Racial Discrimination in Other New Deal Legislation (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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Which senator led the creation of the Conservative Manifesto in 1937?
Which senator led the creation of the Conservative Manifesto in 1937?
Josiah W. Bailey
What did the Conservative Manifesto call for?
What did the Conservative Manifesto call for?
Limited federal spending & state power
Where did Theodore Bilbo propose deporting all black Americans?
Where did Theodore Bilbo propose deporting all black Americans?
Liberia
Which committees did southern Democrats control to block legislation?
Which committees did southern Democrats control to block legislation?
House Ways & Means and House Rules
Why did Roosevelt avoid challenging Jim Crow Laws?
Why did Roosevelt avoid challenging Jim Crow Laws?
He needed southern Democrat support
When did the Conservative coalition block further New Deal reforms?
When did the Conservative coalition block further New Deal reforms?
1937-1941
Why did Senator Ellison Smith walk out of the 1936 convention?
Why did Senator Ellison Smith walk out of the 1936 convention?
Black clergyman gave invocation
Who was Arthur Mitchell?
Who was Arthur Mitchell?
First black Democrat in Congress
What power did the two-thirds majority rule give the South?
What power did the two-thirds majority rule give the South?
Veto any presidential candidate
How did New Deal programs affect black Americans?
How did New Deal programs affect black Americans?
Limited benefits compared to whites