HIST 102: Chapter 21 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History Vol 2 Brief Edition

Instructions

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Review Question 1

On Page 644-645, find the sentence beginning with the words: "American discussions of"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Discuss how regional development such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life during the New Deal.

Review Question 2

On Page 647, (Under the "The Banking Crisis" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The new president"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What actions did President Roosevelt and Congress take to help the banking system recover as well as to reform how it operated in the long run?

Review Question 3

On Page 650, (Under the "The New Deal and Agriculture" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The Agricultural Adjustment"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the actions of the AAA benefit many farmers, injure others, and provoke attacks by conservatives?

Review Question 4

On Page 651, (Under the "The New Deal and Housing" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Roosevelt spoke of"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the New Deal build on traditional ideas about the importance of home ownership to Americans, and how did it change Americans' ability to own their own homes?

Review Question 5

On Page 653, (Under the "The Rise of the CIO" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The labor upheaval"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Explain what labor did in the 1930s to secure "economic freedom and industrial democracy" for American workers.

Review Question 6

On Page 656, (Under the "THE SECOND NEW DEAL" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Buoyed by Democratic"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the emphasis of the Second New Deal differ from that of the First New Deal?

Review Question 7

On Page 659, (Under the "A RECKONING WITH LIBERTY" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Roosevelt adeptly appealed"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What were the major characteristics of liberalism by 1939?

Review Question 8

On Page 665, (Under the "The Southern Veto" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Roosevelt made the"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the entrenched power of southern white conservatives limit African Americans' ability to enjoy the full benefits of the New Deal and eliminate racial violence and discrimination? Why did African Americans still support the Democratic Party?

Review Question 9

On Page 666, (Under the "The Native American New Deal" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Commissioner of Indian"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Analyze the effects of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 on Native Americans.

Review Question 10

On Page 668, (Under the "The Limits of Change" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "In 1935, Congress"

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What were the political forces that informed the Filipino Repatriation Act?