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Knowledge Check #1
Group of wealthy Republicans and conservative Democrats formed the _______, which defended the interest of business; they also supported Alfred M. Landon, the Republican nominee in the 1936 Presidential election
- United States Liberty Association
- American Liberty Fellows
- American Liberty League
- American Baseball League
Answer: c. American Liberty League
Knowledge Check #2
Roosevelt's plan to appoint one justice for every justice over the age of seventy to the Supreme Court, which would have loosened the conservative viewpoint, but his plan backfired as he was criticized for trying to upset the balance of power.
- Judicial Ruling Plan
- Justice Swap Out Plan
- Court Take Over Plan
- Court Packing Scheme
Answer: d. Court Packing Scheme
Knowledge Check #3
This minority group received strong government support from the New Deal; they had full citizenship by law and moved away from assimilation.
- Chinese Americans
- Hispanic Americans
- African Americans
- Native Americans
Answer: d. Native Americans
Knowledge Check #4
Catholic priest who initially supported New Deal programs but soon felt that they did not go far enough for "social justice"; his extreme anti-Semitism and fascist comments eventually were the cause of his show's cancellation.
- John Steinbeck
- Huey P. Long
- Charles Coughlin
- Woody Guthrie
Answer: c. Charles Coughlin
Knowledge Check #5
Otherwise known as the "Kingfish," he was from Louisiana. He advocated a "Share Our Wealth" campaign that promised to take from the prosperous in order to give poor families $5,000.
- Woody Guthrie
- Huey P. Long
- Charles Coughlin
- John Steinbeck
Answer: b. Huey P. Long
Knowledge Check #6
He was a singer and songwriter who used music to capture the hardships of America; he was forced to seek a better life in California due to the Dust Bowl.
- John Steinbeck
- Charles Coughlin
- Huey P. Long
- Woody Guthrie
Answer: d. Woody Guthrie
Knowledge Check #7
Who was the author of the Grapes of Wrath?
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Woody Guthrie
- John Steinbeck
- Charles Coughlin
Answer: c. John Steinbeck
Knowledge Check #8
Who was the author of Their Eyes Are Watching God?
- Zora Neale Hurston
- John Steinbeck
- Jesse Owens
- Woody Guthrie
Answer: a. Zora Neale Hurston
Knowledge Check #9
82,400 ________ were involuntarily deported by the federal government to free up relief jobs for natural-born citizens.
- Brazilians
- French citizens
- Canadians
- Mexican Americans
Answer: d. Mexican Americans
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