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?
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Texas
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Tennessee
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Vermont
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Alabama
Q.3.
Some of America's brightest graduates worked for FDR, providing policy advice. What was this group called?
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The Three Wise Men
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The Policy Wonks
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The Treasury Advisory Committee
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The Brain Trust
Q.4.
Roosevelt simplified his aims in the First New Deal into the three R's. What did they stand for?
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Recompense, Renewal and Rebirth
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Relief, Recovery and Reform
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Renaissance, Redemption and Revival
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Remedy, Resource and Reformation
Q.5.
How did FDR like to communicate to the American people what he was trying to achieve?
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By radio
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By TV
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Through articles in popular newspapers
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By large public meetings on regular tours of the country
Q.6.
What had been Roosevelt's previous job before becoming President?
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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Head of a private business corporation
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Governor of New York State
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Mayor of New York City
Q.7.
Which song did FDR choose as his campaign anthem in 1932?
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"Somewhere over the Rainbow"
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"Oh! What a beautiful morning!"
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"Happy Days are here again!"
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"You'll never walk alone"
Q.8.
FDR's first statement to the American people concerned the banking crisis. He was especially worried by "bank runs". What are these?
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Banks refusing to let their customers take money out of their accounts
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Banks becoming bankrupt as more and more customers removed their money, causing a frenzy to develop
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Banks refusing to pay interest on any kind of account
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Banks paying customers' deposits into inaccessible foreign accounts
Q.9.
FDR earned early popularity by repealing a measure passed over twenty years before. What name is given to this law?
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Deconstruction
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Prohibition
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Austerity
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The Liquor Law
Q.10.
Roosevelt carried out major reforms in the early period of the First New Deal. What name was given to this heady time?
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The 100 Days
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The Six Weeks War on Poverty
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The Year to Remember
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The Time for Change
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