regent qiz 2

Question 1

What were the differing philosophies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding government intervention during the Great Depression?

Answer 1

Hoover believed in limited government intervention and rugged individualism, while FDR believed in direct government action to help people and the economy.

Question 2

What is ‘rugged individualism’ as supported by Herbert Hoover?

Answer 2

The belief that individuals should succeed through their own efforts without government assistance.

Question 3

What government program did Herbert Hoover create to provide loans during the Great Depression?

Answer 3

Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Question 4

What public works project is associated with Herbert Hoover?

Answer 4

Hoover Dam

Question 5

How was Herbert Hoover perceived by the public during the Great Depression?

Answer 5

Seen as out of touch with the suffering masses, leading to nicknames like ‘Hoovervilles’ and ‘Hoover blankets.’

Question 6

What was FDR’s approach to the Great Depression known as?

Answer 6

‘New Deal’

Question 7

What were the three main components of FDR’s New Deal?

Answer 7

• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform

Question 8

What immediate programs were part of FDR’s Relief efforts?

Answer 8

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Question 9

What was a significant reform introduced by FDR to prevent future depressions?

Answer 9

Social Security Act

Question 10

What was the public perception of FDR compared to Hoover?

Answer 10

FDR was seen as hopeful, energetic, and willing to experiment.

Question 11

What key event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

Answer 11

Stock Market Crash of 1929

Question 12

Name two causes of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Answer 12

• Over-speculation
• Buying on Margin

Question 13

What is ‘buying on margin’?

Answer 13

Purchasing stocks with borrowed money, requiring only a small down payment.

Question 14

What was one immediate effect of the Stock Market Crash?

Answer 14

Massive loss of wealth and plummeting consumer confidence.

Question 15

What broader economic impact did the Stock Market Crash lead to?

Answer 15

The Great Depression (1929–1941)

Question 16

What major reforms were introduced as a result of the Great Depression?

Answer 16

• Banking reforms (FDIC creation)
• Stock market regulations (SEC creation)
• New Deal programs

Question 17

What was the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

Answer 17

Provided jobs for young men on conservation projects.

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The _______ aimed to reduce agricultural surpluses by paying farmers not to plant certain crops.

Answer 18

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

Question 19

True or False: The New Deal expanded the role of the federal government in the economy.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What did the Social Security Act establish?

Answer 20

A national retirement system and provided unemployment insurance.

Question 21

What was the purpose of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?

Answer 21

Guarantees workers the right to organize unions and bargain collectively.

Question 22

List two key people associated with the Gilded Age.

Answer 22

• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller

Question 23

What were the key terms associated with American Imperialism?

Answer 23

• White Man’s Burden
• Open Door Policy
• Big Stick Diplomacy

Question 24

What was the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 24

Asserted U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 25

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

Answer 25

James Madison

Question 26

What are the three branches of government established by the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 26

* Legislative * Executive * Judicial

Question 27

What key term describes the division of power between states and the federal government?

Answer 27

Federalism

Question 28

What significant document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 28

The U.S. Constitution

Question 29

What was the significance of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 29

It protects individual liberties and limits government power.

Question 30

Who were the key early presidents of the United States?

Answer 30

* George Washington * John Adams * Thomas Jefferson * James Madison * James Monroe

Question 31

What did Washington's Farewell Address warn against?

Answer 31

Political parties and foreign alliances

Question 32

What major land acquisition occurred in 1803?

Answer 32

Louisiana Purchase

Question 33

What doctrine asserted U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere?

Answer 33

Monroe Doctrine

Question 34

What term refers to the belief that Americans were destined to expand westward?

Answer 34

Manifest Destiny

Question 35

What significant compromise was reached in 1820 regarding slavery?

Answer 35

Missouri Compromise

Question 36

What act was passed in 1854 that allowed new territories to decide on slavery?

Answer 36

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 37

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Answer 37

Slavery and states’ rights

Question 38

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 38

Abraham Lincoln

Question 39

What landmark Supreme Court case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

Answer 39

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 40

What period aimed to rebuild the South after the Civil War?

Answer 40

Reconstruction

Question 41

What were Jim Crow Laws?

Answer 41

Laws that enforced racial segregation

Question 42

Who were notable figures during the Gilded Age?

Answer 42

* Andrew Carnegie * John D. Rockefeller * Cornelius Vanderbilt

Question 43

What economic system characterized the Gilded Age?

Answer 43

Laissez-faire capitalism

Question 44

What was the term for the belief in 'survival of the fittest' applied to society?

Answer 44

Social Darwinism

Question 45

What event marked the start of American Imperialism?

Answer 45

Spanish-American War (1898)

Question 46

What policy was associated with Theodore Roosevelt regarding foreign affairs?

Answer 46

Big Stick Diplomacy

Question 47

What act was a response to Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle'?

Answer 47

Meat Inspection Act

Question 48

What was the main goal of the Populist movement?

Answer 48

To fight corruption and advocate for farmers' rights

Question 49

What major global conflict did the U.S. enter in 1917?

Answer 49

World War I

Question 50

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

Answer 50

A secret communication from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance

Question 51

What was a significant outcome of the Treaty of Versailles for the U.S.?

Answer 51

The U.S. rejected joining the League of Nations

Question 52

What cultural movement flourished during the Roaring Twenties?

Answer 52

Harlem Renaissance

Question 53

What amendment enacted Prohibition in the U.S.?

Answer 53

18th Amendment

Question 54

What economic crisis began in 1929?

Answer 54

Stock Market Crash

Question 55

What was the purpose of FDR's New Deal?

Answer 55

To provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression

Question 56

What was the Dust Bowl?

Answer 56

A severe drought that affected the Southern Plains in the 1930s