Roosevelt's Hundred Days — Quiz

Question 1

Read the quote from Franklin Roosevelt’s speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president. “Out of every crisis, every tribulation, every disaster, mankind rises with some share of greater knowledge, of higher decency, of purer purpose.” Which best explains what Roosevelt is promising the nation?

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that he will lead the nation out of its current state and help America grow stronger

Question 2

During Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 presidential campaign, Roosevelt proposed a set of reforms called

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the New Deal.

Question 3

President Franklin Roosevelt declared a five-day “bank holiday” to

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give the government time to verify that banks were strong.

Question 4

Which best summarizes the intent of Franklin Roosevelt’s Hundred Days legislation and programs?

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to provide Americans with relief

Question 5

Which issue that arose under Hoover helped Roosevelt into the White House in 1932?

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a high unemployment rate

Question 6

When Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for president in 1932, the country was

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mired in the Great Depression.

Question 7

Before running for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt

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had been governor of the state of New York.

Question 8

Which was a New Deal program instituted by Franklin Roosevelt?

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federal relief for the unemployed

Question 9

Which groups did Franklin Roosevelt specifically help during his first Hundred Days in office?

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farmers and the unemployed

Question 10

During his campaign for president in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt promised to

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reverse many of the policies of Herbert Hoover.

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