Enlarging the Public Sector - Chapter 16

Enlarging the Public Sector, 1932-40

Chapter 16

1.      How did capitalism “save” America from the New Deal? Pg. 560

2.      Define Keynesian economics. How do you see it being applied today? Pg. 561

3.      What did the term “alphabet soup” have to do with FDR’s policies? Pg. 564

4.      How did the relationship between Democrats and labor unions change from the late 1800’s to the 1930’s? pg. 566

5.       How did the AAA attempt to manipulate the agricultural market? What were the effects? Pg. 567

6.      What were the general effects of the New Deal? Pg. 568

7.      How did the “black vote” move from Republican to Democrat? Pg. 572

8.      How did the Democrat party ensure vast and loyal support by mostly low-income voting blocs? Pg. 573

9.      How did FDR attempt to circumvent the checks and balances system of the constitution? Pg. 574

10.   Compare America’s dismissal of Mussolini and Hitler to today’s basic dismissal of Iran’s Ahmadinejad or Anwar Awlaki? Pg. 577

11.   Why did the American administration basically ignore the atrocities of Hitler, Mussolini, and Mao in their inhumane treatment of their own people? Pg. 578

12.   How does the politicians’ views of Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, etc. bare eerie resemblance to today’s politicians’ views of Radical Islam? Pg. 582

13.   Describe Hitler’s blitzkrieg. Pg. 583

14.   How was propaganda used to convince the U.S. to join the war? Pg. 584

15.   How did Roosevelt’s isolationist attitude fail to prepare the U.S. for war? Pg. 586

16.   What was Hitler’s reason for invading Poland and Russia? Pg. 588