New Deal Student Flashcard

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Who was FDR's Secretary of Labor?

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Frances Perkins

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Which of these acts gave the AFL and CIO significantly greater power?
The Securities Act,
The Glass-Steagall Act,
The National Labor Relations Act,
The Federal Reserve Act,
The National Industrial Recovery Act

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The National Labor Relations Act

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Which of these was NOT one of the "3-R's" in FDR's programs? relief, reform, revenge, recovery

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revenge

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The New Deal created the SEC to

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regulate the stock market

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Why did the US economy begin to fall back into recession in 1937?

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a significant pullback on government spending

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What most significantly brought near universal public scorn against FDR in his second term? Options: Keynesian Spending, The Wagner Act, The Social Security Act

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Court Packing

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What did the Glass-Steagall Act do?

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separated investment and savings banks

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What is the message of this cartoon?

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FDR's willingness to try multiple solutions

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Which public works agency was the largest, and actually provided the most jobs? Options: The CWA, The WPA, The PWA, FERA

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The WPA

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Eleanor Roosevelt was highly active in addressing the needs of

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minorities and children