Multiple Choice 1.  The “Hundred Days†refers to the a.active first three months of FDR’s first term of office. b.“lame duck†final few months of Hoover’s presidency. c.immediate aftereffects of the stock market crash. d.the length of the sit-down strike at Fisher body plant. 2. Franklin Roosevelt’s first action as president was to a.provide pensions for the elderly. b.strengthen the faltering bank industry. c.balance the national government’s budget. d.cut income taxes for the wealthy. 3. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration a.combined work relief jobs with conservation. b.furnished funds to local and state governments. c.created a regulatory board for settling labor disputes. d.was one of FDR’s ideas that was rejected by Congress. 4. The Securities and Exchange Commission was created to regulate a.international trade. b.banks. c.the stock market. d.the international flow of finance. 5. Which agency was created personally by FDR and was very popular with the public? a.the Wagner-Peyser Act b.the Social Security Act c.the Civilian Conservation Corps d.the Farm Credit Administration 6. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) attempted to a.nationalize rail lines that carried farm products. b.raise farm incomes by attacking overproduction. c.decrease the emphasis on scientific agriculture. d.acknowledge farmers’ calls for collective bargaining rights. 7. The plight of American farmers during the depression was magnified by a.devastating droughts and dust storms throughout the 1930s. b.the Socialist Party’s active role in rural politics of the 1930s. c.FDR’s refusal to develop a comprehensive farm policy. d.the refusal of large producers to participate in the AAA. 8. Section 7A of the National Industrial Recovery Act a.was supported by members of the Liberty League. b.established modernization projects in the Tennessee Valley. c.guaranteed workers the right to collective bargaining. d.was FDR’s first attempt at stabilizing the private banking system. 9. All of the following statements about the NRA are true EXCEPT a.the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality in 1935. b.businesses used the agency to advance their own interests. c.workers ended up feeling betrayed by NRA leader Hugh Johnson. d.Section 7A was not as stringently enforced as workers had hoped. 10. The New Deal faced open dissent from the left by all of the following groups EXCEPT a.militant labor leaders. b.women’s rights organizations. c.the Socialist Party. d.the Communist Party. 1