The Great Depression and the New Deal Unit Test Answers: part 3

25. When Roosevelt cut government spending in 1937, what clear indications did he receive that his new deal policies were effective?

- workers wages increased

26. Choose the example that best summarizes Longs plan for how to fight eliminate poverty

- “I think all you have to do ladies and gentlemen, is just limit the hours of work”

27. What was one accomplishment of the works progress administration?

- it creates more than 40,000 jobs for artists, musicians, writers and actors.

28. Which of the following statements best explains how the U. S government promoted artistic expression through new deal programs?

- artists were hired for posters, murals, and other commissions.

29. How did photojournalists such as Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans influence policy and art during the Great Depression?

- their photos detailed the struggles of farmers and migrants

30. In 3-5 sentences, evaluate whether this was a positive or negative change. Describe 2-3 new deal programs that were effective or ineffective to support your evaluation.

- this was a positive change, one act would be the banking law. The bank restored the hops of the Americans that they would not lose third savings in the events of a nanny crash. Another act would be the public works program, it involves rehabilitation of roads, bridges, and public areas. This had a positive impact on the people who were unemployed, it employed tens of thousands of people. Lastly, the National industry restoration, this was to stem the fall in prices and to facilitate employment, it also allowed trade associations to set out codes for wages, and working conditions etc. (4/4 points)

31. What members of the population was Eleanor Roosevelt best known to advocate for?

- women, African Americans, and the rural poor.

32. Which of these new deal policies and facts resulted in racial and gender discrimination?

- many domestic workers were excluded from social security

- only women with disabled or deceased husbands could get WPA jobs.

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