Question

us history 5th ed. 2nd half test 6 chapter 21
choose the best answer and fill in the corresponding bubble. use a number - two pencil only.

1. what was the bonus expeditionary force?

a subsidiary of the national recovery administration
supplemental troops recruited to defend the capital
unskilled laborers hired under the civil works administration
world war i veterans who demanded an early bonus

1. how did roosevelt make the supreme court support his new deal policies?

as the justices retired, roosevelt replaced them with his supporters.
roosevelt introduced an amendment that limited the age of justices to seventy.
roosevelt introduced an amendment to protect the new deal legislation.
roosevelt “packed” the court by adding six new justices.

1. americans blamed _? for the great depression.

successful businessmen
the president at the time
the large amount of foreign debt
their own greed

1. one of hoover’s first responses to the depression was to _?

declare a bank holiday
increase welfare
lower taxes
raise taxes

1. one of hoover’s most harmful actions was the creation of the _?

federal farm bureau
hawley - smoot tariff
national credit corporation
president’s organization for unemployment relief

1. why did hoover fail to take action in the final months of his administration?

hoover did not want to cooperate with roosevelt.
hoover had been incapacitated by polio.
hoover had lost hope in finding a cure.
roosevelt refused to cooperate with hoover’s actions.

1. the _? was not established to provide work relief.

aaa
ccc
pwa
wpa

1. the supreme court declared the _? to be unconstitutional.

brain trust
fera
nira
tva

1. roosevelt’s first action to end the banking crisis was the _?

bank holiday
federal deposit insurance corporation
reconstruction finance corporation
social security act

1. which state was hit the worst by drought in the 1930s?

california
kansas
oklahoma
texas

1. what tactic did the cio introduce to gain concessions for industrial workers?

labor legislation
law suits
mediation
sit - down strikes

Explanation:

1. The Bonus Expeditionary Force was a group of World - War I veterans who demanded early payment of a promised bonus.
2. Roosevelt replaced retiring justices with his supporters to get Supreme - Court support for his New Deal policies.
3. Americans often blamed the President at the time (Herbert Hoover) for the Great Depression.
4. One of Hoover's first responses was to lower taxes.
5. The Hawley - Smoot Tariff, created by Hoover, is considered one of his most harmful actions as it worsened the Depression by raising tariffs and reducing international trade.
6. Hoover did not want to cooperate with Roosevelt in the final months of his administration.
7. The AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) was focused on agricultural production and price support, not work relief.
8. The Supreme Court declared the NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act) unconstitutional.
9. Roosevelt's first action to end the banking crisis was the bank holiday.
10. Oklahoma was hit hard by the Dust Bowl and drought in the 1930s.
11. The CIO introduced sit - down strikes to gain concessions for industrial workers.

Answer:

1. World War I veterans who demanded an early bonus
2. As the justices retired, Roosevelt replaced them with his supporters.
3. the President at the time
4. lower taxes
5. Hawley - Smoot Tariff
6. Hoover did not want to cooperate with Roosevelt.
7. AAA
8. NIRA
9. bank holiday
10. Oklahoma
11. sit - down strikes