“This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

Question

—President Franklin Roosevelt, 1933
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following best reflects President Roosevelt’s attitude as seen in the text?
(1 point)
Responses

He knows the only way to reach prosperity is to wait for the economy to change on its own.
He knows the only way to reach prosperity is to wait for the economy to change on its own.

He insists that his leadership will bring the nation out of the Great Depression.
He insists that his leadership will bring the nation out of the Great Depression.

He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.
He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.

He believes the United States will easily overcome the problems it faces.

Answer 1

He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.

Answer 2

Of the following, which occurred after the stock market crash in 1929?
(1 point)
Responses

the establishment of the Truth in Securities Act
the establishment of the Truth in Securities Act

stocks being bought on the margin
stocks being bought on the margin

use of credit to make purchases
use of credit to make purchases

the wealth in the country owned by a small percentage of people

Answer 3

the establishment of the Truth in Securities Act

Answer 4

What was the most likely cause of the Dust Bowl?
(1 point)
Responses

intense wind storms from changing weather patterns
intense wind storms from changing weather patterns

extreme heat evaporating the small water supply in the region
extreme heat evaporating the small water supply in the region

an overpopulation of livestock causing stress on the food system
an overpopulation of livestock causing stress on the food system

overplowing the land without periods of rest for the soil

Answer 5

overplowing the land without periods of rest for the soil

Answer 6

Which of the following was the main contributor to finally bringing the United States out of the Great Depression?
(1 point)
Responses

the National Recovery Administration
the National Recovery Administration

wartime spending
wartime spending

the Good Neighbor Policy
the Good Neighbor Policy

the election of Roosevelt
the election of Roosevelt

Answer 7

wartime spending

Answer 8

What inference can be drawn from the lack of U.S. action in response to Japanese aggression against China in 1937?
(1 point)
Responses

Americans supported the Japanese over the Chinese.
Americans supported the Japanese over the Chinese.

Americans did not believe Japan threatened them directly.
Americans did not believe Japan threatened them directly.

The United States did not care about China.
The United States did not care about China.

The United States depended on Japanese trade.

Answer 9

Americans did not believe Japan threatened them directly.

Answer 10

What is true about both Germany and Italy leading up to World War II?
(1 point)
Responses

Both believed they had a right to land outside of their borders.
Both believed they had a right to land outside of their borders.

Both countries owed repayments for World War I.
Both countries owed repayments for World War I.

Both wanted revenge for World War I.
Both wanted revenge for World War I.

Both wanted to transform into a leading world power.
Both wanted to transform into a leading world power.

Answer 11

Both wanted to transform into a leading world power.