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U.S. History Chapter 9 Study Guide

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What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
Emergency Banking Bill
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to
Regulate the stock market
What reason does the National Labor Relations Act give for allowing labor unions to form?
Collective bargaining ensures equality and protects the flow of business
What were the goals of the New Deal?
Provide relief, recovery, and reform
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
Threatened individual freedom
The American Liberty League (ALL) formed to
Oppose FDR's New Deal
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it
Sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Social Security Act
The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to
Farmers
The right to collective bargaining was part of the
Wagner Act
Members of the ___ participated in a sit-down strike until General Motors agreed to reorganize them.
UAW
What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
The economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress
Which opponent of the New Deal believed that the program did not do enough to help poor Americans and what program did he propose?
Senator Huey Long proposed a high tax program not he wealthy and large corporations and the redistribution of their income to give to poor Americans
What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
Made the government too powerful
Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorities when she
Sat with black delegates at a conference
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