US History II (His202) - Chapter 28

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    Which of the following acts provided a pension fund for retired people over the age of 65?

    • The National Labor Relations Act
    • The Social Security Act
    • The Revenue Act of 1935
    • None of the above
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It is normally very unfortunate and sad when we do not understand our roots and history. This quiz will test your understanding of the American history. All the very best in the quiz.

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  • 2. 

    Franklin D. Roosevelt almost faced political defeat due to:

    • Small pox

    • Polio

    • Yellow fever

    • A bullet

    Correct Answer
    A. Polio
  • 3. 

    The Emergency Banking Relief Act

    • Granted $2.5 million to banks

    • Took seven days to pass

    • Allowed stable banks to reopen and provided managers to the unstable banks following the bank holiday

    • Brought in foreign bank managers to stablize banks following the bank holiday

    Correct Answer
    A. Allowed stable banks to reopen and provided managers to the unstable banks following the bank holiday
  • 4. 

    Roosevelt became the Democratic presidential nominee after

    • Serving as governor of New York

    • Holding a seat in Senate

    • Serving as Wilson's assistant secretary of the navy

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 5. 

    The Wagner Act

    • Was the cornerstone of the New Deal

    • Proposed a federal system of social security for the aged

    • Set up a shared federal-state unemployment-insurance program

    • Gave workers the right to bargain with employers through unions

    Correct Answer
    A. Gave workers the right to bargain with employers through unions
  • 6. 

    In the election of 1932,

    • Desperate people turned to radical alternatives in extreme amounts

    • Hoover strongly addressed the international causes of the Depression

    • Norman Thomas was the Communist party candidate

    • Roosevelt won by a massive margin

    Correct Answer
    A. Roosevelt won by a massive margin
  • 7. 

    Roosevelt declared a bank holiday to

    • Resolve union concerns with bank employees

    • Restore confidence in the financial system

    • Reorganize the management of Federal banks

    • Encourage the public to keep their money elsewhere

    Correct Answer
    A. Restore confidence in the financial system
  • 8. 

    "The Kingfish" is the nickname of

    • Charles E. Coughlin

    • Huey Long

    • FDR

    • Francis Townsend

    Correct Answer
    A. Huey Long
  • 9. 

    Roosevelt's New Deal pledged to

    • Balance the budget, regulate electric companies, and repeal the Prohibition amendment

    • Regulate Federal spending, expand big business, and raise taxes for city dwellers

    • Settle international debts, support electric companies, and raise taxes for farmers

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Balance the budget, regulate electric companies, and repeal the Prohibition amendment
  • 10. 

    The National Youth Administration (NYA) operated under

    • The Works Progress Administration

    • The Civilian Conservation Corps

    • The Agricultural Adjustment Administration

    • The Public Works Administration

    Correct Answer
    A. The Works Progress Administration
  • 11. 

    Lyndon Johnson was a director of

    • The Civilian Conservation Corps

    • The Agricultural Adjustment Administration

    • The National Youth Administration

    • The Public Works Administration

    Correct Answer
    A. The National Youth Administration
  • 12. 

    "Okies" came from

    • Poor Northern states

    • Oklahoma only

    • Several cotton belt communities

    • Oklahoma and Arkansas only

    Correct Answer
    A. Several cotton belt communities
  • 13. 

    Roosevelt's attempt to enlarge the Court of Congress

    • Was successful, and became a major took in the Second New Deal

    • Was unsuccessful, because it was not Constitutional

    • Was unsuccessful, because it was too political and offended members of Congress

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Was unsuccessful, because it was too political and offended members of Congress
  • 14. 

    Which of the following was formed to provide useful jobs to working-class men age eighteen to twenty-five

    • National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA)

    • Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

    • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

    • Public Works Administration (PWA)

    Correct Answer
    A. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
  • 15. 

    On the president's radio-broadcast "fireside chats," he announced that

    • It was safe to keep money in a reopened bank

    • The bank system was little more secure than keeping money under a mattress

    • Individuals should withdraw remaining funds from banks until the economy was stable

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. It was safe to keep money in a reopened bank

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