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4.13 The Second New Deal Answers

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Which of the following reforms in the Second New Deal helped millions of retired Americans with financial difficulties?

A
the Works Progress Administration
B
the National Industry Recovery Act of 1933
C
the Social Security Act of 1935
D
the National Labor Relations Board
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Which of the following did Townsend advocate for and include in the Social Security Act of 1935?

A
financial assistance for people with physical disabilities
B
the creation of a sales tax to fund stipends of retirees
C
monthly financial assistance for retired Americans
D
requirements for the spending of stipends within the US
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How did the Second New Deal create a legal process to oversee the process of union certification?

A
through the passage of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act
B
through the passage of the 1935 Social Security Act
C
through the establishment of the Works Progress Administration
D
through the establishment of the Federal Writers Project
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Which of the following oversaw the Federal One project in the 1930s?

A
the Social Security Administration
B
the National Labor Relations Board
C
the Federal Writers Project
D
the Works Progress Administration
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs building and repairing

A
pension plans.
B
labor practices.
C
public infrastructure.
D
cultural projects.
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Which of the following programs in the Second New Deal provided part-time work to young people?

A
the National Labor Relations Board
B
the Works Progress Administration
C
the Social Security Administration
D
the Townsend Plan
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Study the graph.Which best reflects the data provided for African Americans' unemployment rates during this period?

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A
African Americans experienced higher unemployment rates than white Americans, even after the New Deal.
B
The New Deal removed the unemployment gap between African Americans and white Americans by 1939.
C
African Americans saw no improvement in their unemployment rates during the New Deal era, as they remained the same.
D
The New Deal's programs helped all groups, so by 1939, unemployment rates were the same for all races.
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The WPA helped the economy by

A
building skyscrapers.
B
creating jobs.
C
creating pensions.
D
helping union workers.
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Read the quotation from FDR’s presidential statement when he signed the Social Security Act. “Young people have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age. The man with a job has wondered how long the job would last.” Which of the following best describes the people to whom Roosevelt is referring?

A
the young, the retired, and the unemployed
B
the physically disabled and the unemployed
C
poor fathers and their children
D
accident victims, the unemployed, and the retired
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In 1933, the Supreme Court struck down the National Industry Recovery Act, leaving workers

A
with a variety of New Deal legislation to protect their rights.
B
free to organize union activities without interference from employers.
C
with no legal protection from unfair employment practices.
D
without anyone in the government looking out for their interests.

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