24. The New Deal Experiment, 1932

Quiz for Analyzing Historical Evidence: Americans Encounter the New Deal

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. Whom did Charles Fusco argue was responsible for the Great Depression, and was capable of fixing everything if compelled by the government?

Henry Ford

The AFL

Capitalists

Immigrants

2. According to Myron Buxton, most people in his community disliked the WPA because they wrongly believed that the WPA only helped

automobile workers.

big businessmen.

women workers.

alcoholics and lazy people.

3. What does Jim Cole’s experience with the AFL suggest about the limits of unionized labor in the early twentieth century?

Unions only covered some industries, while others were unorganized.

Laws regarding unionization varied significantly from state to state.

Many unions only allowed white workers to become members.

The AFL typically forbid women from becoming members.

4. In the 1930s, in which of the following ways was the CIO different than the AFL?

The CIO permitted people of all races to become members, not just white people.

The CIO included all workers, while the AFL represented just people with industrial jobs.

The CIO represented industries on the East Coast, while the AFL dominated the Midwest.

The CIO’s tactics included boycotts and public rallies, and the AFL relied primarily on strikes.

5. Why did Myron Buxton argue that the WPA was an important program?

It allowed new immigrants to live their “American Dream” by getting a good job.

It helped hard-working, ordinary people when they were stuck without work.

It provided necessary repairs to crumbling roads and railroads across the country.

It improved the United States' international reputation by lowering the unemployment rate.