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What New Deal program got extra funding to continue and expand during the Recession of 1937-1938?
- the Social Security Act of 1935
- the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (AAA)
- the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- the Housing Act of 1937
Congress gave FDR about $3 billion to expand the popular Works Progress Administration. The AAA and Housing Act were new, so they did not get funding to continue and expand, and Social Security was not changed.
Congress gave FDR about $3 billion to expand the popular Works Progress Administration. The AAA and Housing Act were new, so they did not get funding to continue and expand, and Social Security was not changed.
Congress gave FDR about $3 billion to expand the popular Works Progress Administration. The AAA and Housing Act were new, so they did not get funding to continue and expand, and Social Security was not changed.
Congress gave FDR about $3 billion to expand the popular Works Progress Administration. The AAA and Housing Act were new, so they did not get funding to continue and expand, and Social Security was not changed.
What did FDR accuse big businessmen of doing?
- cutting prices
- sabotaging the economy
- underperforming
- attacking labor unions
FDR said that big business had deliberately slowed production to create a recession so that voters would vote Democrats out of office in the 1938 Congressional elections. He called it a "capital strike" and asked the FBI to investigate it as a crime.
FDR said that big business had deliberately slowed production to create a recession so that voters would vote Democrats out of office in the 1938 Congressional elections. He called it a "capital strike" and asked the FBI to investigate it as a crime.
FDR said that big business had deliberately slowed production to create a recession so that voters would vote Democrats out of office in the 1938 Congressional elections. He called it a "capital strike" and asked the FBI to investigate it as a crime.
FDR said that big business had deliberately slowed production to create a recession so that voters would vote Democrats out of office in the 1938 Congressional elections. He called it a "capital strike" and asked the FBI to investigate it as a crime.
What was a characteristic of the 1938 Congressional elections?
- Republican wins in the House, but not the Senate
- Democratic losses in the Senate, but not the House
- southern states voting Republican instead of Democratic
- northern states going back to voting Republican
Northern states that had voted Republican since the 1850s but had swung over to Democratic in 1932 and 1936 to vote for FDR now switched back to Republican, disappointed in FDR. The Republicans won seats from Democrats in both the House and the Senate.
Northern states that had voted Republican since the 1850s but had swung over to Democratic in 1932 and 1936 to vote for FDR now switched back to Republican, disappointed in FDR. The Republicans won seats from Democrats in both the House and the Senate.
Northern states that had voted Republican since the 1850s but had swung over to Democratic in 1932 and 1936 to vote for FDR now switched back to Republican, disappointed in FDR. The Republicans won seats from Democrats in both the House and the Senate.
Northern states that had voted Republican since the 1850s but had swung over to Democratic in 1932 and 1936 to vote for FDR now switched back to Republican, disappointed in FDR. The Republicans won seats from Democrats in both the House and the Senate.
Which of these was specifically mentioned in the bill introduced by FDR that became known as the court-packing scheme?
- giving the executive more power over the Supreme Court
- removing the Four Horsemen from the Court
- making the Court more Democratic
- getting the Court to pass New Deal legislation
Technically, the bill FDR introduced that became known as the court-packing scheme simply gave the executive more power over the Court; that would mean any president in the future, not just FDR. So the Court might become more Republican or more Democratic depending on the president. The short-term goal of getting around the Four Horsemen and passing more New Deal legislation was not mentioned in the bill.
Technically, the bill FDR introduced that became known as the court-packing scheme simply gave the executive more power over the Court; that would mean any president in the future, not just FDR. So the Court might become more Republican or more Democratic depending on the president. The short-term goal of getting around the Four Horsemen and passing more New Deal legislation was not mentioned in the bill.
Technically, the bill FDR introduced that became known as the court-packing scheme simply gave the executive more power over the Court; that would mean any president in the future, not just FDR. So the Court might become more Republican or more Democratic depending on the president. The short-term goal of getting around the Four Horsemen and passing more New Deal legislation was not mentioned in the bill.
Technically, the bill FDR introduced that became known as the court-packing scheme simply gave the executive more power over the Court; that would mean any president in the future, not just FDR. So the Court might become more Republican or more Democratic depending on the president. The short-term goal of getting around the Four Horsemen and passing more New Deal legislation was not mentioned in the bill.
What was the main message of the Quarantine speech?
- America has to get involved in foreign conflicts.
- America can't ignore conflicts in foreign nations.
- America is mostly safe from foreign conflicts.
- America is doing all it can to stop foreign conflicts.
Trouble in foreign nations could eventually come to the U.S., so Americans had to do something to keep that trouble from spreading around the world and eventually reaching their own shores.
Trouble in foreign nations could eventually come to the U.S., so Americans had to do something to keep that trouble from spreading around the world and eventually reaching their own shores.
Trouble in foreign nations could eventually come to the U.S., so Americans had to do something to keep that trouble from spreading around the world and eventually reaching their own shores.
Trouble in foreign nations could eventually come to the U.S., so Americans had to do something to keep that trouble from spreading around the world and eventually reaching their own shores.
Which was MOST helpful in making FDR's second term more successful after 1937?
- The Recession ended in 1938.
- The Supreme Court began to pass New Deal legislation.
- He had taken a strong stand against war.
- He improved his relationship with big business.
The most important thing to most Americans at that time was the economy--ending the Depression. When the Recession ended, FDR's approval rates rose. Almost no New Deal legislation was passed, and the other factors were not as important as the economy.
The most important thing to most Americans at that time was the economy--ending the Depression. When the Recession ended, FDR's approval rates rose. Almost no New Deal legislation was passed, and the other factors were not as important as the economy.
The most important thing to most Americans at that time was the economy--ending the Depression. When the Recession ended, FDR's approval rates rose. Almost no New Deal legislation was passed, and the other factors were not as important as the economy.
The most important thing to most Americans at that time was the economy--ending the Depression. When the Recession ended, FDR's approval rates rose. Almost no New Deal legislation was passed, and the other factors were not as important as the economy.
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