Author Question: One of Herbert Hoover's few relief measures was creation of the __________. A) Works Progress ... (Read 136 times)

iveyjurea · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

By the time Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933, __________ thousand American banks had already failed.

A) one
B) two
C) six
D) ten

Question 2

The Bonus Army __________.

A) was dispersed by troops under the command of General Douglas MacArthur
B) was treated civilly by President Hoover
C) gained their main objective through a law pushed through Congress by progressive Republicans
D) left Washington after promises of immediate relief from president-elect Roosevelt

Question 3

What was the Bonus Army protesting?

A) the inability of the federal government to pay current veteran's benefits
B) the refusal of the federal government to pay service bonuses early
C) President Hoover's decision to cut the pay of all military personnel by half
D) the poor conditions in veterans' hospitals

Question 4

What did Hoover believe was the best response to the suffering caused by the economic depression?

A) voluntary private relief
B) relief provided by state governments
C) relief provided by the federal government
D) no intervention or relief

Question 5

One of Herbert Hoover's few relief measures was creation of the __________.

A) Works Progress Administration
B) Farm Credit Act
C) Reconstruction Finance Corporation
D) Emergency Banking Act