Why was Governor Talmadge opposed to New Deal programs such as Social Security?
Question 1 options:
He thought they expanded the power of the state government too much.
He thought they weakened the power of the national government.
He thought they expanded the power of the federal government too much.
He thought they weakened the power of the United States Congress.
Question 2 (1 point)
How did the Rural Electrification Administration impact Georgia?
Question 2 options:
It modernized cities such as Atlanta.
It increased the need for sharecroppers.
It decreased the need for factory workers in urban businesses.
It modernized farms and rural areas.
Question 3 (1 point)
What did the Social Security Act provide for eligible Americans?
Choose all answers that are correct.
Question 3 options:
unemployment insurance
free housing for senior citizens
a retirement pension
assistance to dependent children and their mothers
Question 4 (1 point)
How did Georgia's factory workers benefit from the New Deal?
Question 4 options:
They saw improvement in their standard of living.
They were paid more than workers in most other states.
They were ineligible for Social Security after 1937.
They were ineligible for minimum wage after 1938.
Question 5 (1 point)
Which groups still faced economic challenges despite progress made under the New Deal?
Choose all answers that are correct.
Question 5 options:
poor whites
white elites
World War II veterans
African AmericansQuestion 6 options:
a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects.
the New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas
a New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products
name given to a series of federal programs spearheaded by President Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great Depression
New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers.1.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
2.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
3.
New Deal
4.
Rural Electrification Act (REA)
5.
Social Security Act (SSA)
