Author Question: In 1913, Roosevelt __________. A) was appointed as secretary of the navy B) was elected as vice ... (Read 39 times)

Mr3Hunna · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What was the intent of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

A) It sought to encourage farmers to move to cities.
B) It sought to increase American grain production.
C) It sought to end the sharecropper system.
D) It sought to prop up crop prices.

Question 2

How did the repeal of prohibition help the economy?

A) It saved the cost of enforcement.
B) It improved public morale.
C) It provided additional tax revenue.
D) It opened up new export markets.

Question 3

Which of the following was true of the New Deal?

A) It drew on Progressive Era reform impulses for inspiration.
B) It shrunk the size of government.
C) It was opposed by a majority of the American people.
D) It ended the Great Depression.

Question 4

Roosevelts fireside chats were meant to __________.

A) reassure the American people
B) put pressure on Congress
C) influence wealthy and powerful individuals
D) reinforce the awesome power of the presidency

Question 5

To stop the run on banks, FDR announced __________.

A) the closure of five large banks
B) the establishment of a new Bank of the United States
C) the nationalization of the banking system
D) a bank holiday

Question 6

In 1913, Roosevelt __________.

A) was appointed as secretary of the navy
B) was elected as vice president of the United States
C) successfully ran for governor of New York
D) was elected to the New York Senate