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FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for |
national parks. |
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it |
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? |
Civilian Conservatin Corps |
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The right to collective bargaining was part of the |
Wagner Act. |
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What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees? |
Social Security Act |
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Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans? |
The Navajo Livestock Reduction program |
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The Lone Ranger and The Shadow are examples of |
radio series. |
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The American Liberty League (ALL) formed to |
opposed FDR’s New Deal. |
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What did Congress do to deal with the banking crisis? |
Pass the Emergency Banking Bill |
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Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to |
regulate the stock market. |
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The New Deal Coalition was a strong political force that |
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? |
Collective bargaining ensures equality and protects the flow of business |
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Who was a top swing musician? |
Glenn Miller |
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One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to |
go to movie theaters. |
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Who was the first female Cabinet member? |
Frances Perkins |
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People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to |
escape their troubles. |
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Members of the _________ participated in a sit down strike until General Motors agreed to recognize them. |
UAW |
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What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth? |
"War of the Worlds" |
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During the 1930s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions. |
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What were the goals of the New Deal? |
Provide relief, recovery, and reform |
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How did the Indian New Deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the Dawes Act? |
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? |
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? |
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 |
improved life in the American West. |
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Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorities when she |
sat with black delegates at a conference. |
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What was the chief complaint of Conservatives against the New Deal? |
Made the government too powerful |
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The Federal Art Project set a precedent for |
federal funding of the arts and artists. |
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What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938? |
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? |
Movies provided relief from the everyday problems of the Great Depression |
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Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it |
threatened individual freedom. |
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