Franklin D.

Roosevelt Additional Review with Flashcards

1. Do you want to make a good grade on the test about Franklin D.

Roosevelt? Circle one: a. YES!!
b. no

2. What are 2 important things you can do to help you do a good job on
the test that will be__________________ Circle 3:
a. Dont do my homework each night.
b. Do my homework each night.
c. Only study a little or dont study at all.
d. Use my flashcards and homework packet to study every night.
e. Get my mom, dad, brother or sister to help me study.

Use your flashcards to find the answers to the following questions.

1. The time before an election when people running for office try to
convince voters to vote for them is called what?
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2. Freedom from being controlled by someone else is called what?

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3. A country in which the ruler has complete power and sometimes

rules cruelly is called what?
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4. A government in which the people have the power to make political
decisions is called what?
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5. Work for the good of others, often through a job in government is

called what?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Additional Review with Flashcards

6. What disease did Franklin Roosevelt have that made him not able to
walk?
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7. What did Franklin Roosevelt think was the most important work he
could do?
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8. In the 1920s, doctors thought that exercising in certain kinds of

pools could help people with diseases like Franklin Roosevelt had.
Where did Roosevelt visit special pools?
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9. During the time when FDR was Governor of New York, as well as
when he was the President of the US, many businesses closed and
people lost their jobs and homes. What was this time in US history
called?
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10. What were 2 important government positions FDR held?

______________________ & ______________________

11. What were the speeches called where FDR explained to the US
people how the government planned to help people?
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12. Who was the longest serving President of the US?

______________________

13. What was FDRs campaign pledge called that helped millions of
people who were hurt during the Depression?
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14. FDR lived in many places. What 2 places did he most consider his
homes?
______________________ & ______________________

15. The CCC and the WPA were two government programs that did
what?
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16. What are examples of President Roosevelts New Deal projects that
we can still see today?
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17. When Great Britain and France went to war against dictatorships in
Germany and Italy, FDR wanted the US to cooperate with Great Britain
and France in order to protect what 2 things?
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18. The US joined the war when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. What
did this make men, women and children need to do?
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19. Why is FDR considered a hero today?

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Review: When someone boycotts something, what does that mean?

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Review: Paul Revere started many different businesses. What do you

call someone who starts their own business?
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