Even though he won reelection easily in 1936, President Roosevelt's call for more reform had limited results, including the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. Why?
a. the economy had not recovered to pre-1929 levels, and FDR proposed "court-packing" in 1937
b. a majority of people who voted Democratic in 1936 turned against the president in 1937
c. sex scandals tarnished his reputation
d. programs such as the National Housing Act and the minimum wage law were unpopular in Congress
A
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a. Writers came primarily from the Russian educated intelligentsia. b. Russian writers were considered provincial and narrow in their experiences and travel. c. Most writers still possessed a Russian Soul. d. Many writers aspired to Pan Slavism. e. Many hoped to achieve a Russian culture and nation that was superior to the West.
In the fourth century c.e., the head of the Ethiopian Christian church was appointed by
a. the pope. b. the patriarch of Alexandria. c. the Ethiopian prime minister. d. the Episcopal Council. e. the College of Cardinals.
At Munich, Hitler threatened war unless he was given
a. Austria. b. the Danzig Corridor. c. all of Czechoslovakia. d. the Sudetenland. e. the Rhineland, including Alsace and Lorraine.
What was Cecil Rhodes goal in Africa?
a. To build a transcontinental railroad from northern Africa to its southern tip b. To conquer the entire continent for the British Empire c. To convert all Africans to Christianity d. To transform Africa into a colonial market for British manufactured goods