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- Which of the following accurately describes conditions for Southern blacks in the aftermath of the Civil War?
- President Roosevelt and New Deal supporters in Congress believed that unions could help end the Depression by helping to get higher wages for workers, which would boost the economy by giving workers more money to spend.
- Which of the following states border Canada
- The Glass- Steagall Act separated commercial banking from investment banking, and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to provide government insurance for bank deposits.
- President Hoover worried that if the government raised taxes, consumers would have less money to spend, hurting business.
- This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. . . ." —Franklin Delano Roosevelt, first inaugural address, March 4, 1933 In the excerpt above, what does President Roosevelt assert it is time for the people and the nation to do?
- Bank runs increased before Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration in part because people feared the FDR's policies would
- To pay for New Deal programs, President Roosevelt trashed a balanced budget and began using
- After his inauguration, President Roosevelt's first challenge was to restore the American people's confidence in the banking system.
- The CCC, the New Deal's largest public works program, employed 8.5 million workers and built about 650,000 miles of roadways, 125,000 public buildings, 853 airports, more than 124,000 bridges, and more than 8,000 parks.
- The Supreme Court strongly supported President Roosevelt's New Deal.
- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provides electricity to the South with over 8 million people serviced in seven states
- Which of the following New Deal laws abolished (did away with) child labor?
- If it passed, the "courtpacking" bill would have allowed President Roosevelt to
- The United Auto Workers staged sit-down strikes against General Motors, in which they stopped working but refused to leave the factory.
- The National Credit Corporation tried to rescue troubled banks by allowing them to
- "Hunger marches" in Washington, D.C., and other cities were organized by
- National press coverage of U.S. Army troops assaulting Bonus Army veterans harmed Hoover's reputation and hounded him as he sought re-election in 1932.
- President Hoover wanted state and city governments rather than the Federal Government to provide relief, or money given directly to poor families.
- The Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration unconstitutional (against the law).