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Chapter 26 Reading and Study Guide
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Funding for the Santee Cooper project was provided during the Great Depression as part of
President Roosevelt's New Deal. The Santee Cooper project did which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 2.
During World War II, South Carolina's textile industry helped provide soldiers with
uniforms and backpacks. Which of the following describes the other major contribution of
South Carolina during World War II?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 3.
To create jobs and help the economy during the Great Depression.
To end racial tensions in the South.
To help small farmers purchase new equipment.
To give the southern states a new image, and improve their relationship with the north.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal program that greatly benefited South
Carolina. The Civilian Conservation Corps did which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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South Carolina manufactured thousands of weapons for soldiers to use.
South Carolina purchased most of the airplanes used during the war.
South Carolina had more soldiers enlist in the military than any other state.
South Carolina housed many of the nation's military bases.
What was the purpose of President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal"?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 4.
Build new libraries, hospitals, and schools.
Provided electricity to South Carolina residents.
Created state parks and protected natural forests.
Funded the construction of state office buildings.
Brought electricity to rural farmers.
Established benefits for disabled and retired citizens.
Employed writers to transcribe historical documents.
Constructed new parks and national forests.
Textiles became a thriving industry in South Carolina during the mid-1900s. Which of the
following was a major benefit of this new industry?
a. The operation of new textile mills created thousands of new jobs.
b. The early textile mills drastically improved working conditions for the average laborer.
c. New textile mills helped South Carolina hold onto its agricultural roots and reject new
industry.
d. The opening of textile mills encouraged more people to move to rural areas and work on
the farm.
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The textile industry was a leading employer in South Carolina during the 20th century.
Which of the following products were produced in textile mills?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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light bulbs, flash lights, and reading lamps
tires, headlights, and car engines
jeans, T-shirts, and pillow cases
tables, chairs, and desks
The textile mills in South Carolina proved to be very important to the war effort during
World War II. Which of the following best explains the reason why?
a. The textile mills created clothing, sheets, backpacks, and other textile supplies for the
American soldiers.
b. The textile mills encouraged employees to join the Army by continuing to pay soldiers
while they went off to fight the war.
c. The textile mills contained lots of heavy machinery, which was given to the Army and
d.
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turned into weapons.
The textile mills led charity drives and donated money to the war effort.
James F. Byrnes was a politician from South Carolina who became very influential in national
affairs. He was often referred to as Franklin Roosevelt's "Assistant President." Why did the
people give him this nickname?
a. Because he worked closely with Roosevelt and was one of the President's most trusted
b.
c.
d.
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advisors.
Because he acted as president whenever Franklin Roosevelt was out of the country or
unavailable
Because many suspected that he was trying to steal the presidency away from Franklin
Roosevelt.
Because he was elected to take over as president if Franklin Roosevelt should die in
office.
Which of the following statements is true about Franklin Roosevelt's time in office as
President of the United States?
a. Roosevelt was a very popular president, but he could only be elected twice because of
the two-term limit.
b. Roosevelt was elected to four terms, and served in office longer than any other
c.
d.
president.
Roosevelt's "New Deal" did not go over well with the American public, so he served
only one term in office.
Roosevelt was very possible, but he died in office after serving less than a full term.
____ 10. Franklin Roosevelt was highly criticized for trying to "pack" the Supreme Court. What did
this mean?
a. He was trying to get Congress to overturn decisions made by the Supreme Court.
b. He was trying to prevent certain cases from coming before the Supreme Court.
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c. He was refusing to obey laws passed down by the Supreme Court.
d. He was trying to appoint to the Supreme Court only justices who would vote the way he
wanted them to vote.
____ 11. At the start of his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt used the radio to speak to the American
people and keep them calm during the New Deal. These speeches became known as his:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Inaugural Addresses
Stump Speeches
Fireside Chats
Diplomatic Discussions
____ 12. Because there were so many problems in America, Franklin Roosevelt tried to stay out of
foreign affairs. When trouble broke out in Latin America in the 1930s, the United States did
not get involved. This became known as the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Globalism
Good Neighbor Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Imperialism
____ 13. In order to end the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created a number of
programs to create jobs in America. When were the majority of Roosevelt's New Deal
programs launched?
a.
b.
c.
d.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor
During the "Second New Deal"
After the death of President Roosevelt
During the "First 100 Days" of Roosevelt's presidency
____ 14. President Herbert Hoover had little chance for re-election in 1932 because:
a. he favored the League of Nations, a controversial international group.
b. he supported the laws of Prohibition, which led to organized crime.
c. his first term was marked by the start of the Great Depression, which ruined his
popularity.
d. he favored high taxes and government regulation.
____ 15. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only man:
a.
b.
c.
d.
elected as a third-party candidate.
elected to four terms as President.
elected to office before he was forty years old.
elected to office as a write-in candidate.
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____ 16. In 1934, textile workers went on strike at the Chiquola Mill in Honea Path, South Carolina.
This made national news because:
a.
b.
c.
d.
it ended the textile industry in South Carolina.
guards fired into the crowd and killed several people.
strikers quit their jobs and refused to work in South Carolina.
it was the first labor strike in the United States.
____ 17. Which of the following New Deal programs aided the textile industry by setting a minimum
wage, ending child labor under 16, and recognizing the right of workers to from a Union was
the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Civilian Works Administration (CWA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
____ 18. During the 1930s, this South Carolina politician vocally opposed the New Deal, claiming that
it gave the federal government too much power:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Richard Manning
Mary McCleod Bethune
"Cotton Ed" Smith
James F. Byrnes
____ 19. During World War II, the nations Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Axis Powers
European Union
Allied Forces
Alliances
____ 20. During World War II, nations such as the United States, Britain, and Russia were part of the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Allied Forces
Axis Powers
United Nations
Coalition
Matching
The New Deal & World War II—match each description with the correct term below:
a. Brought electricity to rural areas
b. Project to build the atomic bomb
c. Union of unskilled workers
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e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m
.
n.
o.
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____ 31.
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____ 34.
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Program to insure bank deposits
Rulers with absolute power
Franklin Roosevelt's radio addresses to the people
An attempt to control falling prices by urging farmers to cut back on
production
Created jobs on public parks and environmental projects
Roosevelt's program to fight the Great Depression
Declaration by Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to put an end to the
Nazis
Allied invasion of Europe to defeat the Nazis
Senator, Supreme Court Justice, and important advisor to President
Roosevelt
African American educator from South Carolina who became and advisor
to President Roosevelt
Federal establishment created to regulate industry
Federal establishment created to regulate the stock market
Mary McLeod Bethune
Fireside Chats
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Recovery Administration
Dictators
D-Day
Atlantic Charter
Securities and Exchange Commission
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
New Deal
James F. Byrnes
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Manhattan Project
Rural Electrification Act
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