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
