Chapter 24
During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,
All of the answers are correct
One long-term consequence of the New Deal was that
the national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
was declared unconstitutional in large part by the Supreme Court
President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court
was eventually defeated in Congress
The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933
All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT
The "Second New Deal" was launched partly in response to the
All of these answers are correct
In 1933, two days after he took office, President Franklin Roosevelt
Closed all banks for a short period
The principle New Deal government aid to women during the 1930s was in the form of
cash assistance
African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs
were among the first to be released when funds ran out
all of the following groups were part of the New Deal political coalition EXCEPT
Big-business owners
in the 1930s, the industrial union movement
grew more militant and powerful
During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors, the federal government
refused to intervene in the dispute
All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT
significant reduction in poverty in the region
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant
The most influential advocate for advocate for African Americans in the Roosevelt administration was
Eleanor Roosevel
During President Franklin Roosevelt's early days in office
He promised to take drastic, even warlike, action against economic conditions
John Collier is associated with New Deal
Indian Policies
Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member in American history, was secretary of
Labot
The New Deal program that 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
in 1934, strong criticism of the New Deal came from
all these answers are correct
The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to
artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians
During the Second New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt
became more willing to attack corporate interest openly
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
The social security act of 1935
did not begin making payments to participants for years
In the American West, New Deal programs
disproportionally benefited the region, with more funding than any other part of the country.
The Fair Labor Standards Acts of 1938
established a national minimum wage
One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was that it
fostered stronger and more varied interest groups
the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
gave government the authority to force employers to accept labor unions
in 1935, Senator Huey Long
had proposed a national wealth-sharing plan that involved heavily taxing the wealthiest Americans
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 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 that
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
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
Beginning in 1933, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
protected the assets of 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
In the 1930s, industrial unionism was
strengthened, partially, by the New Deal legislation
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
All of the following programs were 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
During the recession of 1937,
the economy was almost as bad as during the worst economic period of the Hoover administration
In 1937, regarding the organizing of industrial labor,
the great majority of strikes were settled in favor of the unions
New Deal policy toward American Indians, as led by John Collier,
was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism
the Works Progress Administration of 1935
was much larger than previous programs of its kind
During the 1930s, the sit-down strike
was the new and controversial labor tactic
