Author Question: Which of the following blocked additional New Deal measures after 1938? A) radicals and leftists ... (Read 64 times)

bio_gurl · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What were the economic and psychological aspects of the Great Depression?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

According to the Past and Present video in section 22.7, Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States challenged the authority of the __________ over local industry.

A) Tennessee Valley Authority
B) National Recovery Administration
C) Civilian Conservation Corps
D) Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Question 3

According to the How Do We Know? video in section 22.7, which of the following reflects a common way that women dealt with the Great Depression?

A) They slept on the streets.
B) They lived in flop houses.
C) They stood in bread lines.
D) They asked men for help.

Question 4

According to the Arguing History video in section 22.7, what would the British economist John Maynard Keynes have recommended the U.S. government do to end the Great Depression?

A) increase deficit spending
B) reduce government spending
C) balance the federal budget
D) allow the economy to self-adjust

Question 5

What was the sharp downturn in the economy in 1937 called?

A) the Great Crash
B) an economic boom
C) a recession
D) a bank run

Question 6

Which of the following blocked additional New Deal measures after 1938?

A) radicals and leftists in the Roosevelt administration
B) Republicans and Southern Democrats in Congress
C) state legislatures controlled by Democrats
D) liberal justices on the Supreme Court

gabrielle_lawrence · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. In economic terms, the Great Depression was a decade-long period during which the economy collapsed and did not fully recover.
b. The stock market crashed, banks and other businesses folded, unemployment rose, and consumer spending declined.
c. Psychologically, the Great Depression engendered feelings of hopelessness and despair.
d. People struggled to meet the basic needs of life: food and shelter.
e. People lost confidence in capitalism and democracy.

Answer 2

Answer: B

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: A

Answer 5

Answer: C

Answer 6

Answer: B