Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Franklin Roosevelt, in his hopes to win election in 1932, promised Americans
a
A. | New Deal. | B. | Fresh Start. | C. | Fast
Recovery. | D. | Wide Awakening. |
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Which New Deal program created price supports to encourage farmers to produce
less cotton and tobacco?
A. | Social Security Act | B. | Civilian Conservation Corps | C. | Agricultural
Adjustment Act | D. | Rural Electrification Authority |
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Which New Deal program lent millions of dollars to farmers’ cooperatives
for the building of power lines?
A. | Social Security Act | B. | Civilian Conservation Corps | C. | Agricultural
Adjustment Act | D. | Rural Electrification Authority |
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Which U.S. President created a series of programs called the New Deal aimed at
promoting economic recovery during the Great Depression?
A. | Zachary Taylor | B. | Herbert Hoover | C. | Calvin
Coolidge | D. | Franklin Roosevelt |
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To what time period is the political cartoon referring?
A. | World War I | B. | The Civil War | C. | Reconstruction | D. | The Great
Depression |
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In the cartoon, what is the figure defending?
A. | evolution | B. | revolution | C. | the
President | D. | the New Deal |
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During the Great Depression, miniature towns of shacks and shanties became known
as
A. | “Cartervilles.” | B. | “Roosevilles.” | C. | “Hoovervilles.” | D. | “Talmadgevilles.” |
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Who was the incumbent and Roosevelt’s Republican challenger for president
in 1932?
A. | Jimmy Carter | B. | Herbert Hoover | C. | Eugene
Talmadge | D. | Dwight Eisenhower |
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For what purpose did Franklin D. Roosevelt often stay at the Little White House
in Warm Springs, Georgia?
A. | He had family in the area. | B. | He owned several area
businesses. | C. | He received treatment for his polio. | D. | He liked to vacation in the
mountains. |
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The Agriculture Adjustment Act was designed to assist
A. | farmers by purchasing their farms at fair market value. | B. | the unemployed by
offering farm land at discounted prices. | C. | farmers by granting subsidies for not growing
certain crops. | D. | the unemployed by providing federally funded jobs on
farms. |
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Which BEST explains the goal of the Rural Electrification Act?
A. | The Act was designed to employ workers to run electricity to rural
areas. | B. | The Act was meant to lower the cost of electricity to families living in rural
areas. | C. | The Act was designed to provide subsidies for companies looking to create cheaper
energy. | D. | The Act was meant to break up monopolies in the power business and create
competition. |
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Which New Deal program was meant to help the industrial sector of the
economy?
A. | REA (Roosevelt Educational Act) | B. | CCC (Civilian Conservation
Corps) | C. | NRA (National Recovery Administration) | D. | AAA (Agricultural Adjustment
Administration) |
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Georgia’s nickname during the 1930s was the
A. | Peanut State. | B. | Vidalia Onion State. | C. | Peach State of the
Nation. | D. | Empire State of the South. |
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Which reform helped restore people’s faith in American banks?
A. | government loans to banks | B. | government loans to
municipalities | C. | economic recovery loans to farmers | D. | economic recovery loans to
manufacturers |
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Which New Deal program was responsible for such projects in Georgia as Roosevelt
State Park in Pine Mountain, Tybee Island’s seawall, Augusta’s Savannah River levee, and
Macon’s airport?
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