True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt had no critics.
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2.
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A monthly pension would provide retired people with income.
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3.
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Huey Long wanted to tax the rich and give every American a home.
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4.
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The New Deal included laws that forbade unions to be formed.
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5.
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A new economic downturn during Roosevelt's presidency was known to some as
the Roosevelt Recession.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Which one of FDR's critics reached millions through a weekly radio
program?
a. | Father Charles Coughlin | c. | Huey Long | b. | Francis
Townsend | d. | John L.
Lewis |
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7.
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What 1935 act raised taxes on wealthy people and corporations?
a. | Revenue Act | c. | Income Tax Act | b. | Second New Deal | d. | Social Security
Act |
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8.
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What act created a tax on workers and employers?
a. | Revenue Act | c. | Income Tax Act | b. | Second New Deal | d. | Social Security
Act |
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9.
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The National Labor Relations Act was also called the
a. | Wagner Act. | c. | Fair Labor Standards Act. | b. | Social Security
Act. | d. | National Labor
Relations Board. |
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10.
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What action cost President Franklin Roosevelt a great deal of support and
triggered a split in the Democratic Party?
a. | New Deal | c. | Second New Deal | b. | court-packing plan | d. | Social Security
Act |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | 1935 minimum wage | e. | pension | b. | Harry Hopkins | f. | Social Security Act | c. | John L.
Lewis | g. | court-packing
plan | d. | Huey Long |
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11.
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leader of the WPA
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12.
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assassinated in 1935
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payment for older people
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40 cents per hour
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provided pensions to retired persons
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labor leader
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17.
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Roosevelt’s attempt to increase the number of justices
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Short Answer
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Why did the business world not like Roosevelt’s New Deal?
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19.
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What organization did John Lewis help to form?
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20.
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Did Roosevelt always succeed with the ideas he proposed?
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21.
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Name two of the three men who were able to reach people with their criticism of
Roosevelt.
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22.
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How did the Social Security Act help people in need?
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