US History Homework: Chapter 23 Questions

Chapter 23 Section 1, Part 1

1. Why did voters like FDR?
2. What was the purpose of the Twentieth Amendment?
3. What were the three goals of the New Deal?
4. Why are FDR’s “First Hundred Days” important?
5. Why did FDR close all banks on March 5^th?
6. Describe the Emergency Banking Relief Act.
7. What were “fireside chats?”
8. Why were fireside chats important?
9. Describe the FDIC.
10. Describe the purpose of the SEC.
11. What was the purpose of the Twenty-First Amendment?
12. Describe the purpose of the AAA.

Chapter 23 Section 1, Part 2
 

1.    Describe the purpose of the CCC.
2.    Describe the purpose of the PWA.

3.    Describe the purpose of the CWA.

4.    Describe the purpose of the NIRA.

5.    Describe the purpose of the TVA.

6.    Describe the purpose of FERA.

7.    Why were conservatives against the New Deal?

8.    How did the Supreme Court affect New Deal legislation?

9.    Why would FDR want to pass his “court packing bill?”

10.  How did the “court packing bill” affect FDR? 11.  Why was FDR able to change the Supreme Court after all?
12.  Why was the American Liberty League against the New Deal?

Chapter 23 Section 2 

1. How did Eleanor Roosevelt affect New Deal policies?
2. How was the Soil Conservation Act different from the AAA?
3. How did the Works Project Administration (WPA) help unskilled workers?
4. How did the Works Project Administration (WPA) help professionals?
5. How did the Works Project Administration (WPA) help youth?
6. What was the Wagner Act?
7. How did the Wagner Act help Americans?
8. How did the Social Security Act help Americans?

Chapter 23 Section 3 

1. How did the New Deal affect women?
2. How did the New Deal affect African Americans?
3. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt resign from the Daughters of the American Revolution?
4. How did FDR show he wasn’t committed to full civil rights for African Americans?
5. Why wasn’t FDR committed to full civil rights for African Americans?
6. Why were many Mexican-Americans left out of New Deal programs?
7. How did the New Deal affect Native Americans?
8. What was the New Deal Coalition?
9. Why did organized labor rise?
10. Describe the “sit-down strike” tactic used by unions.
11. Why were urban voters important to the New Deal coalition?

Chapter 23 Section 4

1. How did movies change?
2. Why is the Hindenberg important?
3. How did radio change American society?
4. Why is Grant Wood famous?
5. Describe The Grapes of Wrath.

Chapter 23 Section 5

1.  How didn’t FDR start a third New Deal?
2. Why were some people in favor of New Deal programs?
3. Why were some people against New Deal programs?
4. How did FDR expand the power of the federal government?
5. Discuss the lasting effects of the Wagner Act.
6. Why did farmers store crops until parity was reached?
7. How does the New Deal affect bank accounts today?
8. Why is Social Security important?
9. How is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) helpful?
10. How was the TVA harmful?