HIUS 222 Exam 3 Davis
Who was president from 1933-1945? - ANS-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the republican candidate that ran (and lost) in 1932? - ANS-Herbert Hoover
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies to attack the problems of the Great
Depression which included relief for the poor and unemployed, efforts to stimulate
economic recovery, and social security? - ANS-The New Deal
In 1933, when Roosevelt entered office, unemployment was around ___%, with 12.8
million people out of work. - ANS-25%
Which of these was not included as part of the "New Deal?"
A. The Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
B. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
C. Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
D. National Recovery Administration (NRA)
E. Industrial Recovery Act (1933) - ANS-E. Industrial Recovery Act (1933)
Which of these was not included as part of the "New Deal?"
F. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
G. Public Works Administration (PWA)
H. Works Progress Administration (WPA)
I. Social Security Act (1935)
J. Federal Relief Appropriation Act - ANS-J. Federal Relief Appropriation Act
Which New Deal program was created by Congress in March 1933 to employed jobless
youths in such projects as reforestation, park maintenance, and erosion control? -
ANS-The Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
Which New Deal program built a hydroelectric network that supplied cheap power to the
Tennessee River Valley while also developing a flood-control system, recreational
facilities, and a soil-conservation program, ultimately providing electrical power and
economic development to one of the nation's poorest areas? - ANS-Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA)
, Which New Deal program set up a system in 1933 by which producers of major
agricultural commodities received subsidies in return for taking acreage out of
production? - ANS-Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the most controversial part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act? - ANS-Hog
reduction - 6 million pigs were slaughtered with no use.
Which New Deal program was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act and was
designed to eliminate "cut throat competition?" - ANS-National Recovery Administration
(NRA)
Which New Deal program suspended anti-trust laws and permitted the nation's trades
and industries to draft codes of fair competition that were to include labor standards
such as minimum wages? - ANS-National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Which New Deal program prohibited commercial banks from engaging in investment
banking and insured national bank deposits up to $2,500? - ANS-Glass-Steagall Act
(1933)
Who was the Democratic Senator of Virginia co-sponsor of the Glass-Steagall Act
(1933)? - ANS-Carter Glass
Which New Deal program created by the NIRA was designed to create jobs and had a
$3 billion budget to build highways, federal buildings, and military facilities? -
ANS-Public Works Administration (PWA)
What was the most famous Public Works Administration (PWA) project? - ANS-The
Lincoln Tunnel in New York City
Which New Deal program founded in 1935 by the Federal Relief Appropriation Act
included smaller and more local projects for musicians, artists, writers, drama, media,
and literacy projects? - ANS-Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which New Deal program established a mixed federal-state system of old-age pensions
for workers; survivors' benefits for the victims of industrial accidents; unemployment
insurance; and aid for dependent mothers and children, and the handicapped?; It was
funded by employers and wages withheld from workers' paychecks. - ANS-Social
Security Act (1935)
Who was president from 1933-1945? - ANS-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the republican candidate that ran (and lost) in 1932? - ANS-Herbert Hoover
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies to attack the problems of the Great
Depression which included relief for the poor and unemployed, efforts to stimulate
economic recovery, and social security? - ANS-The New Deal
In 1933, when Roosevelt entered office, unemployment was around ___%, with 12.8
million people out of work. - ANS-25%
Which of these was not included as part of the "New Deal?"
A. The Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
B. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
C. Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
D. National Recovery Administration (NRA)
E. Industrial Recovery Act (1933) - ANS-E. Industrial Recovery Act (1933)
Which of these was not included as part of the "New Deal?"
F. Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
G. Public Works Administration (PWA)
H. Works Progress Administration (WPA)
I. Social Security Act (1935)
J. Federal Relief Appropriation Act - ANS-J. Federal Relief Appropriation Act
Which New Deal program was created by Congress in March 1933 to employed jobless
youths in such projects as reforestation, park maintenance, and erosion control? -
ANS-The Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
Which New Deal program built a hydroelectric network that supplied cheap power to the
Tennessee River Valley while also developing a flood-control system, recreational
facilities, and a soil-conservation program, ultimately providing electrical power and
economic development to one of the nation's poorest areas? - ANS-Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA)
, Which New Deal program set up a system in 1933 by which producers of major
agricultural commodities received subsidies in return for taking acreage out of
production? - ANS-Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What was the most controversial part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act? - ANS-Hog
reduction - 6 million pigs were slaughtered with no use.
Which New Deal program was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act and was
designed to eliminate "cut throat competition?" - ANS-National Recovery Administration
(NRA)
Which New Deal program suspended anti-trust laws and permitted the nation's trades
and industries to draft codes of fair competition that were to include labor standards
such as minimum wages? - ANS-National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Which New Deal program prohibited commercial banks from engaging in investment
banking and insured national bank deposits up to $2,500? - ANS-Glass-Steagall Act
(1933)
Who was the Democratic Senator of Virginia co-sponsor of the Glass-Steagall Act
(1933)? - ANS-Carter Glass
Which New Deal program created by the NIRA was designed to create jobs and had a
$3 billion budget to build highways, federal buildings, and military facilities? -
ANS-Public Works Administration (PWA)
What was the most famous Public Works Administration (PWA) project? - ANS-The
Lincoln Tunnel in New York City
Which New Deal program founded in 1935 by the Federal Relief Appropriation Act
included smaller and more local projects for musicians, artists, writers, drama, media,
and literacy projects? - ANS-Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which New Deal program established a mixed federal-state system of old-age pensions
for workers; survivors' benefits for the victims of industrial accidents; unemployment
insurance; and aid for dependent mothers and children, and the handicapped?; It was
funded by employers and wages withheld from workers' paychecks. - ANS-Social
Security Act (1935)
