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Which of the following is not a true statement about the Farm Security Administration?

A) It was designed to benefit tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
B) It often declined loan applications from the poorest farmers most in need of its help.
C) It provided medical services and shelter to migrant farm workers.
D) It organized programs to teach poor farmers new, more efficient agricultural techniques.
E) It commissioned photographers to record the lives of migrant workers, tenant farmers and those escaping the Dust Bowl.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1936, New Democratic Coalition

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How did the New Deal change attitudes about the role of government in the economy, and the government's responsibility for the social welfare of ordinary Americans? What economic and social-welfare programs today trace their origins to New Deal legislation?

In 1933 less than 3 million workers belonged to unions. By 1941 more than 8 million did. How and why did this unionization come about? Which workers were still almost totally unorganized in 1941?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Federal Emergency Relief Act, Harry Hopkins

What environmental disaster struck the nation during the Depression?

How did the depression and the New Deal affect specific social groups in the United States?