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.
