Choose two New Deal relief programs and describe them. What were they designed to accomplish?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The two programs picked here are: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Public Works Administration (PWA).
2. The CCC aimed to provide money to areas but also to improve conservation.
3. It was involved in tree planting and work in the national forests.
4. The PWA aimed to build public works, including things like schools and courthouses.
5. It also took on more traditional public works like bridges.

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A) Duma B) Cheka C) Petrograd Soviet D) Expeditionary Force

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Many Northern workers began to support abolition because

a. the arrogance of wealthy Southerners angered them b. they saw African Americans as fellow immigrants c. they would not want to live as slaves d. as "wage slaves," they saw themselves in a similar situation e. they saw African Americans as potential members for labor unions

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General MacArthur gave President Truman erroneous advice during the Korean War when he advised Truman to __________

A) authorize an invasion of North Korea because he thought that China would not attack U.S. troops B) retreat from the 38th parallel into the safety of South Korea because he thought China would attack C) withdraw troops from Korea altogether because he thought that China and the Soviet Union would obliterate the U.S. forces D) use diplomacy to negotiate peace because he thought military efforts would be ineffective E) drop an atom bomb on Seoul because he thought the Chinese would then be afraid to occupy the city

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What did the Great Oxford Debate demonstrate about the relationship between science and religion?

a) New scientific ideas do not always prevail through logical argument. b) The British clergy found common ground with Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley. Consider This: What did Bishop Wilberforce say to Thomas Huxley? See 9.7: Narrative: A Monkey’s Uncle. c) The government of England did not care what the clergy or scientists believed. Consider This: What did Bishop Wilberforce say to Thomas Huxley? See 9.7: Narrative: A Monkey’s Uncle. d) Science inevitably leads to atheism. Consider This: What did Bishop Wilberforce say to Thomas Huxley? See 9.7: Narrative: A Monkey’s Uncle.

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