US History ch 24
The most influential advocate for African Americans in the Roosevelt Administration was
Eleanor Roosevelt
All of the following programs were part of the "Second New Deal" EXCEPT
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
John Collier is to be associated with New Deal
Indian policies
The New Deal program which had the broadest effect on the lives of rural Americans was the
Rural Electrification Administration
To oversee activities in the stock market, in 1934, Congress established the
Securities and Exchange Commission
The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933
an experiment in regional planning by the federal government
The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to
artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians
All of the following groups were part of the New Deal political coalition EXCEPT
big business owners
During the first year of the National Recovery Act
both A and B
The "Second New Deal" was launched in response to
both A and B
In 1934, the American Liberty League was formed
by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal
Much of Father Charles 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 Franklin Roosevelt
closed all banks
The Social Security Act of 1935
did not begin making payments to participants for years
In the American West, New Deal programs
disproportionately benefited the region in funding
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
established a national minimum wage
In response to President Franklin 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 1930s, 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 1937, President Franklin 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
increased competition between companies
During the "Second New Deal," President Franklin Roosevelt
increased his criticism of corporations
Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member in American history, was secretary of
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 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 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant.)
One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was the creation of
stronger and more varied interest groups
In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt decided
that he should try to balance the federal budget
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
By the end of 1938
the New Deal had largely come to an end
During the recession of 1937
the economy was as bad as during the worst period of the Hoover administration
In 1937, in regards to the organizing of industrial labor,
the great majority of strikes were settled in favor of the unions
One long-term consequence of the New Deal was
the national government assumed a responsibility for the basic welfare of the people
In 1934, strong criticism of the New Deal came from
the political far right and the political far left
During the 1930s, the sit-down strike
was a new and controversial labor tactic
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court
was eventually defeated in Congress
In the 1930s, industrial unionism was
was greatly strengthened by New Deal legislation
In the 1930s, the trade union movement
was grew more militant and powerful
New Deal policy toward American Indians
was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism
In 1934, Dr. Francis Townsend attracted widespread national support for a plan that
was helped pave the way for the Social Security system
The Works Progress Administration of 1935
was much larger than previous programs of its kind
African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs
were among the first to be released when funds ran out
In the 1930s, the New Deal generally gave
work relief to men and cash assistance to women