recession.
E
The Teapot Dome scandal involved the corrupt mishandling of
a.
naval oil reserves.
b. funds for veterans' hospitals.
c. the
budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
d. European war-debt
payments.
e. presidential pardons.
A
The major political scandal of Harding's administration resulted in
the conviction and imprisonment of his secretary of
a. the
treasury.
b. state.
c. the navy.
d. commerce.
e.
the interior.
E
Which of the following descriptive attributes is least characteristic
of President Coolidge?
a. honesty
b. frugality
c.
shyness
d. wordiness
e. caution
D
During Coolidge's presidency, government policy was set largely by
the interests and values of
a. farmers and wage earners.
b.
the business community.
c. racial and ethnic minorities.
d.
progressive reformers.
e. conservative New Englanders.
B
After the initial shock of the Harding scandals, many Americans
reacted by
a. demanding that all those involved be sent to
prison.
b. excusing some of the wrongdoers on the grounds that
"they had gotten away with it."
c. demanding the
impeachment of the president.
d. suggesting that Harding resign
the presidency so that Calvin Coolidge could take control.
e.
calling for a thorough Congressional investigation.
B
One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920s was
a.
overproduction.
b. the inability to purchase modem farm
equipment.
c. passage of the McNary-Haugen Bill.
d. the
prosecution of cooperatives under antitrust laws.
e. drought and
insects like the boll weevil.
A
In the mid- 1920s President Coolidge twice refused to sign
legislation proposing to
a. exempt farmers' cooperatives from the
antitrust laws.
b. defend the family farm against corporate
takeovers.
c. make the United States a member of the World
Court.
d. lower taxes.
e. subsidize farm prices.
E
The intended beneficiaries of the McNary-Haugen Bill were __________;
the intended beneficiaries of the Norris-LaGuardia Act were
__________.
a. railroads; labor unions
b. farmers; labor
unions
c. banks; railroads
d. farmers; banks
e.
railroads; farmers
B
Which of the following splits did not affect the Democratic party in
1924?
a. "wets" versus "drys"
b.
immigrants versus old-stock Americans
c. urbanites versus
suburbanites
d. Fundamentalists versus Modernists
e.
northern liberals versus southern conservatives
C
Senator Robert La Follette's Progressive party advocated all of the
following except
a. government ownership of railroads.
b.
relief for farmers.
c. opposition to antilabor
injunctions.
d. opposition to monopolies.
e. increased power
for the Supreme Court.
E
In 1924 the Democratic party convention failed by a single vote to
adopt a resolution condemning
a. the Ku Klux Klan.
b.
immigration restrictions.
c. prohibition.
d.
Fundamentalism.
e. business monopolies.
A
The Progressive party did not do well in the 1924 election
because
a. it could not win the farm vote.
b. too many
people shared in prosperity to care about reform.
c. it was too
caught up in internal discord.
d. the liberal vote was split
between it and the Democratic Party.
e. La Follette could not win
the Socialists' endorsement.
B
In the early 1920s, one glaring exception to America's general
indifference to the outside world was its
a. involvement in the
World Court.
b. armed intervention in the Caribbean and Central
America.
c. involvement in the League of Nations' humanitarian
operations.
d. naval buildup
e. continuing attempt to oust
the Communist from power in the Soviet Union.
B
America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay
loans that the United States made to them during World War I
because
a. the United States had owed them about $4 billion
before the war.
b. the amount of money involved was not
significant.
c. they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives,
so it was only fair for the United States to write off the
debt.
d. the United States was making so much money from Mexican
and Middle Eastern oil that it did not need extra dollars.
e.
Germany was not paying its reparations to them, so they could not
afford to pay off the loans.
C
As a result of America's insistence that its Allies' war debts be
repaid in full,
a. the French and British demanded enormous
reparations payments from Germany.
b. the German mark was ruined
by drastic inflation.
c. the Allies borrowed money from
Switzerland to repay the loans.
d. the United States began
threatening renewed military intervention in Europe.
e. the
allies insisted on lower U.S. tariffs.
A
America's major foreign-policy problem in the 1920s was addressed by
the Dawes Plan, which
a. ended the big-stick policy of armed
intervention in Central America and the Caribbean.
b. established
a ratio of allowable naval strength between the United States,
Britain, and Japan.
c. condemned the Japanese aggression against
Manchuria.
d. aimed to prevent German re-armament.
e.
provided a solution to the tangle of war-debt and war reparations payments.
E
The most colorful presidential candidate of the 1920s was
a.
Calvin Coolidge.
b. John W. Davis.
c. Alfred E.
Smith.
d. Herbert Hoover.
e. Robert La Follette.
C
All of the following were political liabilities for Alfred E. Smith
except his
a. Catholic religion.
b. support for the repeal
of prohibition.
c. big-city background.
d. failure to win
the support of American labor.
e. radio speaking skill.
D
One of Herbert Hoover's chief strengths as a presidential candidate
was his
a. adaptability to the give-and-take of political
accommodation.
b. considerable experience in running for
political office.
c. personal charm and charisma.
d. ability
to face criticism.
e. talent for administration.
E
When elected to the presidency in 1928, Herbert Hoover
a. was
militantly antilabor and against big government.
b. brought
little administrative talent or experience to the job.
c.
understood that his major challenge was to find a solution to the
Great Depression.
d. combined small-town values with wide
experience in modem corporate America.
e. had been a successful
governor of California.
D
The Federal Farm Board, created by the Agricultural Marketing Act,
lent money to farmers primarily to help them to
a. organize
producers' cooperatives.
b. learn a new and more profitable
trade.
c. open new land to cultivation.
d. purchase
expensive new farm machinery.
e. take land out of production.
A
As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930,
a. American
industry grew more secure.
b. duties on agricultural products
decreased.
c. American economic isolationism ended.
d.
campaign promises to labor were fulfilled.
e. the worldwide
depression deepened.
E
In America, the Great Depression caused
a. people to blame the
economic system, not themselves, for their problems.
b. a
decade-long decline in the birthrate.
c. an increase of foreign
investment because prices were so low.
d. a shift from Wall
Street investment to investment in small, local businesses.
e. a
growing acceptance by business of the need for federal regulation.
B
President Herbert Hoover believed that the Great Depression could be
ended by doing all of the following except
a. providing direct
aid to the people.
b. directly assisting businesses and
banks.
c. keeping faith in the efficiency of the industrial
system.
d. continuing to rely on the American tradition of rugged
individualism.
e. lending federal funds to feed farm livestock.
A
President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression was to
a.
leave the economy alone to work itself out of trouble.
b.
nationalize major industries.
c. encourage the states to
stimulate spending.
d. work for the breakup of business
monopolies.
e. offer federal assistance to businesses and banks
but not individuals.
E
The "alphabetical agency" set up under Hoover's
administration to provide aid to business and local governments was
the
a. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
b. National
Recovery Administration (NRA)
c. Works Progress Administration
(WPA)
d. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
e.
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
D
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was established to
a.
provide direct economic assistance to labor.
b. make loans to
businesses, banks, and state and local governments.
c. outlaw
"yellow dog" (antiunion) contracts.
d. provide money
for construction of dams on the Tennessee River.
e. lend money
for federal public works projects.
B
The Bonus Expeditionary Force marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 to
demand
a. the removal of American troops from Nicaragua.
b.
an expanded American army and navy.
c. immediate full payment of
bonus payments promised to World War I veterans.
d. punishment
for those who had forced unemployed veterans to leave Washington,
D.C.
e. housing and health care assistance for veterans.
C
President Hoover's public image was severely damaged by his
a.
decision to abandon the principle of "rugged
individualism."
b. construction of "Hoovervilles"
for the homeless.
c. agreement to provide a federal dole to the
unemployed.
d. refusal to do anything to try to solve the Great
Depression.
e. handling of the dispersal of the Bonus Army.
E
In response to the League of Nations' investigation into Japan's
invasion and occupation of Manchuria,
a. the United States became
an official member of the League.
b. Japan withdrew its
troops.
c. it initiated a boycott of Japanese goods.
d.
Japan left the League.
e. the U.S. and China moved toward an alliance.
D
The 1932 Stimson doctrine
a. reversed the United States'
long-standing interventionist policy in Latin America.
b.
committed the United States to join the League of Nations' effort to
impose economic sanctions against Japan for its invasion of
Manchuria.
c. announced the United States' willingness to outlaw
war as an instrument of national policy.
d. declared that the
United States would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved
by force of arms.
e. declared Japan and Germany "rogue states."
D
Franklin Roosevelt's ____________ contributed the most to his
development of compassion and strength of will.
a.
education
b. domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt
c.
family ties with Teddy Roosevelt
d. affliction with infantile
paralysis
e. service in World War I
D
The "champion of the dispossessed"—that is, the poor and
minorities—in the 1930s was
a. Harold Ickes.
b. Alfred E.
Smith.
c. Eleanor Roosevelt.
d. Frances Perkins.
e.
Harry Hopkins.
C
The 1932 Democratic party platform on which Franklin Roosevelt ran
for the presidency called for
a. repeal of prohibition.
b.
deficit spending.
c. higher tariffs.
d. adherence to the
gold standard.
e. breaking up monopolistic corporations.
A
In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as
president he would attack the Great Depression by
a.
nationalizing all banks and major industries.
b. mobilizing
America's youth as in wartime.
c. returning to the traditional
policies of laissez-faire capitalism.
d. continuing the policies
already undertaken by President Hoover.
e. experimenting with
bold new programs for economic and social reform.
E
The phrase "Hundred Days" refers to
a. the worst
months of the Great Depression.
b. the time it took for Congress
to begin acting on President Roosevelt's plans for combating the Great
Depression.
c. the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's
presidency.
d. the "lame-duck" period between Franklin
Roosevelt's election and his inauguration.
e. the time that all
banks were closed by FDR.
C
One striking feature of the 1932 presidential election was
that
a. the South had shifted to the Republican party.
b.
Democrats made gains in the normally Republican Midwest.
c. urban
Americans finally cast more votes than rural Americans.
d. women
played a less active role in the campaign than before.
e.
African-Americans became a vital element in the Democratic party.
E
While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency, Herbert
Hoover tried to get the president-elect to cooperate on long-term
solutions to the Depression because
a. he and Roosevelt had
similar ideas on programs to combat the hard times.
b. the
Hawley-Smoot Tariff was up for immediate renewal.
c. he hoped to
bind his successor to an anti-inflationary policy that would make much
of the New Deal impossible.
d. he wanted to show how willing he
was to cooperate with the political opposition.
e. he hoped to
avoid historical blame for failing to address the Depression.
C
When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933,
a.
Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority.
b. he
knew exactly what he wanted to do.
c. he received unprecedented
congressional support.
d. he wanted to make as few mistakes as
possible.
e. he at first proceeded cautiously.
C
The Works Progress Administration was a major program of
the New
Deal; the Public Works Administration was a long-range
program;
and the Social Security Act was a major program.
a. relief;
recovery; reform
b. reform; recovery; relief
c. recovery;
relief; reform
d. relief; reform; recovery
e. reform;
relief; recovery
A
The Glass-Steagall Act
a. took the United States off the gold
standard.
b. empowered President Roosevelt to close all banks
temporarily.
c. created the Securities and Exchange Commission to
regulate the stock exchange.
d. permitted commercial banks to
engage in Wall Street financial dealings.
e. created the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits.
E
The most pressing problem facing Franklin Roosevelt when he became
president was
a. a chaotic banking situation.
b. the
national debt.
c. the need to silence demagogic rabble-rousers
such as Huey Long.
d. unemployment.
e. the farm crisis.
D
Franklin Roosevelt's "managed currency" aimed to
a.
stimulate inflation.
b. reduce the price of gold.
c. restore
confidence in banks.
d. reduce the amount of money in
circulation.
e. shake up the Federal Reserve Board.
A
The ________was probably the most popular New Deal program;
the_______was one of the most complex; and the
_________was the
most radical.
a. Works Progress Administration; Agricultural
Adjustment Act; Civilian Conservation Corps
b. Agricultural
Adjustment Act; Public Works Administration; Tennessee Valley
Authority
c. National Recovery Act; Tennessee Valley Authority;
Social Security Act
d. Civilian Conservation Corps; National
Recovery Act; Tennessee Valley Authority
e. Social Security Act;
Civilian Conservation Corps; Works Progress Administration
D
President Roosevelt's chief "administrator of relief"
was
a. George Norris.
b. John L. Lewis.
c. Mary McLeod
Bethune.
d. Harold Ickes.
e. Harry Hopkins.
E
Match each New Deal critic below with the "cause" or slogan
that he
promoted.
A. Father Coughlin 1. "social
justice"
B. Huey Long 2. "every man a
king"
C. Francis Townsend 3. "a holy crusade for
liberty"
D. Herbert Hoover 4. old-age pensions
a. A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3
b. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
c. A-3,
B-4, C-2, D-1
d. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
e. A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
A
Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana gained national popularity
by
a. advocating social justice for all.
b. blaming Jews for
the Depression.
c. making Louisiana a model for ordinary
citizens.
d. supporting a $200-a-month old-age pension.
e.
promising to give every family $5,000.
E
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) aimed to do all of the
following except
a. provide loans and jobs for college
students.
b. quiet the groundswell of protest produced by Huey
Long and Dr. Francis Townsend.
c. provide employment on useful
projects.
d. produce works of art.
e. provide handouts to
the unemployed
E
Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or
program
with which he or she was closely identified.
A. Robert Wagner 1.
Department of Labor
B. Harry Hopkins 2. Public Works
Administration.
C. Harold Ickes 3. Works Progress
Administration
D. Frances Perkins 4. National Labor Relations Act
a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
b. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
c. A-3,
B-1, C-4, D-2
d. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
B
Match each New Dealer below with the federal agency or
program
with which he or she was closely identified.
A. Robert Wagner 1.
Department of Labor
B. Harry Hopkins 2. Public Works
Administration.
C. Harold Ickes 3. Works Progress
Administration
D. Frances Perkins 4. National Labor Relations Act
a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
b. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
c. A-3,
B-1, C-4, D-2
d. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
B
The National Recovery Act (NRA) began to fail because
a. too few
industries joined the agency.
b. it required too much
self-sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public.
c.
Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, blocked its ability to provide
maximum relief.
d. it did not provide enough protection for labor
to bargain with management.
e. the agency did not have enough
power to control business.
B
The first Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) raised the money paid
to
farmers not to grow crops by
a. raising the
tariff.
b. imposing a tax on the sale of farms.
c. selling
government surplus grain.
d. increasing taxes on the
wealthy.
e. taxing processors of farm products.
E
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) proposed to solve the
"farm problem" by
a. reducing agricultural
production.
b. inflating the currency.
c. encouraging
farmers to switch to industrial employment.
d. helping farmers to
pay their mortgages.
e. creating farm cooperatives.
A
Both ratified in the 1930s, the Twentieth Amendment_________;
the
Twenty-first Amendment _______________.
a. shortened the
time between presidential election and inauguration; ended
prohibition
b. limited a president to two complete terms in
office; repealed the Eighteenth Amendment
c. rendered most New
Deal programs unconstitutional; limited a president to two complete
terms in office
d. ended prohibition; shortened the time between
presidential election and inauguration
e. expanded the size of
the Supreme Court; ended prohibition
A
All of the following contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s
except
a. dry-farming techniques.
b. drought.
c.
farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern
equipment.
d. wind.
e. soil erosion.
C
In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration
to
a. help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California.
b.
place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was
needed.
c. move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims
of the Dust Bowl.
d. find jobs for farmers in industry.
e.
move farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl to better land.
A
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to
a. reverse
the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white
society.
b. encourage Native Americans to give up their land
claims.
c. reinforce the Dawes Act of 1887.
d. pressure
Native Americans to renounce self-government.
e. define clearly
which tribes were federally recognized.
A
Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to
a. Oklahoma.
b.
Arizona.
c. Nevada.
d. Oregon.
e. California.
E
Most "Okies" in California escaped the deprivation and
uncertainty of seasonal farm labor when they
a. acquired farms in
the San Joaquin Valley.
b. found work in the canning
industry.
c. found jobs in defense industries during World War
II.
d. joined the armed forces in World War II.
e. formed
evangelical religious communes.
C
The Federal Securities Act aimed to
a. halt the sale of stocks
on margin.
b. force stockbrokers to register with the federal
government.
c. control public holding companies.
d. force
stock promoters to give investors information regarding the soundness
of their stocks.
e. stop insider trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
D
On the following, the one least related to the other three is
a.
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
b. the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
c. George W. Norris.
d. Muscle Shoals.
e.
hydroelectric power.
A
New Dealers argued that their multifront war on the Depression
primarily
sought to
a. reduce the national debt.
b.
overthrow capitalism.
c. destroy the Republican party.
d.
provide relief.
e. force business to act fairly.
D
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) drew criticism because
it
a. lacked government control.
b. produced electricity
inefficiently.
c. primarily benefited the South.
d. followed
unsuccessful European plans too closely.
e. aroused fears of
creeping socialism.
E
The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was
its plans concerning
a. electrical power.
b. flood
control.
c. soil conservation.
d. reforestation.
e. resettlement.
A
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following
except
a. unemployment insurance.
b. old-age
pensions.
c. economic provisions for the blind and
disabled.
d. support for the blind and physically
handicapped.
e. health care for the poor.
E
The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that
a.
gave labor the right to bargain collectively.
b. established the
NRA.
c. established the Social Security system.
d.
authorized the Public Works Administration (PWA).
e. guaranteed
housing loans to workers.
A
The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to
a.
employers.
b. skilled workers.
c. the unemployed.
d.
trade associations.
e. unskilled workers.
E
The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
was
a. the effective enforcement of "yellow dog"
contracts.
b. the organization of trade unions.
c. the
maintenance of "open shop" industries.
d. the
organization of all workers within an industry.
e. maintaining
existing wage levels.
D
The 1936 election was made notable by
a. a strong third-party
effort by the American Liberty League.
b. the bitter class
struggle between the poor and the rich.
c. the large number of
blacks who still voted Republican out of gratitude to Abraham
Lincoln.
d. the strong socialist effort.
e. the strong race
run by Kansas Governor Alf Landon.
B
President Roosevelt's "Court-packing" scheme in 1937
reflected his desire to make the Supreme Court
a. more
conservative.
b. more independent of Congress.
c. more
sympathetic to New Deal programs.
d. less burdened with appellate
cases.
e. more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.
C
After Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to "pack" the
Supreme Court,
a. Roosevelt was unable to make any changes in the
Court.
b. the Democrats lost the next election in 1940.
c.
Congress permanently set the number of justices at nine.
d. much
New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional.
e. the Court
began to support New Deal programs.
E
As a result of the 1937 "Roosevelt recession,"
a.
Roosevelt backed away from further economic experiments.
b.
Social Security taxes were reduced.
c. Republicans gained control
of the Senate in 1938.
d. Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned
deficit spending) economics.
e. much of the early New Deal was repealed.
D
During the 1930s,
a. the Great Depression forced President
Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy.
b. the
states regained influence over the economy.
c. businesspeople
eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal
programs.
d. the New Deal substantially closed the gap between
production and consumption in the American economy.
e. the
national debt doubled.
E
Many economists believe that the New Deal could have cured the ills
of the Depression by
a. engaging in greater deficit
spending.
b. spending less money.
c. remaining on the gold
standard and keeping a sound currency.
d. allowing the private
sector to solve the problems.
e. giving a greater role to local government.
A
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs
a. were almost no help
for the poor.
b. did not end the Depression.
c. created the
biggest federal deficits in American history.
d. aided only
farmers.
e. aided the poor but not the middle class.
e.
declared Japan and Germany "rogue states."
B