True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The Democrats believed they could win the 1932 election because the economy was
crumbling under the Republican president in office.
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2.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was a distant cousin of former president Theodore
Roosevelt.
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3.
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President Roosevelt promised action on the banking crisis, but he never
fulfilled that promise.
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4.
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The fireside chats were meetings where unemployed Americans sat around a
fire.
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5.
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Subsidies are grants of money.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's legs were paralyzed from
a. | the flu. | c. | a car accident. | b. | polio. | d. | a fall from a
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7.
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What program encouraged businesses to set a minimum wage and abolish child
labor?
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8.
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What legislation ended the banking crisis?
a. | Social Security Act | c. | National Recovery Administration | b. | Works Progress
Administration | d. | Emergency
Banking Relief Act |
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9.
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What program controlled flooding, promoted conservation, and brought electricity
to rural areas in Southern states?
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10.
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What organization did Congress create to punish dishonest stockbrokers and
speculators?
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | radio talks | e. | Brain Trust | b. | FDIC | f. | Emergency Banking Relief
Act | c. | work relief program | g. | PWA | d. | New Deal | h. | Hundred Days |
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created public works projects
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12.
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president's fireside chats
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13.
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laws passed during the Hundred Days
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14.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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insures bank deposits
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reorganized and reopened banks
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FDR's group of advisors
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a period of time where proposals were quickly passed by Congress
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Short Answer
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Why did an overwhelming majority of the population support Roosevelt?
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20.
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What did Roosevelt use to gain the public’s confidence?
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21.
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What was the aim of the program known as the Tennessee Valley Authority?
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22.
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What did the government create to regulate the sale of stocks and bonds, to try
to prevent this type of thing from occurring again?
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23.
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Did the events of the First New Deal fix the nation’s problems right
away?
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