The text authors conclude that "From a purely economic perspective, the New Deal barely made a dent in the Great Depression . . . [but it] blunted [its] worst effects"
Compare and contrast some of the shortcomings and accomplishments of the New Deal.
The New Deal suffered from poor planning and overcaution. It failed to solve the problem of high unemployment, yet increased the national deficit. On the other hand, the New Deal put many people to work and established a framework for individual economic security that preserved the public's faith in capitalism and democracy.
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Which of the following landmark court decisions in the United States codified affirmative action in American education?
A) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke B) Korematsu v. United States C) Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education D) Goodridge v. Department of Public Health E) National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
To what extent did Napoleon facilitate the democratic emphases of the French Revolution?
a. He established universal suffrage b. He became emperor, effectively thwarting democractic development c. He required free access to education d. He demanded a progressive taxation system e. He worked towards equality between France's different classes
The "golden age" historian Livy is best known for his
a. rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. b. perception of history in terms of sharp moral lessons. c. factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. d. written work, Epistles, which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. e. depiction of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid.
As the war dragged on, many in both the North and the South began to see it as __________.
A. pointless B. a war to end all wars C. "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight" D. an epic moral battle