THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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corporations were best left to operate without government interference
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state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states
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the federal government must take an active role in solving economic problems during an economic crisis
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Americans’ and businesses “rugged individualism” will solve the nation’s problems better than government interference
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief meant that the president wanted to help those in crisis immediately by creating jobs, bread lines, and welfare. Recovery was aimed at fixing the economy and ending the Depression.
Detailed explanation-2: -Supporters of FDR’s New Deal were democrats because they wanted change. They were liberal, because they wanted government assistance. They believed that if the government gave a little money to those in need the economy would restore.
Detailed explanation-3: -Major federal programs and agencies included the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Detailed explanation-4: -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.