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CHAPTER NINE IN WHO BUILT AMERICA–

On Wednesday, April 13th  in sections 091 & 111  and on Thursday, April 14th  in section 141 there will be a timed quiz on ten of the following questions. Make sure you can answer all the questions.

1. The biggest public jobs’ program passed as part of FDR’s second New Deal in 1935 was the :

A. CWA.. B. CCC. C. WPA.. D. NYA. E. TVA.

2. The WPA had its greatest employment impact on which section of the country?

A. The Northeast and Midwest. B. The South and Southwest. C. The Rocky Mountain states and the West Coast. D. The Pacific Northwest.

3. During the FDR presidency (1933-45), the government deficit was greatest in:

A. 1933. B. 1937. C. 1943. D. 1945.

4. Who WAS covered by the Social Security Act?

A. Agricultural wage labor. B. Sharecroppers. C. Industrial wage labor. D. Domestic servants.

5. The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) pegged the national minimum wage to:

A. The low wages in the South’s textile and lumber industries. B. The higher wages in the Northeast. C. Average wages in auto and steel. D. Average wages in government service.

6. Who WAS covered by the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)?

A. Agricultural workers. B. Restaurant workers. C. Industrial wage labor. D. Domestic servants.

7. FDR ___________ put the Wagner Act on his agenda.

A. Enthusiastically. B. Reluctantly. C. Refused to.

8. The Wagner Act prohibited industrial workers from:

A. Designating a union as their bargaining agent. B. Striking. C. Picketing. D. All the above. E. None of the above.

9. Which of the following was NOT a strong advocate of industrial unionism in1934.

A. The Congress of Industrial Organizations. B. The American Federation of Labor. . C. The United mine Workers. D. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers.

10. FDR’s stance on the anti-lynching bill proposed by the NAACP in 1933 was that he:

A. Actively opposed it. B. Actively supported it. C. Publicly supported lynching, but did not voice opposition to the bill. D. Publicly denounced lynching, but did not voice support for the bill.

11. African-American tenant farmers and sharecroppers referred to which of the following as the "Negro Removal Act"?

A. The AAA. B. The NRA. C. The TVA. D. The WPA. E. The NYA.

12. Who cast the majority of their votes for FDR in the 1936 presidential election?

A. Southern whites. B. African-Americans. C. Industrial Workers. D. All the above. E. None of the above.

13. The "Battle of the Running Bulls":

A. Protested cruelty to animals in the meat packing industry. B. Represented a major turning point in the Flint Sit Down strike. C. Resulted in a stunning defeat for the Bonus Army. D. Marked the recovery of the stock market.

14. In April 1937, just after the Flint Sit-down Strike, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Wagner Act:

A. Constitutional. B. Unconstitutional. C. Applicable to agricultural well as industrial workers.

15. In the late 1930s (‘37 - ‘39), the CIO:

A. Gained membership. B. Lost membership. C. Stayed about the same in membership.

16. In the late 1930s (‘37 - ‘39), the AFL:

A. Gained membership. B. Lost membership. C. Stayed about the same in membership.

17. The number of households with radios was _________ in 1939 than it was in 1929 just before the crash and depression.

A. Just a bit lower. B. 50% lower. C. Just a bit higher. D. Twice as high.

18. "Roosevelt’s Black Cabinet," comprised of African-Americans, was a group of:

A. High cabinet members in FDR’s administration. B. Sub-cabinet level officials and outside advisors. C. Senators and Congressmen/women.

19. During the 1937 Little Steel Strike, Roosevelt’s position was:

A. To support management. B. To support labor. C. "A plague on both your houses."

20. The "Roosevelt Recession" was a dip in the economy prompted by FDR’s insistence:

A. On a balanced budget in 1932. B. On a budget deficit in 1932. C. On a balanced budget in 1937. D. On a budget deficit in 1937.

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