Chapter 26 Roosevelt & The New Deal Flashcards
The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income, mainly through:
cutbacks in production.
Frequently lumped together as “Okies” or “Arkies,” dust bowl refugees:
came from cotton belt communities.
T or F: Early in his presidency, Roosevelt ended Prohibition.
True
T or F: FDR made black civil rights a major priority, ordering that New Deal programs not practice racial discrimination.
False
Huey Long:
developed a program called Share-the-Wealth.
To earn the federal payments for reducing crops:
many landowners took their leased lands out of production.
In early 1937, FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:
adding up to six additional members.
The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act):
raised taxes on incomes above $50,000.
In 1932, how many millions of people were unemployed in America?
15
Charles E. Coughlin:
was the “radio priest.”
The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to:
provide work relief for young men.
T or F: The Agricultural Adjustment Administration required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.
False
Eleanor Roosevelt:
was especially supportive of women, blacks, and organized labor.
The “sit-down strike” was used successfully in 1937 by:
automobile workers.
The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief, which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages, came with the formation of the:
Civil Works Administration.
The National Labor Relations Act:
was often called the Wagner Act.
T or F: By executive decree, Roosevelt organized all farm credit agencies into the Farm Credit Administration.
True
What organization sought to set workplace standards, such as child labor restrictions?
National Recovery Administration
In 1933, President Roosevelt confronted all the following major challenges EXCEPT:
defending the country against communism.
T or F: The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.
True
Whose campaign song was “Happy Days Are Here Again”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
All of the following statements are true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:
it was the parent organization for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was:
Harry Hopkins.
Huey Long’s program to end the Depression:
was a plan to share the wealth.
Who directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the New Deal?
John Collier
The dust bowl can be associated with:
the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil.
