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Chapter 26 | Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1941
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6. In what ways did the New Deal both provide direct relief and create new jobs? Which programs served each of these goals?
7. How did the NRA seek to protect workers? What difficulties did this agency face?
8. Which of the following statements accurately describes Mary McLeod Bethune?
A. She was a prominent supporter of the Townsend Plan.
B. She was a key figure in the NYA.
C. She was Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal
secretary.
D. She was a labor organizer.
Critical Thinking Questions
9. The Social Security Act borrowed some ideas from which of the following?
A. the Townsend Plan
B. the Division of Negro Affairs C. the Education Trust
D. the NIRA
10. What was the first New Deal agency to hire women openly?
A. the NRA
B. the WPA
C. the AAA
D. the TVA
11. What were the major goals and accomplishments of the Indian New Deal?
12. To what extent was Franklin Roosevelt’s overwhelming victory in the 1932 presidential election a reflection of his own ideas for change? To what extent did it represent public discontent with Herbert Hoover’s lack of answers?
13. Whom did the New Deal help the least? What hardships did these individuals continue to suffer? Why were Roosevelt’s programs unsuccessful in the alleviation of their adversities?
14. Was Franklin Roosevelt successful at combatting the Great Depression? How did the New Deal affect future generations of Americans?
15. What were the key differences between the First New Deal and the Second New Deal? On the whole, what did each New Deal set out to accomplish?
16. What challenges did Roosevelt face in his work on behalf of African Americans? What impact did the New Deal have ultimately on race relations?