Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the presidency __________ time(s).
four
According to the text, the underlying weakness of the American economy in the 1920s was
unequal distribution of wealth with the greatest concentration in the hands of a small number of people.
By 1932, black unemployment had reached __________ percent.
50
Between 1931 and 1934, over 500,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans were sent to Mexico, amounting to __________ of the Mexican population in the United States.
one-third
Regarding taxation, Hoover believed
in a steeply graduated inheritance and income taxes on the wealthy with no tax burden on the poor.
Hoover established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to
make government credit available to banks and other financial institutions.
To stop the run on banks, FDR
had Congress draft emergency legislation to support private banks.
FDR's "fireside chats" were
weekly radio addresses to the nation to explain policies and reassure the people.
Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" plan would have
taxed the wealthy to guarantee a minimum annual income of $2500 to all Americans.
The Social Security Act provided all of the following EXCEPT:
A. old-age pensions.
B. unemployment insurance.
C. welfare benefits for dependent children.
D. worker's compensation for on-the-job injuries.
D. worker's compensation for on-the-job injuries.