THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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liked lifting spirits in radio broadcasts
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wanted to put people to work in hard times
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wanted the United States to win World War II
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enjoyed traveling around the country
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration was to employ millions of previously unemployed men and give them public works jobs. Roads, parks, schools and bridges were constructed as a result of the WPA.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roosevelt Administration was a time of great expansion of the Federal Government, including the formation of new Departments of Commerce and Labor; an addition of almost 150, 000, 000 acres of public lands as public conservation areas; new laws protecting the health of Americans; and regulating the drug industry.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these actions occurred as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Second New Deal? Congress passed legislation, such as the Social Security Act, to reform society and create a welfare state.