The American Journey 25-4
A quiz on "The American Journey" by Appleby, Brinkley, and McPherson (2005), published by McGraw-Hill, Chapter 25, section 4 entitled, "The Depression and FDR: Effects of the New Deal".
- 1.Who was the president in power of the United States from March 4th, 1933 to April 12th, 1945?
- A.
Teddy Roosevelt
- B.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C.
Herbert Hoover
- D.
Harry S. Truman
- E.
Peter J. Ansay
- 2.What is the term for the monthly payments paid to elderly workers who had quit their jobs?
- A.
Pension
- B.
Social Security
- C.
New Deal
- D.
Welfare
- 3.What is unemployment insurance?
- A.
A tax placed on workers
- B.
Payments to people who had lost their jobs
- C.
Payments to people who got hurt at work
- D.
A tax placed on employers
- 4.Who did the Social Security Act benefit? (Multiple answers may be correct)
- A.
The elderly rich
- B.
Poor children whose parents couldn't take care of them
- C.
The elderly poor
- D.
People with disabilities
- E.
Retired workers
- 5.The Social Security Act was passed by congress in:
- A.
1940
- B.
1935
- C.
1938
- D.
2010
- E.
1953
- 6.Which of the following statements is true about the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
- A.
It gave jobs to 5 million people in America
- B.
It was created in May, 1935
- C.
It was led by Harriet Hopkins
- D.
None of the above
- 7.The Works Progress Administration did not build:
- A.
800 airports
- B.
125,000 public buildings
- C.
75,000 bridges
- D.
650,000 miles of roads
- E.
600 rocket missiles
- 8.The reform set in 1935 by FDR was entitled
- A.
Deal or No Deal
- B.
Dealer's Choice
- C.
The New Deal
- D.
The Big Deal
- E.
The Second New Deal
- 9.The "Roosevelt Recession"
- A.
Was an economic downturn from 1937-1938
- B.
Was because of lots of spending on public works
- C.
Was worse than the 1932-1933 recession
- D.
Is not an alliteration
- 10.Who were critics of Franklin D. Roosevelt? (Multiple answers may apply)
- A.
Huey Long
- B.
Father Coughlin
- C.
Francis Townsend
- D.
John L. Lewis
- E.
Alfred M. Landon
- 11.The industrial union for unskilled laborers was established in 1935 by John L. Lewis was called,
- A.
National Labor Relations Act
- B.
Wagner Act
- C.
Fair Labor Standards Act
- D.
Congress of Industrial Organizations
- E.
American Federation of Labor
- 12.The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): (Multiple answers may apply)
- A.
Banned child labor
- B.
Passed in 1938
- C.
Set a minimum wage
- D.
Improved industrial safety
- E.
Created unions
- 13.The National Labor Relations Act: (Multiple answers may apply)
- A.
Was also called the Wagner Act
- B.
Was established in 1930
- C.
Guaranteed workers the right to form unions
- D.
Was sponsored by the Senator from New York
- E.
Was established in 1935
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