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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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How did the Second New Deal create a legal process to oversee the process of union certification?

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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 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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Before the Social Security Act was passed, limited government assistance existed in the form of

A
pensions granted by businesses.
B
government-supported charities.
C
pensions for people over 60.
D
individual state programs.
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Study the graph.Which best explains the uneven impact of the New Deal on ethnic minorities?

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A
The New Deal programs mainly helped white Americans in cities, leaving fewer jobs for minorities in rural areas.
B
The New Deal's efforts resulted in fewer jobs for non-White ethnic groups, reflecting the racial inequalities of the time.
C
The New Deal provided jobs fairly to everyone, based on the population size of their communities.
D
Ethnic minorities did not participate in New Deal programs because of language and cultural differences, so they got fewer jobs.
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Which of the following became common after the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act was no longer in effect?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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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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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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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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The WPA helped the economy by

A
building skyscrapers.
B
creating jobs.
C
creating pensions.
D
helping union workers.

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