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A) saw Franklin Roosevelt opposed by the Republican,William Lemke.
B) was considered "too close to call" by opinion polls in the weeks prior to the vote.
C) produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party.
D) saw third-party challengers play a major role in the outcome.
E) saw the Republican challenger pick up considerable gains in the formerly "Solid South."
G) A) and E)
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A) initially only offered a pension for retired workers.
B) did not begin making payments to participants for years.
C) covered all full-time working American citizens.
D) was opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt as being too costly.
E) originally included a program for universal health care.
G) B) and C)
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A) saw private farmers and business leaders dominate its planning process.
B) was the most controversial program of the early New Deal.
C) was one of the costliest failures of the Roosevelt administration.
D) was headed by former electricity magnate Samuel Insull.
E) was an experiment in regional planning by the federal government.
G) A) and C)
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A) continued past government policies.
B) favored Indian assimilation into the larger white culture.
C) was grounded in a commitment to cultural relativism.
D) encouraged Indians to own land as individuals,rather than collectively.
E) led to a considerable decrease in tribal lands.
G) None of the above
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A) grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor.
B) was less militant than the American Federation of Labor.
C) would not accept women or blacks as members.
D) confined its organizing to the steel and coal industries.
E) refused to get involved in organizing the automobile industry.
G) B) and C)
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A) the nation had largely emerged from the Depression.
B) President Roosevelt began what became known as the "Third New Deal."
C) Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms.
D) the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal.
E) the New Deal had largely come to an end.
G) B) and C)
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A) work relief to both men and women.
B) cash assistance to both men and women.
C) work relief to women and cash assistance to men.
D) work relief to men and cash assistance to women.
E) both work relief and cash assistance to men and women.
G) B) and E)
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A) offered financial protection for stock investors.
B) gave the government authority to transfer the funds of failing banks to strong banks.
C) protected the assets of small bank depositors.
D) protected banks from failing.
E) prevented banks from speculating irresponsibly.
G) None of the above
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A) that there should be a sharp increase in New Deal spending.
B) the federal government would never be able to end the Depression.
C) the federal work programs would have to be continued indefinitely.
D) that he should try to balance the federal budget.
E) that Social Security should be expanded to include agricultural and domestic laborers.
G) A) and C)
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The New Deal, a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering. Over the next several years, particularly between 1933 and 1935, the New Deal programs evolved in various ways to address the changing needs of the American people and the economy.
**1933: The First Hundred Days**
The initial phase of the New Deal was known as "The First Hundred Days," a period from March to June 1933 during which an unprecedented number of reform bills were passed by Congress. This phase focused on immediate relief and economic recovery.
Key elements of the 1933 New Deal included:
1. **Emergency Banking Relief Act**: This act helped stabilize the banking system.
2. **Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)**: It provided jobs for young men in environmental conservation projects.
3. **Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)**: It aimed to raise agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
4. **Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)**: It was created to build dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley.
5. **Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)**: It provided direct relief for the unemployed.
6. **National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)**: It established the National Recovery Administration (NRA) to regulate industry and stimulate the economy.
**1934: Consolidation and Expansion**
In 1934, the New Deal began to shift from short-term emergency relief to more comprehensive economic reforms. The programs evolved to include more extensive social welfare benefits, stricter controls over business and finance, and greater support for labor unions.
Key developments in 1934 included:
1. **Securities Exchange Act**: It established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the stock market.
2. **Federal Housing Administration (FHA)**: It was created to insure mortgages and spur new home construction.
3. **Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act**: It allowed the president to negotiate lower tariffs with other countries.
**1935: The Second New Deal**
By 1935, the focus of the New Deal shifted to long-term reform and the creation of programs that would have a lasting impact on social welfare. This period is often referred to as the Second New Deal.
Key elements of the Second New Deal included:
1. **Works Progress Administration (WPA)**: It was a massive work relief program that employed millions of people in various public projects.
2. **Social Security Act**: This act created a system of unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and aid to the disabled, elderly poor, and families with dependent children.
3. **National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)**: It guaranteed the right of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively.
4. **Rural Electrification Administration (REA)**: It provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas.
5. **Public Utility Holding Company Act**: It sought to eliminate corruption and inefficiencies in the utilities sector.
Between 1933 and 1935, the New Deal programs evolved from emergency responses to the immediate crisis of the Great Depression to broader and more permanent reforms that reshaped American government and society. The New Deal laid the foundation for the modern welfare state in the United States and significantly expanded the role of the federal government in the economy.
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