front 1 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the presidency __________ time(s). | back 1 four |
front 2 According to the text, the underlying weakness of the American economy in the 1920s was | back 2 unequal distribution of wealth with the greatest concentration in the hands of a small number of people. |
front 3 By 1932, black unemployment had reached __________ percent. | back 3 50 |
front 4 Between 1931 and 1934, over 500,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans were sent to Mexico, amounting to __________ of the Mexican population in the United States. | back 4 one-third |
front 5 Regarding taxation, Hoover believed | back 5 in a steeply graduated inheritance and income taxes on the wealthy with no tax burden on the poor. |
front 6 Hoover established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to | back 6 make government credit available to banks and other financial institutions. |
front 7 To stop the run on banks, FDR | back 7 had Congress draft emergency legislation to support private banks. |
front 8 FDR's "fireside chats" were | back 8 weekly radio addresses to the nation to explain policies and reassure the people. |
front 9 Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" plan would have | back 9 taxed the wealthy to guarantee a minimum annual income of $2500 to all Americans. |
front 10 The Social Security Act provided all of the following EXCEPT:
| back 10 D. worker's compensation for on-the-job injuries. |