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US History Chapter 22 "The New Deal"

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FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for
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national parks.
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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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Which of the following extended job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority youth?
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Civilian Conservatin Corps
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The right to collective bargaining was part of the
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Wagner Act.
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What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
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Social Security Act
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Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?
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The Navajo Livestock Reduction program
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The Lone Ranger and The Shadow are examples of
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radio series.
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The American Liberty League (ALL) formed to
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opposed FDR's New Deal.
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What did Congress do to deal with the banking crisis?
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Pass the Emergency Banking Bill
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Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to
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regulate the stock market.
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The New Deal Coalition was a strong political force that
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gave Democrats a majority in both houses of Congress for many years.
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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 business
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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 1930s was to
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go to movie theaters.
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Who was the first female Cabinet member?
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Frances Perkins
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People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to
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escape their troubles.
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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 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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During the 1930s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions.
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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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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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How many terms did Franklin Roosevelt serve as President?
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Four terms
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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 he propose?
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Senator Huey Long proposed a high tax program on the wealth and large corporations and the redistribution of their income to give poor Americans
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The Bonneville Dam and other similar projects
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improved life in the American West.
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Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorities when she
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sat with black delegates at a conference.
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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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The Federal Art Project set a precedent for
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federal funding of the arts and artists.
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What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
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The economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress.
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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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Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
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threatened individual freedom.