These are the answers to the ACE Practice Test for Chapter 25 of Enduring Vision.
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| 658878139 | In 1932 President Hoover used the army to expel which of the following protest groups from Washington D.C.? | World War I veterans demanding immediate payment of their bonuses | |
| 658878140 | Who hoped to be elected president in 1936 by building a huge following for his "Share Our Wealth" scheme (confiscate the great private fortunes and redistribute the money to the poor)? | Huey Long | |
| 658878141 | The leader of Franklin Roosevelt's "black cabinet" was | Mary McLeod Bethune | |
| 658878142 | Two reforms passed during Roosevelt's second term were the | Fair Labor Standards Act and Housing Act | |
| 658878143 | During the New Deal, which interest group exercised less influence over the federal government than it had in the 1920s? | Business | |
| 658878144 | The "Okies" | Were farmers displaces by dust storms, depressions, and the AAA who migrates to California | |
| 658878145 | Who said "If you had spent two years in bed trying to wiggle your big toes, after that everything else would seem easy!" | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| 658878146 | "Everybody ought to be rich" is | An article written by a General Motors executive | |
| 658878147 | All of the following are considered causes of the stock market crash and Depression except | The collapse of a major New York bank (causes were overproduction of goods, a decline in farm prices, and the global economic crisis) | |
| 658878148 | A "Hoover blanket" was | Newspapers used as blankets by the homeless | |
| 658878149 | Which of the following statements best expresses Hoover's approach to the Depression? | "We must rely upon local groups and private initiative to deal with these problems." | |
| 658878150 | Three of these represent major components of FDR's strategy to fight the Depression. Which does not? | Return to the gold standard in order to restore faith in the currency (do: industrial recovery through business-government cooperation and federal spending, agricultural recovery through subsidized crop reduction, and short-term emergency relief for individuals) | |
| 658878151 | What was the most important quality that FDR brought to the presidency? | Buoyant optimism | |
| 658878152 | What were the Hundred Days? | The first three months of the New Deal, which saw a flood of legislation from Congress | |
| 658878153 | "Fireside chats" were | FDR's use of the radio to reach the American people directly | |
| 658878154 | The New Deal | Led to a major increase in the powers of the presidency | |
| 658878155 | Who of the following would not be a member of the "Roosevelt coalition" | Stock brokers and bankers (would be: blacks, urban immigrants, and industrial workers) | |
| 658878156 | Which statement about the stock market before the October 1929 crash is true? | Nine million Americans speculated in the market with borrowed money |
