UNIT 3: The Second New Deal Flashcards
What was the purpose of the Wagner act in 1935?
To give workers the rights to form union
Which of the following did Townsend advocate for and include in the Social Security act of 1935?
Monthly financial assistance for retired Americans
Which of the following became common after the 1933 national industry recovery act was no longer in effect?
employers interrogated and blacklisted union members
Which of the following pieces of legislation was also known as the Wagner act?
The national labor relations act
which of the following programs in the second new deal provided part-time work to young people?
The works progress administration
Study the graph.
Which best reflects the data provided for African-Americans unemployment rates during this period,
African-Americans, experienced higher unemployment rates than white Americans, even after the new deal
Before the Social Security act was passed, limited government assistance existed in the form of
Individual state program
The works progress administration (WPA) create a job building and repairing
public infrastructure
Study the graph.
Which best explains the uneven impact of the new deal on ethnic minorities?
The new deals efforts resulted in fewer jobs for non-white, ethnic groups, reflecting the racial inequalities of the time
which of the following agencies created in the second new deal employed both artists and manual laborers?
The works progress administration
