To what extent was the Great Society the logical conclusion to the philosophy and goals of the New Deal?
What will be an ideal response?
Most students will identify several common elements. Both movements expanded the degree of federal involvement. Both significantly added to the welfare state. Both reached out to the elderly (the New Deal created Social Security, the Great Society created Medicare). An important departure for the Great Society was its straightforward advocacy of racial justice. Furthermore, it did not follow up on the New Deal's commitment to labor.
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What role did labor unions play in the Nazi regime?
A) Idealized in propaganda as true Aryan Germans. B) Fully subordinated to the Nazi party. C) Subjected to only sporadic and selective government interference. D) Allowed to legally strike against unfair labor practices. E) Served as the loyal opposition to the Nazi party.
Clark was an influential union leader in a leading furniture-manufacturing company. However, he could not compel all the employees of the organization to join the union. Clark was most likely restrained by _____
A) welfare capitalism B) the Equal Rights Amendment C) cultural pluralism D) the open shop policy E) social capitalism
What were the factors that led many corporations to treat their workers so poorly?
What will be an ideal response?
Abraham Lincoln based his opposition to slavery on his belief in __________.
a. racial equality b. the competitive disadvantage suffered by Northerners c. the sanctity of the Constitution d. the immorality of slavery