Describe the key assumptions and legislation of the First New Deal with the Second New Deal. Explain why historians have seen fit to identify two New Deals
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First New Deal: Behind the AAA, NIRA, WPA, TVA and other legislation lay the assumption that government, labor, industry, the farmers, and other interest groups could cooperate to solve the depression. President Roosevelt saw himself and the federal government as brokers, balancing these conflicting interest groups and priming the pump of recovery.
Second New Deal: The Wagner and Social Security acts were based on the New Dealers' assumption that the earlier, more conservative, legislation was failing and a greater commitment to social welfare was required.
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Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct?
A) Confederate General Beauregard announced victory prematurely. B) It was the costly battle in American history to that point in time. C) Confederate forces withdrew after Union reinforcements arrived and launched a successful counterattack. D) Grant and Sherman won a great victory with relatively few casualties. E) Confederate armies staged a surprise attack on General Grant's army.
What evidence can you point to for a decline in the middle Byzantine period?
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Under English common law, a single woman had greater legal rights than a married woman.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Martin Luther King, Jr. was concerned that nonviolence required __________
a) persistence, dedication, and the ability to mobilize masses of people b) political connections to manage challenges from local leaders c) massive financial support d) international cooperation with the antiimperialist movement