history exam ch 26 Flashcards
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s political experience before he won the presidential election of 1932?
He had served governor of NY
What was the name of President Roosevelt’s signature program?
The New Deal
Which of the following describes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
It guaranteed bank customers that the federal government would reimburse them for deposits if their bank failed.
What was the purpose of Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps?
It gave young men government jobs conserving natural resources.
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority program that began in 1933?
It helped supply jobs and power to impoverished rural communities.
What event dealt the final blow to the National recovery Administration (NRA) in May 1935?
The SC ruled the agency unconstitutional
Who championed the “Share Our Wealth” plan of income redistribution?
Huey Long
Which New Deal agency employed artists, musicians, actors, journalists, academics, poets, and novelists?
works progress administration
The purpose of the National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner Act, when it was enacted in 1934, was to
protect workers’ right to strike by making it impossible for corporations to fire strikers.
Why did Roosevelt fail to push for more ambitious reforms for black Americans?
He could not afford to lose the support of southern Democrats for his New Deal agenda.
What was the outcome of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act on Native Americans?
It restored Indians’ right to own land communally and have greater control over their affairs.
President Roosevelt’s plan to remove judicial obstacles to New Deal reforms in his second term of office
was popularly known as court-packing
Which of the following policies did Roosevelt not include among his early ideas for a New Deal?
elimination of the gold standard
Which of the following was not a policy undertaken by the NIRA?
agreement among industries to reinvest profits into their firms
What type of help did the Civil works administration (CWA) provide?
employment opportunities
