The New Deal did everything EXCEPT: (2 points)

Question

Responses

close all American banks.
close all American banks.

construct the foundations of the federal welfare system.
construct the foundations of the federal welfare system.

ended the Great Depression.
ended the Great Depression.

transform the Democratic Party into the dominant force in American politics for the next 30 years.

Answer 1

The New Deal did everything EXCEPT:

end the Great Depression.

While the New Deal implemented various reforms and relief programs, it did not completely end the Great Depression; economic recovery was a gradual process that continued through the late 1930s and was significantly influenced by the onset of World War II.

Answer 2

To secure the soundness of the banking system, Roosevelt did all of the following except(2 points)
Responses

fireside chats
fireside chats

veto the Glass-Steagall Act.
veto the Glass-Steagall Act.

insure the bank accounts of individual depositors.
insure the bank accounts of individual depositors.

authorize a national bank holiday.

Answer 3

To secure the soundness of the banking system, Roosevelt did all of the following except:

veto the Glass-Steagall Act.

In fact, Roosevelt signed the Glass-Steagall Act into law in 1933, which established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and separated commercial banking from investment banking to help ensure the stability of the banking system.

Answer 4

The Tennessee Valley Authority was involved in all of the following EXCEPT(2 points)
Responses

soil conservation and reforestation.
soil conservation and reforestation.

hydroelectric power.
hydroelectric power.

oil drilling
oil drilling

the manufacture of fertilizers.

Answer 5

The Tennessee Valley Authority was involved in all of the following EXCEPT:

oil drilling.

The TVA focused on providing hydroelectric power, improving soil conservation and reforestation, and manufacturing fertilizers, but it did not engage in oil drilling.

Answer 6

The Civilian Conservation Corps(2 points)
Responses

sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work around the nation.
sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work around the nation.

displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land.
displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land.

enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects.
enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects.

built the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Answer 7

The Civilian Conservation Corps:

built the Tennessee Valley Authority.

This statement is incorrect. The CCC did not build the TVA; instead, the TVA was a separate program established to provide electricity and improve the economic conditions of the Tennessee Valley. The CCC was primarily focused on conservation projects, reforestation, and environmental improvement, and it sent young men to work on these initiatives. The other statements about the CCC are accurate.

Answer 8

Pick the best answer that explains why Roosevelt though he was justified in cutting spending in 1937(2 points)
Responses

Congress was raising the alarm about federal deficit spending.
Congress was raising the alarm about federal deficit spending.

American citizens had had enough of the New Deal program.
American citizens had had enough of the New Deal program.

The Supreme Court was going to end all New Deal programs.
The Supreme Court was going to end all New Deal programs.

New Deal programs had increased production, wages, and profits.

Answer 9

The best answer that explains why Roosevelt thought he was justified in cutting spending in 1937 is:

New Deal programs had increased production, wages, and profits.

Roosevelt believed that the economy was recovering and that the New Deal programs had successfully stimulated economic growth, which led him to think it was appropriate to reduce federal spending at that time.

Answer 10

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT(2 points)
Responses

European countries inability to pay their debts.
European countries inability to pay their debts.

Overproduction in factories and on farms
Overproduction in factories and on farms

Depressed precious metal prices
Depressed precious metal prices

Poor banking practices

Answer 11

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

Depressed precious metal prices.

While the other options—European countries' inability to pay their debts, overproduction in factories and on farms, and poor banking practices—were significant contributors to the economic downturn, depressed precious metal prices were not a primary cause of the Great Depression.