WPA director Harry Hopkins said, “Give a man a dole [handout], and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit.”
How does this quotation connect to the way Hopkins ran the WPA?
A.
Hopkins ran the WPA as a charity, giving money directly to needy individuals.
B.
Hopkins ran the WPA as a financial institution, approving loans for new companies.
C.
Hopkins ran the WPA as an employer, allowing people to earn their paychecks.
D.
Hopkins ran the WPA as an insurance company, providing healthcare to the ill.
How did the role of the federal government change during the New Deal?
A. The government accepted accountability for the nation's economic stability.
Which of these is widely considered a long-term benefit of New Deal policies?
A-the social security program
How did the Social Security Administration discriminate against African Americans when the benefit first rolled out?
A-It did not cover household servants and cooks, which were common jobs for African American women.
What message to the nation can be inferred from Eleanor Roosevelt’s actions toward the DAR and her treatment of Marian Anderson?
A-Racial discrimination will not be tolerated.
WPA director Harry Hopkins said, “Give a man a dole [handout], and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit.”
A-Hopkins ran the WPA as an employer, allowing people to earn their paychecks.
Why did Roosevelt think he was justified in cutting federal spending in 1937?
A-New Deal programs had increased production, wages, and profits.
Whom did the New Deal AAA policies help the least?
A-sharecroppers and tenant farmers
ye kanna
employing citizens with environmental and infrastructure jobs:
The Tennessee Valley Authority Act
The Civilian Conservation Corps Act
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
restoring confidence in the nation's banking system:
The Emergency Banking Act
The Glass-Steagall Act