AP®︎ US History: Topic 7.10 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 7.10 of AP US History – The New Deal.
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Topic 7.10
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-7.1.III.A
Who was the 32nd president of the United States known for the New Deal?
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Topic 7.10: The New Deal
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 7: Learning Objective K
Explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
Historical Developments: KC-7.1.III.A
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal attempted to end the Great Depression by using government power to provide relief to the poor, stimulate recovery, and reform the American economy.
Historical Developments: KC-7.1.III.B
Radical, union, and populist movements pushed Roosevelt toward more extensive efforts to change the American economic system, while conservatives in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal’s scope.
Historical Developments: KC-7.1.III.C
Although the New Deal did not end the Depression, it left a legacy of reforms and regulatory agencies and fostered a long-term political realignment in which many ethnic groups, African Americans, and working-class communities identified with the Democratic Party.
Historical Developments: KC-7.2.II.B. ii
The increased demand for war production and labor during World War II and the economic difficulties of the 1930s led many Americans to migrate to urban centers in search of economic opportunities.
