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11. A particularly odious part of Father Charles Coughlin’s criticism of the New Deal was his a.attacks on both major political parties. b.claim that FDR was not using his presidential powers widely enough. c.calls for a nationwide move toward socialism. d.combined message of religion and anti-Semitism. 12. Huey Long felt that FDR should a.try to balance the budget at all costs. b.give corporations a tax cut. c.enact wider social welfare programs. d.change the membership of the Supreme Court. 13. FDR supported the Wagner National Labor Reactions Act a.even though Senator Wagner was a conservative Republican. b.because he had personally designed its structure. c.after he recognized that both the public and Congress supported it. d.as a result of pressure from conservative Democrats. 14. The Social Security Act a.originally provided free health care for retired citizens. b.showed the inability of FDR to create a consensus between opposing interests. c.was exactly like health and retirement plans in European nations. d.established federal responsibility in providing social welfare. 15. All of the following statements are true about the Works Progress Administration EXCEPT a.despite its good intentions, it provided few jobs for Americans. b.the organization developed work projects for artists, musicians, and writers. c.it laid much of the nation’s infrastructure on which the United States still relies. d.the WPA was one of many agencies in which Harry Hopkins played a major role. 16. Which of the following states was least affected by the Dust Bowl? a.South Dakota b.Texas c.Kansas d.Oklahoma 17. The election of 1936 a.revealed that an overwhelming number of Americans supported FDR and the New Deal. b.was among the closest presidential elections in American history. c.showed that the Republicans were regaining the support they had lost in the late 1920s. d.illustrated the growing distance between the Democrats and their supporters in the South. 18. Militant laborers challenged traditional labor leaders by forming the a.Congress of Industrial Organizations. b.American Liberty League. c.American Federation of Labor. d.Knights of Labor. 19. Auto workers at GM’s Flint, Michigan plant a.were attacked by the National Guard. b.won their strike by using the unique tactic of the sit-down strike. c.refused to join the Congress of Industrial Organizations. d.failed to earn any public support for their strike. 20. On Memorial Day in Chicago in 1937, a.police fired on strikers and their families, killing 10 people. b.Huey Long was assassinated as he gave a speech. c.the Socialist Party nominated Norman Thomas for president. d.FDR gave the most aggressive pro-labor speech of his career.