Question 1
In the year prior to its crash, the stock market had been soaring upward.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2
Between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt
A. established the Works Progress Administration.
B. refused to make any agreements on the economic direction of the country with the outgoing president, Herbert Hoover.
C. made no public statements.
D. promised to maintain a balanced federal budget.
E. declared he would dramatically increase government spending.
Question 3
Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932
A. saw Roosevelt carry every state.
B. was decided only in the final days of the election.
C. All these answers are correct.
D. was a convincing mandate.
E. was disputed in several states.
Question 4
Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had been all of the following EXCEPT
A. a state legislator.
B. governor of New York.
C. assistant secretary of the navy.
D. vice president of the United States.
E. a Hudson Valley aristocrat.
Question 5
In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a new deal for America included a commitment to
A. spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery.
B. providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans.
C. None of these answers is correct.
D. passing legislation establishing a nationwide program of social security.
E. both spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery, and providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans.
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