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The Second New Deal Answers

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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 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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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
4

Which of the following pieces of legislation was also known as the Wagner Act?

A
the National Industry Recovery Act
B
the Federal Theater Project
C
the National Labor Relations Act
D
the Federal Arts Project
5

A criticism of the Works Progress Administration’s creation of artistic and infrastructure jobs was

A
that Roosevelt was enacting a second New Deal.
B
that Roosevelt was treating the wealthy unfairly.
C
that the program gave too much power to the government.
D
that the program took too much power from the government.
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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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The WPA helped the economy by

A
building skyscrapers.
B
creating jobs.
C
creating pensions.
D
helping union workers.
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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 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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Which of the following became common after the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act was no longer in effect?

A
Union members interrogated and blacklisted employers.
B
Employers had problems finding workers because of low pay.
C
Union members pressured employers for higher pay.
D
Employers interrogated and blacklisted union members.

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