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In November 1932 the electorate of the USA faced a clear choice: first, Roosevelt and his Democrats who offered a "New Deal", and second, the Republicans who offered more of the same - in other words to avoid getting the state involved in any attempts to fix the US economy.

What had been Roosevelt's previous job before becoming President?

[ ]	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
[ ]	Head of a private business corporation
[ ]	Governor of New York State
[ ]	Mayor of New York City

Who ran against FDR in 1932 for the Republicans?

[ ]	Calvin Coolidge
[ ]	Robert Taft
[ ]	Herbert Hoover
[ ]	Charles Curtis

Roosevelt simplified his aims in the First New Deal into the three R's. What did they stand for?

[ ]	Recompense, Renewal and Rebirth
[ ]	Relief, Recovery and Reform
[ ]	Renaissance, Redemption and Revival
[ ]	Remedy, Resource and Reformation

Roosevelt carried out major reforms in the early period of the First New Deal. What name was given to this heady time?

[ ]	The 100 Days
[ ]	The Six Weeks War on Poverty
[ ]	The Year to Remember
[ ]	The Time for Change

How did FDR like to communicate to the American people what he was trying to achieve?

[ ]	By radio
[ ]	By TV
[ ]	Through articles in popular newspapers
[ ]	By large public meetings on regular tours of the country

Some of America's brightest graduates worked for FDR, providing policy advice. What was this group called?

[ ]	The Three Wise Men
[ ]	The Policy Wonks
[ ]	The Treasury Advisory Committee
[ ]	The Brain Trust

FDR earned early popularity by repealing a measure passed over twenty years before. What name is given to this law?

[ ]	Deconstruction
[ ]	Prohibition
[ ]	Austerity
[ ]	The Liquor Law

FDR's first statement to the American people concerned the banking crisis. He was especially worried by "bank runs". What are these?

[ ]	Banks refusing to let their customers take money out of their accounts
[ ]	Banks becoming bankrupt as more and more customers removed their money, causing a frenzy to develop
[ ]	Banks refusing to pay interest on any kind of account
[ ]	Banks paying customers' deposits into inaccessible foreign accounts

Which song did FDR choose as his campaign anthem in 1932?

[ ]	"Somewhere over the Rainbow"
[ ]	"Oh! What a beautiful morning!"
[ ]	"Happy Days are here again!"
[ ]	"You'll never walk alone"

10.

In the so-called Alphabet Agencies FDR planned to spend federal money on new infrastructure. One - the TVA - was restricted to one state. Which state was this?

[ ]	Texas
[ ]	Tennessee
[ ]	Vermont
[ ]	Alabama

U.S. History : Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - USA: 1932-1941 - The Presidential Election Of 1932 And The First New Deal (Answers)

What had been Roosevelt's previous job before becoming President?

[ ]	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
[ ]	Head of a private business corporation
[x]	Governor of New York State
[ ]	Mayor of New York City

FDR came from a wealthy and privileged background in New England. He had, however, developed a strong social conscience, and he was determined to try a new approach to America's problems

Who ran against FDR in 1932 for the Republicans?

[ ]	Calvin Coolidge
[ ]	Robert Taft
[x]	Herbert Hoover
[ ]	Charles Curtis

Hoover was the incumbent president, but some Republicans felt that he was discredited by the failures of the previous four years

Roosevelt simplified his aims in the First New Deal into the three R's. What did they stand for?

[ ]	Recompense, Renewal and Rebirth
[x]	Relief, Recovery and Reform
[ ]	Renaissance, Redemption and Revival
[ ]	Remedy, Resource and Reformation

Three alliterative words were repeated regularly by Democrat spokesmen

Roosevelt carried out major reforms in the early period of the First New Deal. What name was given to this heady time?

[x]	The 100 Days
[ ]	The Six Weeks War on Poverty
[ ]	The Year to Remember
[ ]	The Time for Change

FDR had promised rapid action: now he had to deliver it

How did FDR like to communicate to the American people what he was trying to achieve?

[x]	By radio
[ ]	By TV
[ ]	Through articles in popular newspapers
[ ]	By large public meetings on regular tours of the country

FDR was a good communicator, but his advisers wondered which would be the best method

Some of America's brightest graduates worked for FDR, providing policy advice. What was this group called?

[ ]	The Three Wise Men
[ ]	The Policy Wonks
[ ]	The Treasury Advisory Committee
[x]	The Brain Trust

There were other advisers, but this group was youthful and radical in its recommendations

FDR earned early popularity by repealing a measure passed over twenty years before. What name is given to this law?

[ ]	Deconstruction
[x]	Prohibition
[ ]	Austerity
[ ]	The Liquor Law

This measure had been extremely unpopular, and had not worked. Indeed it had achieved the exact opposite of its supporters' intentions

FDR's first statement to the American people concerned the banking crisis. He was especially worried by "bank runs". What are these?

[ ]	Banks refusing to let their customers take money out of their accounts
[x]	Banks becoming bankrupt as more and more customers removed their money, causing a frenzy to develop
[ ]	Banks refusing to pay interest on any kind of account
[ ]	Banks paying customers' deposits into inaccessible foreign accounts

If FDR could solve the banking problem, confidence might return to the rest of the economy

Which song did FDR choose as his campaign anthem in 1932?

[ ]	"Somewhere over the Rainbow"
[ ]	"Oh! What a beautiful morning!"
[x]	"Happy Days are here again!"
[ ]	"You'll never walk alone"

FDR's optimism was catching

10.

In the so-called Alphabet Agencies FDR planned to spend federal money on new infrastructure. One - the TVA - was restricted to one state. Which state was this?

[ ]	Texas
[x]	Tennessee
[ ]	Vermont
[ ]	Alabama

The federal intention was to boost electricity production and to relieve farmers' poverty