Q.1
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
Q.2
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
Q.3
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"
Q.4
Who ran against FDR in 1932 for the Republicans?
  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Robert Taft
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Charles Curtis
Q.5
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
Q.6
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
Q.7
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
Q.8
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
Q.9
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
Q.10
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
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