Government Responses to the Great Depression

Government Responses to the Great Depression

By Derek Carmichael

Now apply the three responses to the following quotes

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Multiple Choice

Description 1: This political ideology promotes government control of banks, utilities and transportation

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Description 2: This political ideology supports allowing the markets to become stable all by themselves without government interference

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Description 3: This political ideology supports a major role of the federal government in planning recovery and relief efforts.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Response A: “America won’t let you down, kids, if your parents work really hard, they will eventually finds jobs to support you and your family. In this country, hard work and perseverance always pay off. Maybe for right now, though, your church or a charity near your home can help your family. Personal responsibility and local organization are the answers to your problems.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Response B: “I feel truly horrible about your situation. You must be very hungry. But help is on the way. Soon the government will start programs to provide jobs for your parents. The government will make sure you are fed, too. The president and Congress will help you. More government programs is the answer.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Response C: “Wealthy Americans must stop being so greedy! The government needs to tax the wealthy heavily and give some of that money to those who live in poverty. Redistributing or sharing the wealth is the answer to your problems.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Quotation 1: “I do not believe that the power and duty of the general government ought to be extended to the relief of individual suffering.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Quotation 2: “I propose to limit the amount anyone may earn to 1 million dollars per year...throwing all surpluses into the national budget. Then from this immense money acquired we will guarantee to every family a home, automobile, and radio.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Quotation 3: “The country needs and unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Policy 1: ...Be it enacted by Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S. in Congress assembled. That the Congress authorizes the Public Works Projects Administration with the power to fund national public works projects to combat the present economic depression and widespread unemployment

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Policy 2: The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)has the permission to distribute $2 billion in the forms of loans to Morgan Trust of America, Standard Oil Company, and Central and Pacific Railroad Company...

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Policy 3: Every family in the country will own a house...No family shall own more than three (3) hundred times the average family wealth… No family will have an earning of less than around 2,000 to 2,500 annually.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

“Trial and error will fix the economy”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Personal responsibility: state/local governments and charities can provide assistance, but people have a personal responsibility

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Every family will own a home, no one can own more than 300 times the average family wealth and no one can earn less than 2,000 a year

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Temporary federal government assistance

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Government Control: eliminates upper class and lower class by redistributing the wealth

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Government responsibility: people are working, they can afford to buy more stuff, economy will slowly move out of depression

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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“Hard work will pay off”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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“Take from the rich and give to the poor”

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Public Works Projects Administration - provide employment to people doing public service jobs, people and the government  benefit

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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The economy will eventually fix itself

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

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Government has a responsibility to get involved by providing public works projects and social welfare

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical

Multiple Choice

Trickle down policy

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Radical