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All the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true EXCEPT that


A) women were encouraged to leave the workplace to help men get jobs.
B) many occupations dominated by women were excluded from Social Security.
C) New Deal relief agencies offered relatively little employment for women.
D) the New Deal sanctioned sexually discriminatory wage rates.
E) in general, women were major critics of the New Deal.

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What impact did the New Deal have on women and minorities?

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The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established


A) both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
B) the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
C) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
D) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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The sit-down strike was an effective way to prevent companies from using strikebreakers.

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During his first term,President Roosevelt preferred work relief programs to those that simply provided cash assistance.

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Roosevelt's Court-packing plan came to be considered unnecessary by Congress once the Supreme Court began supporting New Deal legislation.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938


A) did not include a provision regarding working hours.
B) created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize.
C) signaled the start of a new round of New Deal legislation.
D) established a national minimum wage.
E) sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race, but not on gender.

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Describe how the New Deal affected the evolution of organized labor during the 1930s.What changes did industrial labor organizations go through on their own?

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In general,the CIO was a more militant labor organization than the AFL.

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During the Second New Deal,President Franklin Roosevelt


A) rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor.
B) moved away from altering the income tax.
C) called for greater civil rights for American minority groups.
D) introduced government-funded unemployment checks.
E) became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

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The original Social Security Act included a system of unemployment insurance.

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Much of Franklin Roosevelt's early success as president was a result of his personality.

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In 1937,President Franklin Roosevelt decided


A) that Social Security should be expanded to include agricultural and domestic laborers.
B) that he should try to balance the federal budget.
C) the federal work programs would have to be continued indefinitely.
D) that there should be a sharp increase in New Deal spending.
E) the federal government would never be able to end the Depression.

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How did New Deal programs evolve between 1933 and 1935?

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