Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge was against the New Deal programs in the 1930s. He believed that by hard work and thrift alone a person could master his or her own fate. Which statement best describes a New Deal policy that Talmadge opposed?

Question

Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge was against the New Deal programs in the 1930s. He believed that by hard work and thrift alone a person could master his or her own fate. Which statement best describes a New Deal policy that Talmadge opposed?

a
Reorganize the state bodies to be more efficient
b
Economic aid to farmers and landowners
c
Support for conservative business interests
d
Tax cuts for landowners with large farms

Answer 1

The New Deal policy that Eugene Talmadge would most likely oppose is option b: Economic aid to farmers and landowners. Talmadge believed in individualism and self-reliance, and would have opposed government assistance to individuals or industries.

Answer 2

The statement "b. Economic aid to farmers and landowners" best describes a New Deal policy that Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge opposed. He believed that hard work and thrift alone could determine a person's fate, suggesting that he would be opposed to providing economic aid to farmers and landowners.