Chapter 24 The New Deal

During the recession of 1937,

Congressional Republicans took most of the blame

The most influential advocate for the African Americans was

Eleanor Roosevelt

In1934, the strong criticism of the New Deal came from

both the political far right and the political far left

In 1934,the American Liberty League was formed

by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal

The Social Security Act of 1935

did not begin making payments to participants for years

The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

was headed by former electricity magnate Samuel Insull

John Collier is associated with New Deal

Indians policies

The New Deal program which created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the

Rural Electrification Administration

To oversee activities in the stock market in 1934, Congress established the

Securities and Exchange Commission

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration

all of these answers are correct (industry prices rise, industry production declined, large producers consistently dominated the code writing process)

During the "Second New Deal" President Roosevelt

became more willing to attack corporate interests only

All of the following groups were part of the New Deal political coalition except

big business owners

Much of Father Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

changing the banking and currency system

In 1933, two days after he took office, President Roosevelt

closed all banks

In the American West, New Deal programs

disproportionately benefited the region in funding

In response to President Roosevelt's first days in office, the American people

felt a mixture of relief and hope

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935

gave the government the authority to force employers to accept labor unions

In the 1930's the industrial union movement

grew more militant and powerful

In the 1930's, the Congress of Industrial Organization

grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor

In 1935, Senator Huey Long

had a strong record of progressive accomplishments

In 1934, Dr. Francis Townsend attracted widespread national support for a plan that

helped pave the way for the Social Security system

In 1937, President Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from

his desire to change the ideological balance of the court

All of the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true except

in general, women were major critics of the New Deal

The National Recovery Administration of 1933 did all of the following except

increase competition between companies

One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was

it fostered stronger and more varied interest groups

Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member in American history, was secretary of commerce

labor

All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority except

poverty in the region was significantly reduced

The election of 1936

produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party

The Economy Act of 1933

proposed to balance the federal budget and cut government workers salaries

In 1933, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

protected the assets of small bank depositors

During its first year, the Civil Works Administration

put four million people to work

The Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1933

sought to raise crop process by paying farmers not to plant

In 1937, President Roosevelt decided

that he should try and balance the federal budget

The Glass-Stegall Act of 1933 established

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

All of the following programs were a part of the "Second New Deal" except

the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

By the end of 1938

the New Deal had largely come to an end

In 1937, regarding the organization of industrial labor

the great majority of strikes were settled in favor of the unions

The "Second New Deal" was launched in response to

the growth of popular protests across the nation

One long term consequence of the New Deal was

the national government assumed a responsibility for the basic welfare of the people

During the 1930's the sit down strike

was a new and controversial labor tactic

New Deal policy toward American Indians

was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism

The Works Progress Administration of 1935

was much larger than previous programs of its kind

African Americans employed by the New Deal relief programs

were among the first to be released when funds

In the 1930's, the New Deal generally gave

work relief to men and cash assistance to women

The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to

All of these are correct (artist and sculptors, actors and directors, writers and musicians)

In the 1930's, industrial unionism was

considerably strengthened by the New Deal Legislation

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

established a national minimum wage

The Civilian Conservation Corps

put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas

Under the New Deal, African Americans

received more sympathy than under most previous administrations

During the 1937 sit down strike of General Motors, the federal government

refused to intervene in the dispute

The Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1933

was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

President Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

was eventually defeated in Congress