History 2202 - U.S. History, 1877 to the Present » Fall 2022 » Chapter 8 Quiz

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Question #1
The term “military-industrial complex” refers to
A.   The technological advancements of the war years that helped fuel the American economy for years to come.
B.   Henry Kaiser’s innovations in shipbuilding during the war.
C.   The Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb.
D.   The collaboration between private corporations and the federal government, especially the military, and that relies on the research at institutions of higher education.
E.   The economic growth of the war years.
Question #2
Which of the following statements is not true of the American work force during World War II?
A.   The number of federal civilian employees increased significantly as a result of the wartime bureaucratic increases.
B.   The work force reached near full employment during the war.
C.   Unions lost membership as wages rose across most industries.
D.   The wages and savings of American workers generally increased.
E.   Women and people of color benefited from the creation of nearly 17 million new jobs.
Question #3
Which of the following men did not serve as President between 1929 and 1960?
A.   Franklin D. Roosevelt
B.   Harry S. Truman
C.   Dwight D. Eisenhower
D.   Richard Nixon
E.   Herbert Hoover
Question #4
Which of the following is not true about the 1936 election?
A.   FDR won a landslide victory reflective of the wide support for the New Deal
B.   The so-called New Deal coalition helped power the Democratic Party for several decades. 
C.   The election results guaranteed smooth sailing for Roosevelt’s continued efforts to deal with the depression. 
D.   Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate
E.   It created a coalition of the traditional supporters of the Democratic Party in the South and lower income groups in the nation’s urban areas.
Question #5
What was the main issue that led to the Veterans’ Bonus March in 1932?
A.   Veterans demanded that the bonus they had been promised for their service in World War I be paid early.
B.   The government had no intention of honoring the promise they had made to compensate World War I veterans for their service.
C.   Veterans demanded an increase in the armed forces to allow more enlistments to alleviate the increasing unemployment.
D.   Veterans sought to collect a bonus for remaining enlisted in the armed forces.
E.   The main issue focused on the failure of the federal government to provide sufficient services for World War I veterans.
Question #6
Which of the following statements best describes Roosevelt’s New Deal as a whole?
A.   It was a clearly-focused and organized effort to end the Great Depression.
B.   It helped revive American industrial production. 
C.   It was an effort to radically transform the American capitalist system.
D.   It relied on Keynesian economics to prop up the American economy, helping to shift power to the federal government.
E.   It succeeded in ending the depression.
Question #7
What actions did President Herbert Hoover take to get the country out of the Great Depression?
A.   He focused on trade with Europe to create a market for American industrial goods.
B.   He raised tariffs, increased federal spending to alleviate the effects of the depression, and called for strengthening of government immigration enforcement.
C.   He focused his efforts on helping the growing numbers of Okie migrants who fled the Dust Bowl.
D.   He instituted the largest government intervention in the economy since the founding of the US.
E.   He took no significant actions because of his belief in laissez-faire economic policies.
Question #8
Which of the following statement about poverty in postwar America is true?
A.   Poverty rates significantly declined as Americans benefited from the growth of the economy.
B.   The majority of the poor were people of color.
C.   The majority of the poor lived in the nation’s urban areas.
D.   Immigrants made up the majority of the poor.
E.   The majority of the poor were white and tended to live in the rural South.
Question #9
What major immediate impact did World War II have on the American economy?
A.   It caused the stock market crash of 1929.
B.   It marked the first time that the federal government took a strong role in directing the nation’s economy.
C.   It burdened the nations farmers.
D.   It placed a huge war debt on the American people.
E.   It permanently ended the Great Depression.
Question #10
The Social Security Act of 1935
A.   Excluded farm laborers and domestic workers from the old age pension plan
B.   Helped states with establishing disability insurance programs
C.   Offered federal support to states to provide for unemployment benefits
D.   Provided for mandatory retirement savings for wage earners through a payroll tax
E.   Is accurately represented in all of the above statements
Question #11
The postwar political consensus is defined by
A.   Precedence of national security over domestic issues
B.   All of these
C.   Anticommunism
D.   Continuation of a strong corporate-military role
E.   Support for a government role in the economy
Question #12
What did the Tennessee Valley Authority, Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, and Works Progress Administration all have in common?
A.   They were all attempts by Republican lawmakers to undermine the success of FDR’s New Deal policies.
B.   They focused on helping revitalize American agriculture and rural regions.
C.   They were New Deal programs that put Americans to work improving American infrastructure and public buildings.
D.   They played a significant role in strengthening the resurgent labor movement in the Great Depression.
E.   They did not gain enough public support to go into effect.
Question #13
Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the economy of the 1920s?
A.   The agricultural sector struggled throughout the decade regardless of higher protective tariffs.
B.   The federal tax cuts helped narrow the income gap, encouraging consumer spending.
C.   Buying on credit became more common, producing growing indebtedness.
D.   The automobiles and construction industries were at the center of economic growth.
E.   Increased standard of living and consumerism fueled economic growth.
Question #14
In 1942, the United States and Mexico agreed to the bracero program which
A.   allowed Mexican citizens in the US without documentation to apply for wartime employment.
B.   increased the number of Mexican immigrants that the United States would accept as new citizens.
C.   admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time.
D.   accepted Mexican citizens into the United States armed forces.
E.   allowed American businesses to establish war production factories in Mexico to cut costs.
Question #15
The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed
A.   the responsibilities of the federal government.
B.   The role of the Supreme Court in deciding elections.
C.   the Bill of Rights.
D.   local relief programs and private charities.
E.   presidential elections.

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