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In order to facilitate the building of the Panama Canal. the U.S.

  1. Coerced France into giving up its claims on building the canal.

  2. Militarily conquered the Canal Zone in order to build the canal with no outside interference.

  3. Backed Panamanian independence from Colombia in order to get a better financial offer to build the canal.

  4. Was in a tight competition to finish building the canal before the English efforts to build a canal in Nicaragua succeeded.

  5. Declared that only countries that put money towards the building of the canal would get to use it.
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Coerced France into giving up its claims on building the canal.

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To  protect citizens  from  bank failures, what was established by Franklin  D. Roosevelt and Congress?

  1. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA).

  2. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

  4. Social Security Administration.

  5. Federal Reserve System.
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Explanation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. The FDIC was created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and encourage stability in the financial system through the promotion of sound banking practices. As of 2018, the FDIC insures deposits up to $250,000 per depositor as long as the institution is a member firm. It is critical for consumers to confirm if their institution is FDIC insured.

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The reason why President Franklin  D.  Roosevelt was  not a  strong  advocate of  civil  rights for African  Americans is because he __________________.

  1. Believed that the separation of the races was in the best interests of all concerned.

  2. Resented the fact that African Americans voted for the Republican Party in 1936.

  3. Believed the role of the federal government in society should be minimal.

  4. Believed that Progressive-era reformers had successfully addressed the problem of segregation.

  5. Feared losing the support of the Southern Democrats in Congress.
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Explanation

FDR relied on the support of Southern Democrats to pass his New Deal legislation; he feared that pushing for civil rights would alienate these powerful legislators.

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Which aspect of the New Deal is featured in this political cartoon?  

  1. FDR's introduction of his "Second" New Deal.

  2. The re-election of FDR to an unprecedented third term in office.

  3. The 1934 mid-term congressional elections.

  4. The "Court packing" Bill.

  5. The Supreme Court's rulings overturning New Deal legislation.
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 attempted to increase farm prices by __________. 

  1. Restricting farm production through voluntary cooperation by farmers

  2. Increasing farm production to meet growing demand

  3. Reducing farm production by paying farmers to plant fewer crops

  4. Lowering the tariffs to increase the sale of agricultural products abroad

  5. Teaching farmers industrial skills so that they could leave the land
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Explanation

The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 attempted to increase farm prices by reducing farm production by paying farmers to plant fewer crops.

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After his inauguration in 1933, one of the first actions taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to ________.

  1. Declare a bank holiday

  2. Establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

  3. Establish Social Security

  4. Establish the National Recovery Administration

  5. Pack the Supreme Court
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After his inauguration in 1933, one of the first actions taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to Declare a bank holiday.

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A significant result of the 1936 presidential election was _____________.

  1. the Democrats lost control of the House but retained a majority in the Senate

  2. the South became solidly Democratic

  3. business leaders promised to support the new reforms of the Second New Deal

  4. African Americans became an essential part of the New Deal coalition

  5. Midwest farmers abandoned the Democratic Party because of Roosevelt's agricultural policy
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Explanation

A significant result of the 1936 presidential election was African Americans became an essential part of the New Deal coalition.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, which were designed to end the Great Depression, ___________.

  1. were overwhelmingly effective in ending unemployment

  2. had a limited effect on ending the Depression

  3. led the United States into World War II

  4. were strongly supported by the Supreme Court

  5. led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System
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Explanation

The main purpose of the Free Speech Movement of 1964 was to allow college students to support civil rights and political causes.had a limited effect on ending the Depression.

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The result of New Deal policy was _______.

  1. U.S.A. once again became an economic power

  2. Friendship between U.S.A. and China improved

  3. America entered into World War II

  4. America lost its hold on Pearl Harbour
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The New Deal was the set of federal programs launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after taking office in 1933, in response to the calamity of the Great Depression, and lasting until the American entry into the Second World War in 1942. In less than a decade, the New Deal changed the face of America and laid the foundation for success in World War II and the prosperity of the postwar era – the greatest and fairest epoch in American history.