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all of the statements about roosevelt's grow pot advisers known as the brain trust are true except

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the brain trust believed that large corporations needed to be dismantled

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by 1935 , the new deal

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faced mounting pressures and criticisms

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critics of the new deal included all of the following except :

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frances perkins

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during 1934 , the great wee of labor strikes included all of the following groups except :

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stockbrokers

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during the 1932 elections :

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FDR called for a balances govt. and criticized hoover for excessive govt. spending

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during the the roosevelt administration , the democratic party emerged into a coalition that included all of the following except :

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the business elite

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fearing the growth of the communist party in America, congress passed the :

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smith act

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federal housing policy

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reinforced residential segregation

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in 1938 , congress est. the house un american activities committee , which

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subscribed to an expanded definition of un-American that included liberal democrats and labor organizers

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in fireside chats and public adresse, president roosevelt equated freedom with

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economic security

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in his 1932 campaign for the presidency , franklin d. roosevelt promised americans a policy change he called the

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new deal

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in john steinboks piece about the dust bowl , he explained that migrants were hated for all of the follow reason except :

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they were primarily immigrants

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in the presidential election of 1936 :

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the so called new deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide

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Keynesian economics

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relied on large scale govt. spending

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liberalism during the new deal came to be understood as :

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active govt. to uplift less fortunate members of society

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most historians agree that a recession reoccurred in 1937 bc roosevelt :

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increased govt spending

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new deal housing policy

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was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administration

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roosevelt court packing plan :

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was criticized by many

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the agriculture adjustment act :

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raised farm prices by establishing quotes and paying farmers not to plant more

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the american liberty league :

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protested president roosevelt policies

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the civilians conservation corps

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put young men to work in national parks

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the congress of industrial organization

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created union of industrial workers

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the fair labor standards act institute all of the following changes except :

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it est. the 50 hours workweek

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the first new deal

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was a series of experiments, some of which succeeded and some of which failed

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the first thing that roosevelt attended to as president was the

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banking crisis

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the glass steagall act

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est. the federal deposit insurance corporation

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the great depression and the economic crisis that ensued discredited supporters of

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unregulated capitalism

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the indian new deal

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included the indian reorganization act of 1934

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the national industrial recovery act :

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est. codes that set standards for production , prices , and wages in several industries

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the new deal concentrated power in the hands of :

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the executive branch

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the new deal failed to generate :

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an economic recovery

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the new deal :

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included a reliance on economic planning

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the popular front :

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was a political and cultural movement associated with the communist party

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the scottsboro case :

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reflected the racism that was prevalent in the south during the 1930s

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the second new deal :

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focus on economic recovery

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the shares our wealth movement was :

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led by Louisiana senator Huey long and gained a national following

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the sit down strike was :

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part of the successful strategy that organized the auto industry

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the social security act of 1935 :

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included old age pensions, unemployment relief with dependent children

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the Tennessee valley authority :

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combined economic regional planning with relief

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the Wagner act

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created the national labor relations board

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the works progress administration :

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included projects in the arts

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under new deal reform, african americans :

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were mostly excluded from social security benefits

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under the new deal, women :

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played a more visible role in national politics

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Upton Sinclair

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was head of the end poverty in CA movement

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what ended the great depression ?

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ww2 spending

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what factor contributed to the growth of union membership in the 1930s?

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workers militancy and the tactical skills of a new generation of leaders

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what replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end to the new deal

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civil liberties

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when Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the new deal offered african americans a new day ,she :

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expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment

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which act or organization barred commercial banks form becoming involved in the buying and selling of stocks ?

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the glass - steagell act

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which group welcomed black members and advocated the passage of antilynching legislation and the return of voting rights to southern blacks ?

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the congress of industrial organization

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which new deal program put the federal govt for the first time in the competition with private competitions?

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the Tennessee valley authority

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which phrase best describes leaner roosevelt's tenure as first lady ?

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redefined the role of first lady, championing women right, civil rights, and human rights

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which program employed white collar workers and professional including doctors, writers and artists ?

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the works progress adminstration

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which statement about the indian new deal is false :

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it continued the policy of the dawes act

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which statement about the new deal is true ?

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social security was a 2nd new deal program

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which statement about the social security act is false ?

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it was extremely original in concept

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which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair , and Dr. Francis Townsend

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they all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of the center

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which statement is true about the UAW sit down strikes?

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the workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order

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which 2 new deal program did the supreme court rule unconstitutional

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agriculture adjustment act and national recovery administration

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which was not a new deal program

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the congress of industrial organization

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why did FDR try to change the balance on the supreme court

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he feared that the supreme court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security Act

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