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As part of the New Deal, the CCC transformed millions of acres of land into ______. - ️️forests.
As part of the Second New Deal, FDR fortified the _____, which became the principal federal relief agency. - ️️Works Progress Administration (WPA).
By the late 1930s, one in three American ado...
Chapter 24| 67 SmartBook Unlock Your
Potential ;Comprehensive Exam Study
Guide!
As part of the New Deal, the CCC transformed millions of acres of land into ______. - ✔ ✔ forests.
As part of the Second New Deal, FDR fortified the _____, which became the principal federal relief
agency. - ✔ ✔ Works Progress Administration (WPA).
By the late 1930s, one in three American adolescents ______. - ✔ ✔ belonged to a club.
Dorothea Lange was a _____ sponsored by the FSA to document the everyday lives of sharecroppers,
coal miners, food processors, migrant laborers, and displaced families across the United States. - ✔ ✔
photographer.
Drawing upon the latest advertising techniques, the National Recovery Administration created an icon of
_____ and authorized all businesses that complied with NRA code standards to display the eagle. - ✔
✔ a blue eagle.
After 1932, in matters of economic policy, the federal government ______. - ✔ ✔ consulted with big
business, labor unions, farmers, small business owners, and other constituencies.
As a result of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, approximately how many American farmers had left their
farms by 1940? - ✔ ✔ 3.5 million.
As a result of the work of the Tennessee Valley Authority, by 1940 almost _____ of all farms had
electricity. - ✔ ✔ a third.
As part of the Federal Art Project, the Living Newspaper series produced ____ based on a controversial
issue from newspaper headlines. - ✔ ✔ plays.
As part of the First New Deal, President Roosevelt closed all of the nation's _____ within his first three
days of taking office. - ✔ ✔ banks.
How did many workers respond to the First New Deal? - ✔ ✔ -Union membership increased
significantly, especially in big industries.
-Many workers felt the First New Deal favored employers, who continued to slash wages.
How did the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1933 help farmers? - ✔ ✔ It buoyed the prices of basic
products such as wheat and corn.
, How did the American diet change in the 1930s? - ✔ ✔ -A single distinct American diet replaced
most regional immigrant-ethnic cuisines.
-Americans began eating more processed foods.
How did the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) differ from the American Federation of Labor
(AFL)? - ✔ ✔ They unionized Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and other traditionally
marginalized communities.
What did the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) do to combat the Great Depression? - ✔ ✔ It
provided stimulus loans to banks, railroads, and other corporations.
What did the Revenue Act of 1935 do? - ✔ ✔ It raised taxes on estates, personal income, and
corporations.
What do historians consider to be the true agenda of the House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC)? - ✔ ✔ -to discredit some of the most outspoken Northern New Dealers.
-to limit FDR's control of the New Deal.
What is the primary way that brands like Jell-O, Lucky Strike, and Pabst Blue Ribbon became household
names in the 1930s? - ✔ ✔ by sponsoring nationally syndicated radio programs.
What new literary genres were introduced and become wildly popular in the 1930s? - ✔ ✔ -comic
books.
-pulp magazines.
What techniques did American advertisers use in the 1930s? - ✔ ✔ -They issued coupons to entice
customers.
-They emphasized quality, affordability, and gratifying power.
What triggered the Roosevelt recession of 1937? - ✔ ✔ FDR cut federal spending.
What was the impact of the work of Reconstruction Finance Corporation and President Hoover's other
initiatives to combat the Great Depression? - ✔ ✔ They were too little, too late.
What was the Liberty League? - ✔ ✔ an organization of leading bankers and industrialists who
condemned the New Deal as anti-capitalist and un-American.
What was the primary aim of the Tennessee Valley Authority? - ✔ ✔ to bring electricity to poor
communities in eight Southern states.
What was the primary aim of the Tennessee Valley Authority?to bring electricity to poor communities in
eight Southern states - ✔ ✔ to bring electricity to poor communities in eight Southern states.
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