The New Deal
Which of the following is true about minorities in the Nee Deal?
African Americans outside the South shifted their voting to the Democrats.
How did poplar attitudes toward the federal government shift during the Great Depression?
Americans came to expect the federal government to help them solve their economic problems.
Deciding that Roosevelt has not done enough to alleviate suffering, Francis Townsend called for
An old-age revolving pension plan.
Which of the following was not done by the National Recovery Administration during the Great Depression?
Banning union organizing
During the 1932 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt promised
Bold, persistent experimentation
What publix works project put over 5,000 men to work and created hydroelectric power for people in Nevada and Arizona?
Boulder (Hoover) Dam
In 1934, the Liberty League was organized by
Business leaders and conservation Democrats who opposed New Deals reforms.
The political cartoon above depicts President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937. Based on the cartoon what was the reaction to his "court packing" plan?
Congress handed Roosevelt his first major defeat by upholding the separation of powers.
The first action Roosevelt took to help the crisis was to
Declare a bank holiday that allowed only sound banks to reopen.
The Twentieth Amendment, passed during FRD's administration,
Decreased the presidential lame-duck period by two months
Roosevelt heeded John Maynard Keynes's advice on
Deficit spending
Based on the graph, what conclusions can be made about government policies in the 1930's?
Despite Roosevelt's New Deal policies, tje unemployment rate remained hgh thought the 1930s.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was
Established in 1934 to curb stock market fraud and abuses.
How did Franklin Roosevelt change the role of the federal government during the first Hundred Days?
FDR explained the role of government through programs designed to provide relief, recovery and reform.
The first woman cabinet member who served as Secretary or Labor was
Frances Perkins
The excerpt below is from President Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address in 1933: "I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis - broad power to wage a war against the emergency as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe." Based on this excerpt, what could be inferred about the direction that Roosevelt planned to take the executive branch of the federal government?
He planned to increase its size and power to deal with the Depression.
The Covilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Hired 250,000 young mee to preform reforestation and conservation work.
President Roosevelt differed from President Hoover in
His personal charisma and willingness to experiment.
How did the Wagner Act help working people?
It supported the right of workers to unionize.
What action was taken by the New Deal to assure the situation represented in the cartoon would not occur in the future?
Passage of the Glass-astrágalo Act in 1933.
The Emergency Banking Act of 1933
Prevented all banks from reopening until treasury inspectors examined their books and ascertained whether or not they had sufficient cash reserves.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Provided federal subsidies to farmers who cut farm production.
Between 1935 and 1943, the Works Progress Adminjstration (WPA)
Put unemployed workers to work on the federal payroll by building roads, bridges, publix buildings, parks, and airports.
How did the plans of President Hoover and President Franklin Roosevelt compare for dealing with the Great Depression?
Roosevelt proposed that the federal government provide direct employment to the needy while Hoover relies more on local government and private charities.
Senator Huey Long from Louisiana was one of Roosevelt's largest threats with his
Share Our Wealth movement
Which of these were NOT a long term result of the New Deal?
State ownership of basic industries such as steelworks and railroads.
It took the Great Depression and the New Deal to create the Florida State Park System. One of the New Deal's work programs was responsible for: -Constructing facilities in all eight original parks -constructing dams for flood control, reforestation and landscaping -Excavating sediment from caverns and establishing tourist routes for visitors -Fighting wildfires and creating wildfire breaks Which New Deal program was responsible for these accomplishments?
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Which of the following is an example of the endurance of New Deal policies?
The Social Security and Wagner Acts
Which New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydroelectricity?
The Tennessee Valley Authority
Harold Ickes and Bernard Baruch were
Two of Franklin Roosevelt's chief advisors.
The Scottsboro case
Was a clear example of a legal system that was biased against blacks in the South.
In the 1936 presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Won by a landslide