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1. Chapter 23:Managing the Great Depression, Forging the New Deal, 1929–1939 i>Clicker Questions

2. 1. What American tradition informed Herbert Hoover's initial response to the economic downturn in the early 1930s? a. Government should provide an economic safety net for the poorest of Americans. b. Businesses have a responsibility to take care of the needs of their loyal workers. c. The market is self-regulating and government should not intervene during a downturn. d. The legislative branch, not the executive branch, should take responsibility for the economy.

3. 2. World War I veterans marched to Washington during the summer of 1932 for what reason? a. To demand the payment of a pension due in 1945 b. To express their support for Herbert Hoover c. To demand that Congress respond to the rise of fascism d. To apply for government jobs

4. 3. During his first hundred days in office in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt placed a high priority on New Deal legislation that did what? a. Provided direct cash payments to the unemployed b. Encouraged banks to lend money more freely c. Rewarded farmers who harvested more crops d. Launched large-scale public works projects

5. 4. The 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) proposed federal government subsidies for American farmers in order to a. cut overproduction and stabilize prices. b. provide relief for poor sharecroppers. c. restore the spending power of farmers. d. shore up political support for the New Deal..

6. 5. How did Franklin Roosevelt use the Second New Deal to respond to his critics? a. He adopted some parts of the reforms called for by critics of the left. b. He shifted to laissez-faire capitalism to quiet critics of the right. c. He denounced them as un-American and passed a new Sedition Act targeting these critics. d. He used his popular wife to attack the critics.

7. 6. Why did the nation witness a dramatic growth in rank-and-file militancy and strikes in 1934? a. Workers gained the right to organize unions. b. Industrial workers protested the New Deal. c. Industrial workers demanded government protection for the right to organize. d. Workers protested stagnation in the private sector and expansion of government jobs.

8. 7. What was the result of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court in 1937? a. The effort failed to prevent the Court's destruction of the New Deal. b. It backfired by making the Court permanently anti–New Deal. c. Roosevelt successfully made the Court smaller and thus more responsive. d. It was defeated after critics charged that he was sidestepping the Constitution.

9. 8. How did Franklin Roosevelt respond to the "Roosevelt recession" of 1937? a. By increasing federal spending for jobs programs b. By introducing the Social Security Act c. By introducing the National Industrial Recovery Act d. By adopting Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" plan

10. 9. How did the New Deal's Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 provide long-term benefits to Native Americans? a. By improving education and health care b. By restoring special status to tribal governments c. By establishing that Native Americans were citizens d. By providing job training programs

11. 10. How did the New Deal affect the arts in America in the 1930s? a. Government support for the arts quashed creativity and forced artists to impress politicians. b. Overwhelming economic anxiety meant that the arts contribute little to American culture for most of the decade. c. The New Deal provided economic support to many workers, but not to artists. d. The New Deal supported many artistic endeavors that made art more widely accessible.

12. Answer Key 1. The answer is c. 2. The answer is a. 3. The answer is d. 4. The answer is a. 5. The answer is a. 6. The answer is a. 7. The answer is d. 8. The answer is a. 9. The answer is b. 10. The answer is d.