Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal? Select the TWO that apply.(2 points)
Bring relief to the poor and unemployed
Enact new laws making stock speculation easier
End worker’s strikes End worker’s strikes
Enact permanent reforms to prevent future economic depressions
Bring relief to the poor and unemployed
Enact permanent reforms to prevent future economic depressions
What was the main focus of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) mentioned in the reading? (1 point)
Building urban infrastructure
Providing financial aid to families
Planting trees and preventing soil erosion
Conducting military training in camps
Planting trees and preventing soil erosion
Which of the following elements of the New Deal determined how much farmers could grow of a particular crop and was ultimately determined to be unconstitutional? (1 point)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Anti-Labor Strike Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program? (1 point)
to provide a retirement fund for the elderly
to give unemployment insurance to those who lost jobs
to strengthen the value of the dollar with a gold standard
to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash
to provide a retirement fund for the elderly
Which of the following BEST describes the opposition to the New Deal in Georgia? (1 point)
Farmers protested that they were not helped at all by the New Deal.
Eugene Talmadge vetoed laws that would have enabled Georgia to participate in New Deal programs.
Carl Vinson spoke out against why the New Deal angered politicians.
CCC workers led strikes against New Deal programs and refused to participate.