Question 1

Discuss the ideological basis of the National Industrial Recovery Act, how the NIRA attempted to put that ideology into practice, and the effectiveness of the NIRA as the industrial cornerstone of the First New Deal.

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Question 2

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on Mexican Americans.

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Question 3

Examine the issues and personalities in the 1932 presidential election, and explain the outcome of the election.

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Question 4

Discuss the impact of the Great Depression on the lives of ordinary Americans, and explain their reaction to the crisis.

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Question 5

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African Americans.

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Question 6

Discuss the victories and defeats experienced by organized labor during the New Deal era.

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Question 7

What impact did Roosevelt's presidency have on African Americans' perceptions of government and their political affiliation?

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Question 8

Explain the struggle between craft unions and industrial unions during the New Deal era. What was the outcome of this struggle?

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Question 9

Defend the following statement: "Because President Hoover mobilized the resources of the federal government as never before, he may be depicted as a bridge to the New Deal of the 1930s."

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Question 10

Contrast the Supreme Court's pre-1937 response to cases relating to New Deal legislation with the Court's post-1937 response. Why did the Court's response change?

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Question 11

Examine the relationship between Herbert Hoover's frame of reference and his response to the economic and human crises posed by the Great Depression.

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Question 12

Explain why conservative and radical opposition developed toward the First New Deal by 1934, and discuss the ideas expressed by those voicing such opposition.

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Question 13

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on women.

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Question 14

Examine the impact of the New Deal era on organized labor in the United States.

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Question 15

How did President Roosevelt respond to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina?
Use the map "Japanese Expansion Before Pearl Harbor" in the text as a reference.
  Refer to Map Exercise 22-3.

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Question 16

Discuss the problems of rural America in 1933, how the Agricultural Adjustment Act was intended to deal with those problems, and the effectiveness of the AAA as the agricultural cornerstone of the First New Deal.

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Question 17

Discuss the ideas on which the Second New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least three programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.

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Question 18

Discuss the problems experienced by President Franklin Roosevelt during his second term, and assess his handling of those problems.

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Question 19

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on Native Americans.

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Question 20

Discuss the ideas on which the First New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least five programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.

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Quiz 22: The Great Depression and the New Deal

Discuss the ideological basis of the National Industrial Recovery Act, how the NIRA attempted to put that ideology into practice, and the effectiveness of the NIRA as the industrial cornerstone of the First New Deal.

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on Mexican Americans.

Examine the issues and personalities in the 1932 presidential election, and explain the outcome of the election.

Discuss the impact of the Great Depression on the lives of ordinary Americans, and explain their reaction to the crisis.

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African Americans.

Discuss the victories and defeats experienced by organized labor during the New Deal era.

What impact did Roosevelt's presidency have on African Americans' perceptions of government and their political affiliation?

Explain the struggle between craft unions and industrial unions during the New Deal era. What was the outcome of this struggle?

Defend the following statement: "Because President Hoover mobilized the resources of the federal government as never before, he may be depicted as a bridge to the New Deal of the 1930s."

Contrast the Supreme Court's pre-1937 response to cases relating to New Deal legislation with the Court's post-1937 response. Why did the Court's response change?

Examine the relationship between Herbert Hoover's frame of reference and his response to the economic and human crises posed by the Great Depression.

Explain why conservative and radical opposition developed toward the First New Deal by 1934, and discuss the ideas expressed by those voicing such opposition.

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on women.

Examine the impact of the New Deal era on organized labor in the United States.

How did President Roosevelt respond to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina? Use the map "Japanese Expansion Before Pearl Harbor" in the text as a reference. Refer to Map Exercise 22-3.

Discuss the problems of rural America in 1933, how the Agricultural Adjustment Act was intended to deal with those problems, and the effectiveness of the AAA as the agricultural cornerstone of the First New Deal.

Discuss the ideas on which the Second New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least three programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.

Discuss the problems experienced by President Franklin Roosevelt during his second term, and assess his handling of those problems.

Examine the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal era on Native Americans.

Discuss the ideas on which the First New Deal was based, and examine and assess the effectiveness of at least five programs or agencies created to implement those ideas.