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1930S 2 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -79 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, and set a minimum wage and a 40-hour work week for businesses engaging in or affected by ___ commerce.

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interstate Question 2: The ___ was a time at the beginning of President Roosevelt's first term in office when the White House initiated a flurry of legislative activity to deal with the Depression.

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Hundred Days Question 3: President Franklin Roosevelt spoke to the American people in ___ addresses known as fireside chats.

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radio Question 4: The brain trust was a group of close advisors to FDR when he was ____  of New York as well as the first few years of his presidency.

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governor

Question 5: The total value of a nation's goods and services is known as the _____.

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GNP (Gross National Product)

Question 6: A recession occurred in 1937 and lasted almost a year. Up to that

point, unemployment had been high, but the economy had been steadily ___ since 1933.

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improving Question 7: In response to the Great Depression, President Hoover asked Congress to pass the Emergency Relief and ____ Act.

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Construction Question 8: The Emergency Banking Reform Act was passed in an effort to restore faith in the banking system. At that time, around 11,000 out of the nation's 25,000 banks had failed, and many were failing daily as panicked depositors ____ all their savings.

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withdrew Question 9: The Nat. Recovery Admin, was created to encourage businesses to follow the fair-trade codes instituted by the National Industrial Recovery Act. Companies that complied could place the NRA's Blue ___ symbol in their windows and on their product packaging.

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Eagle Question 10: Franklin Roosevelt enlisted the help of a group of economic and academic advisors known as the ____trust.

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brain Question 11: Efforts to balance growth and inflation through monetary policies is termed ____.

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'Controlled Growth'

Question 12: The NIRA was struck down in 1935 in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States by the Supreme Court. The Wagner Act restored the worker protections under the NIRA, which included the right for workers organize and to ____ bargain.

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collectively Question 13: This period was called the Second New Deal, and had a stronger focus on social reform. During this time, he faced challenges to the New Deal, from political rivals as well as the ____.

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Supreme Court Question 14: President Hoover believed in ___ people get back to work, not providing direct relief. During his administration, the President's Emergency Committee for Employment was formed in 1930.

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helping Question 15: October 24, 1929, was known as Black Thursday because on that day the New York Stock Exchange crashed, heralding the end of the "_____" and the beginning of the Great Depression.

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Roaring Twenties Question 16: ___took photos of destitute men in bread lines, migrant workers, and migrant labor camps. Her photos came to be associated with what most American's think of when they contemplate the Great Depression.

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Dorothea Lange Question 17: The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was a change in policy towards Native Americans, giving _____ backover their land and removing Native Americans from the state courts' jurisdiction.

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tribal control

Question 18: The Agricultural Adjustment Act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936 because of the tax it imposed on ___.

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middlemen Question 19: President Franklin Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided work for _____ in national parks, road building, reforestation, and other related projects.

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young men Question 20: The Wagner Act resulted in increased ___ membership. A major force in organized labor was the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) which was formed in 1938, and grew into nearly 4 million workers within two years.

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union Question 21: In the 1920s, stocks could be purchased on credit like practically everything else.The practice of buying stocks on credit was called ___.

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buying on margin Question 22: The Glass-Steagall Banking Act was part of Franklin Roosevelt's efforts to restore faith in the banking system. Right before this Act, he had passed the Emergency Banking Reform Act, which reorganized and reopened only the ___ strong enough to survive.

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banks Question 23: The Great Depression started with the ___ during President Hoover's term.

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stock market crash Question 24: The Indian Reorganization Act also supported reviving old customs and  ___ among the Native Americans.

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traditions