1 The theme of this Learning Module is Crossroads of Democracy which defined as a time when the very existence of American democracy was at risk. Based on lecture and class discussion, how did the Great Depression represent this crossroads?

A Members of the American communist party gained representation in the 1928 and took control of congress in 1932.

B Franklin Roosevelt applied the concepts of fascism and communism to his New Deal policies

C When unemployment reached record levels (25%), American workers, farmers and citizens began to question whether economic liberalism (free market economy) was still a viable approach to national and personal prosperity.

D All the above.

2 The foundation of the Great Depression was laid during the 1920s. Which of the following flaws in the nation’s economy contributed to eroding this foundation?

A Speculation and irresponsible practices by business, banks, and the stock market

B Ecological impact of “tractoring out” of agricultural land

C The 18^th amendment which made the manufacturing and sale of liquor illegal

D Diminished demand from foreign countries for US industrial and farm projects;

E A, B, D

F All the above

3 Which statement is true regarding the actions taken by Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt to end the Great Depression?

A More concerned about being President of the United States, Hoover and Roosevelt shaped their economic programs in response to public opinion polls.

B Herbert Hoover used a variety of innovative approaches to end the economic depression and FDR applied principles of communism and fascism to take the control of the economy from the private sector to the federal government

C Herbert Hoover did nothing at all; FDR launched the New Deal which ended double digit unemployment by 1935

D Herbert Hoover promoted the concept of “Rugged Individualism” and provided limited funds to industry, e.g. “trickle down theory”, and Franklin D. Roosevelt used the principles of pragmatism in to design and implement the New Deal.

4 The primary difference between the First New Deal and Second/Third New Deal was that FDR shifted his emphasis from recovery of the economy to policies of social justice.

A True

B False

5 According to lecture and the textbook, the most enduring reform of the New Deal was the Social Security Act of 1935.

A True

B False

6 _________ benefitted most by the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

A Migrant workers in California

B Tenant farmers and share croppers in the southern states

C All farmers and workers in the agricultural sector

D Owners of large sections of agricultural land

E Industrial Workers

7 Which of the following statements is false?

A The Farm Security Administration (FSA), created in 1937, replaced the Resettlement Administration (RA)

B The purpose of the RA and FSA was assist poor farmers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression

C The photographic section of the RA and FSA was, in reality, a propaganda agency that documented only the successful programs of the New Deal Programs.

D Photographs produced by photographers employed by the RA and FSA were published in magazines, newspapers, books, as well as displayed in exhibits.

8 Hartley E. Howe uses one photograph from a FSA photographer to discuss the issue of propaganda. Which of the following is that photograph?

A		B
C		D

9 In his article, Hartley E. Howe cites a photographer who pioneered the work of documentary photography. This person is

A Jacob Riis

B Roy Stryker

C Gordon Parks

D Lewis Hine

10 Howe states that “what distinguishes FSA photography are its objectives.” Which of the following best reflects these objectives?

A To convince the American people that the lowest third of the farm population needs a “decent break.”

B To make a visual account of how American’s farmers live, work, play, eat, and sleep.

C To demonstrate that documentary photography is more effective than the print media

D A, B. C

E A, B.