A - Did New Deal Programs
An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I had to wait forever).
This is an example of which type of Figure of Speech?
A. Allusion
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
Refer to the passages “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?” and “What Ended the Great Depression?”
Mark the box in each row of the table to indicate whether each sentence states a claim made only in “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?,” only in “What Ended the Great Depression?,” or in Both.
World War II added to the financial burdens of the Great Depression.
A. “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
B. “What Ended the Great Depression?”
C. Both
B. “What Ended the Great Depression?”
“What Ended the Great Depression?” is the only passage that includes facts about the financial burdens added by World War II (“World War II hiked the national debt from $49 billion in 1941 to almost $260 billion in 1945,” paragraph 3).
A judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances; understanding gained by “reading between the lines.” This is ___________
inference
The author’s central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph. (Can be interchanged with the term central idea).
Main Idea
8. Part A
The passage “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?” includes the following heading:
The modern labor movement was born out of New Deal Initiatives.
What does the term initiatives mean in the context of the passage?
A. allowances
B. costs
C. limits
D. strategies
D. strategies
The paragraph that follows the heading cites two national acts, or strategies, implemented to address problems of labor and industry, so the word “strategies” is closest in meaning to initiatives as used in the heading.
9. Part A
How does the author make connections between the ideas in “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
A. by comparing the various New Deal programs to show which ones did not work
B. by comparing historical events with economic events to show why the New Deal failed
C. by comparing the effects of some New Deal programs to other factors that contributed to ending the Great Depression
D. by comparing different experts’ views on why the New Deal programs were singly responsible for ending the Great Depression
C. by comparing the effects of some New Deal programs to other factors that contributed to ending the Great Depression
. The author directly compares the effects of the New Deal programs to the effects of World War II in ending the Great Depression.
What technique that the author mainly uses to present two sides of an argument in “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
Techniques
A. citing important dates
B. including expert comments
C. making political references
D. referencing legal decisions
B. including expert comments
The comments of experts are included in the passage. They include comments of Nelson Lichtenstein and Linda Gordon, which represent the two sides of the argument in the passage.
The Great Depression had negative effects on U.S. citizens.
A. “Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
B. “What Ended the Great Depression?”
C. Both
Both The Great Depression had negative effects on U.S. citizens.
Both passages discuss various hardships Americans faced during the Great Depression, particularly unemployment.
Part A
In “What Ended the Great Depression?,” which claim is supported with relevant evidence?
A. World War II created new problems for the United States.
B. Statistics of specific time frames help predict issues in the United States.
C. Americans were optimistic that the financial worries of the country would be brief.
D. Politicians in America were concerned that new enemies would emerge after World War II.
A. World War II created new problems for the United States.
Paragraph 3 of the passage supports this claim with relevant evidence that points out the “crushing financial burden” that postponed recovery from the Great Depression.
Part A
Which statement conveys the central idea of “What Ended the Great Depression?”
A. Funding a country’s armed forces during wartime presents challenges.
B. The impact of World War II on unemployment was insignificant.
C. The success of certain actions to get the United States out of the Great Depression is debatable.
D. The Great Depression and World War II taught Americans important lessons about their principles.
C. The success of certain actions to get the United States out of the Great Depression is debatable.
This statement represents the central idea of the passage, which is the presentation of the author’s opinion about the impact of World War II on the Great Depression.
Part B
Which word from paragraph 6 of the passage is closest in meaning to the term initiatives?
A. “prices”
B. “wages”
C. “quotas”
D. “measures”
D. “measures”
The word “measures,” used as a noun, means a plan or course of action, which is closest in meaning to the correct answer in Part A.
Part B
Which paragraph from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
A. paragraph 2
B. paragraph 3
C. paragraph 4
D. paragraph 8
C. paragraph 4
This paragraph includes a direct comparison between the effects of New Deal programs and the impact of World War II on the American economy, which supports the correct answer in Part A.
There are five pieces of evidence below. which TWO support the technique that the author used from Part A? (including expert comments)
A - 1. “Since the late 1930s, conventional wisdom has held that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ helped bring about the end of the Great Depression.” (paragraph 1)
B - 2. “The series of social and government spending programs did get millions of Americans back to work on hundreds of public projects across the country.” (paragraph 1)
C - 3. “‘The reforms put in place by New Deal . . . essentially ensured there wouldn’t be another Great Depression after the 1930s,’ says Nelson Lichtenstein, professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy at the University of California, Santa Barbara.” (paragraph 3)
D - 4. “The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which effectively insured the savings of Americans in the event of a bank failure, which was all too common at the time.” (paragraph 5)
E - 5. “‘Only World War II, with its demands for massive war production, which created lots of jobs, ended the Depression.’” (paragraph 9)
C - 3. “‘The reforms put in place by New Deal . . . essentially ensured there wouldn’t be another Great Depression after the 1930s,’ says Nelson Lichtenstein, professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy at the University of California, Santa Barbara.” (paragraph 3)
E - 5. “‘Only World War II, with its demands for massive war production, which created lots of jobs, ended the Depression.’” (paragraph 9)
The New Deal created policies that were beneficial during the Great Depression.
“Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
“What Ended the Great Depression?”
Both
“Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?”
The New Deal created policies that were beneficial during the Great Depression.
“Did New Deal Programs Help End the Great Depression?” is the only passage that includes facts that show the New Deal policies were beneficial during the Great Depression (“The series of social and government spending programs did get millions of Americans back to work on hundreds of public projects across the country,” paragraph 1).
Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?
A. “From 1931 to 1940 unemployment was always in double digits.” (paragraph 1)
B. “On the surface, World War II seems to mark the end of the Great Depression.” (paragraph 2)
C. “The expense of funding World War II hiked the national debt from $49 billion in 1941 to almost $260 billion in 1945.” (paragraph 3)
D. “. . . they feared that the Great Depression—with more unemployment than ever—would resume after Hitler and Hirohito surrendered.” (paragraph 4)
C. “The expense of funding World War II hiked the national debt from $49 billion in 1941 to almost $260 billion in 1945.” (paragraph 3)
This evidence illustrates a new problem created by World War II, which supports the correct answer in Part A.
Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “. . . more than 12 million Americans were sent into the military, and a similar number toiled in defense-related jobs.” (paragraph 2)
B. “Some economists have wisely challenged that conclusion.” (paragraph 3)
C. “. . . having them make or drop bombs on our enemies overseas, the value of world peace is called into question.” (paragraph 3)
D. “In truth, building tanks and feeding soldiers—necessary as it was to winning the war—became a crushing financial burden.” (paragraph 3)
“Some economists have wisely challenged that conclusion.” (paragraph 3)
This evidence establishes that there are varying opinions about the actions taken to end the Great Depression, which supports the correct answer in Part A.