What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
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Emergency Banking Bill
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Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commision (SEC) to...
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regulate the stock market.
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"Experience has proved that protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards..."
What reason does the National Labor Relations Act give for allowing labor unions to form?
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Collective bargaining ensures equality and protects the flow of buisness.
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What were the goals of the New Deal?
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provide relief, recovery, and reform
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Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it...
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threatened individual freedom.
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it...
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sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices.
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What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
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Social Security Act
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The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to...
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Farmers
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The right to collective bargaining was part of the...
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Wagner Act.
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Members of the ______ participated in a sit-down strike until General Motors agreed to recognize them.
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UAW
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What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
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The economy took a down and wiped out much of FDR's progess.
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Which opponent of the New Deal believed that the program did not do enough to help poor Americans and what program did her propose?
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Senator Huey Long proposed a high tax program on the wealthy and large coporations and the redistribution of their income to give to poor Americans.
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What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
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Made the government too powerful.
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Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of the minorities when she...
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sat with black delegates at a conference.
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FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for...
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national parks
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How many terms did Roosevelt serve as President?
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Four
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Who was the first female cabinet member?
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Frances Perkins
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How did the Indian New Deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the Dawes Act?
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John Collier helped get laws passed that restored tribal control over American Indian land.
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Who was a top swing musician?
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Glenn Miller
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One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930's was to...
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go to the movie theaters.
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The Lone Rangers and The Shadow are examples of...
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radio series.
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What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
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"War of the Worlds"
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The Federal Art Project set a precedent for...
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federal funding of the arts and artists.
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Between which two years did the annual amount of Social Security payments experience the greatest increase?
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1940 and 1941
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What was a significant flaw of the Social Security Act?
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It did not apply to domestics or farmworkers at first.
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Which of the following statements are correct?
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The radio was a source of information in both the 1920s and 1930s.
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Why did Americans enjoy escapist films in the 1930s?
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Movies provided relief from the everyday problems of the Great Depression.
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The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 prohibited...
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government from further dividing Native American land.
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Which of the following extended job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority youth?
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Civilian Conservation Corps.
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How did the National Recovery Administration develop codes of fair competition?
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It worked with business and labor leaders to determine minimum wages and prices.
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How did the New Deal programs strengthen capitalism?
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The FDIC and SEC restored trust in banks and the stock market.
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Louisiana Senator who opposed the New Deal
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Huey Long
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Putting money in consumers' hands to stimulate the economy
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pump priming
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Member of the Black Cabinet
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Mary Mcleod Bethune
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Formed when the government assumes responsibility for providing citizens' needs
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welfare state
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Protest against General Motors
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sit-down strike
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Name for FDR's attempt to change the Supreme Court
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court packing
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New Deal program that funded large murals
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Federal Art Projects
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New Deal program created to build and improve highways
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Works Progress Administration
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writer of The Grapes of Wrath
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John Steinback
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allowed union members to negotiate about hours and wages
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collective bargaining
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What attitude does this cartoon show toward Roosevelt? Explain your answer.
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It show showing that Roosevelt is carrying this nation in the right direction. However, it can be looked at both ways, it could be showing that Roosevelt is just taking control over the nation.
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