What was the relationship between African Americans and Roosevelt’s New Deal?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer: The ideal response should:
a. Mention Mary McLeod Bethune’s involvement.
b. Note the impact of work relief programs such as the WPA.
c. Discuss criticisms in the drafting and enforcement of the New Deal regarding African Americans.
d. Identify the New Deal as popular among African Americans, leading them to support Roosevelt and the Democratic Party.
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The work of radicals in the labor movement led to
A) the belief by many Americans that unions were associated with communism. B) harmony in the industrial workforce for the first time since the Great War. C) increased participation in unions by all major industries. D) the development of collective bargaining.
Which of the following statements is accurate concerning the steelworkers' strike in 1919?
a. The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. b. The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. c. The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. d. The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages.
The first phase of civilization properly began with
a. The Bronze Age. b. written language. c. the transition to homo sapiens. d. organization into city-states. e. the discovery of fire.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was
a. technically a British victory. b. technically an American victory. c. the key event in determining the future of Boston. d. commanded by George Washington and George Clinton. e. was not important.