Test 22 The New Deal 1932-1941
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- Q1What FDR critic proposed that the Federal government provide $200 a month for all citizens over the age of 60?Francis TownsendHerbert HooverFrances PerkinsCharles Coughlin30s
- Q2Herbert Hoover believed that depression relief should come from thestate and local governmentarmed forcessouthern farmersfederal government30s
- Q3Who did President Roosevelt send to inform the Bonus Army that the government could not afford to pay them their bonuses?Eleanor RooseveltHerbert HooverCharles CoughlinTheodore Roosevelt30s
- Q4President Roosevelt sought advice from a diverse group of people nicknamed theBrain Trusteyes and earsNew Deal CoalistionBonus Army30s
- Q5President Roosevelt delivered many informal radio messages calledradio announcementspresidential discussionsfireside chatsradio chats30s
- Q6The Social Security Act provided benefits fordomestic workersartistsfarmersretirees30s
- Q7FDR's "court packing" plan was designed to help lessen the power of which group?farmerslabor unionsthe CabinetSupreme Court30s
- Q8Because of their displeasure with the AFL, laborers formed theNational Labor Relations BoardNational Youth AdministrationFair Labor Standards ActCongress of Industrial Organization30s
- Q9Which of the following groups was most often denied Social Security benefits because of their type of employment?government employeesblue collar workersAfrican Americanselderly women30s
- Q10The Rural Electrification Act providedland for farmers to build hydroelectric plantsincentives for industry to move to rural areastelephones to all farmers and farmworkersmoney to electric utilities to build power lines30s
- Q11What group felt a greater sense of belonging to the mainstream because of programs like the WPA and CCC?farmersimmigrantsNative Americanswomen30s
- Q12Which characteristic of Eleanor Roosevelt is shown by her "My Day" column entries?concern for equality in the national governmentdistrust of all elected members of Congressrefusal to lead only a ceremonial role as First Ladyenjoyment in pointing out the flaws of Congress30s
- Q13What negative effect did the TVA and the dams build along the Columbia River have on the environment?caused the Dust Bowlcaused floodingdamaged habitatssped up soil erosion30s
- Q14The New Deal Coalition gave which political group a majority in Congress?IndependentsSocialistsRepublicansDemocrats30s
- Q15to give money to the elderly, the federal government beganwithdrawing money directly from paychecksincreasing the poll taxplacing tariffs on goodsspending money it did not have30s