U.S. History 2 Chapter 25

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The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act):
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raised taxes on incomes above $50,000.
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Huey Long's program to end the Depression:
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was a plan to share the wealth.
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The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
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False
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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court:
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overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true?
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It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.
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Who is known as "Kingfish"?
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Huey Long
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On March 12, in the first of his radio-broadcast "fireside chats," the president:
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assured the 60 million Americans listening that it was safer to "keep your money in a reopened bank than under the mattress."
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Codes of fair practice were part of the:
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National Recovery Administration.
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The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to:
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provide work relief for young men.
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Huey Long:
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developed a program called Share-the-Wealth.
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What organization sought to set workplace standards, such as child labor restrictions?
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National Recovery Administration
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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income, mainly through:
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cutbacks in production.
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In 1932, how many millions of people were unemployed in America?
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15
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By executive decree, Roosevelt organized all farm credit agencies into the Farm Credit Administration.
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True
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Eleanor Roosevelt was a shy person who shunned attention, but she did much work behind the scenes to raise support for her husband's New Deal.
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False
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On his second day in office, Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon Congress to meet in a special session on March 9 to pass the:
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Emergency Banking Relief Act.
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Who was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government?
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Francis Townsend
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Frequently lumped together as "Okies" or "Arkies," dust bowl refugees:
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came from cotton belt communities.
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Whose campaign song was "Happy Days Are Here Again"?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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During the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:
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Maine and Vermont