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Quiz for Document 24–2: Working People’s Letters to New Dealers, 1935–1939

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. What did all of the letter writers to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins have in common?

They were hard-working but poor Americans.

They were unemployed and dependent on welfare payments.

They were women or members of the various minorities.

They were conservative critics of the New Deal administration.

2. What relationship did the letter writers have with labor unions?

They did not think labor unions could improve their situation.

They were discouraged from joining unions by their employers.

They were all active union members.

They did not trust the leadership of labor unions.

3. What type of government intervention did the letter writers desire?

Increased wages for workers

Subsidies for housing

Improved public education

Relief from income taxes