U.S. History Ch. 10.2

By 1935, the New Deal was being criticized because it _______.

• had created too many programs

• was focusing only on the Midwest

• had spent too much money on the stock market

• had not ended the Great Depression

What was the purpose of the American Liberty League?

• to file lawsuits against the government on behalf of unemployed Americans

• to oppose and publicly attack New Deal policies

• to encourage the government to go further with its spending

• to prevent federal takeovers of banks

Why were people on the political left unhappy with the New Deal?

• They felt it hadn't gone far enough to help the country.

• They feared that borrowing foreign money would cause diplomatic troubles.

• They wanted the government to coordinate with charitable organizations.

• They opposed the subsidy of farming mortgages.

Which leftist figure created the Share Our Wealth Society?

• Father Charles Coughlin

• Harry Hopkins

• Huey Long

• Francis Townsend

What Second New Deal program employed 8.5 million people to construct highways, parks, and public buildings?

• the National Union for Social Justice

• the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• the Townsend Proposal

• the Works Progress Administration (WPA)

What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers?

• the right to sue an employer for unlawful termination

• the right to organize and bargain collectively

• the right to a sustained higher wage

• the right to a pension and vacation time

What organization, formed by John L. Lewis, was a result of the Wagner Act?

• the Committee for Industrial Organization

• the United Mine Workers

• the National Labor Union

• the Union Party

What was a sit-down strike?

• when management refused to work on behalf of workers

• when workers worked, but did so incompetently

• when workers refused to work or leave a factory

• when workers sat in lines in front of factories

What was the enduring belief that the Social Security Act created for the first time in American society?

• that employers must pay pensions to workers who are injured on the job

• that high taxes are the price workers pay for the New Deal programs

• that the government must help African American farm and domestic workers

• that the government should be responsible for those who cannot work

How did the Second New Deal differ from the First?

• It created a series of agencies to deal with various programs.

• It focused more on jobs and those who could not work.

• It provided sweeping business regulation.

• It raised taxes on the wealthy to pay for programs.