Members of which group would have supported the New Deal?
Business leaders
Republicans
Large-scale farmers
What did critics of the 1935 Wealth Tax Act label it as?
Soak the Rich tax
Get Rich tax
The Fair Tax
What was the name of Huey Long’s alternative social and economic reform plan?
Old Age Revolving Pension Plan
Share Our Wealth
National Union for Social Justice
How did President Franklin D Roosevelt attempt to modify the Supreme Court to avoid further opposition?
Get the Supreme Court to reconsider its decisions
Shut the Supreme Court down
‘Pack’ it with six new justices who might be more supportive
By what year had the American economy recovered to levels seen before the 1929 Wall Street Crash?
1941
1942
1945
What effect did the New Deal have on Native Americans?
They were given back power to run their own communities
They continued to face discrimination
They continued to face segregation
Who was the first woman to be given a cabinet position in the American government?
Zora Neale Hurston
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
During his fireside chat in December 1940, what did President Franklin D Roosevelt tell America its role should be in World War Two?
To be the arsenal of democracy
To stay neutral
To try to negotiate peace between the countries at war
Which act in 1941 authorised the USA to supply goods instead of money to countries whose defences were judged to be important for the USA?
The Cash and Carry Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The Neutrality Act
What was the date of Japan’s attack on the Pearl Harbor US naval base?
7 December 1940
7 December 1941
7 December 1942