Question

Who or what influenced the New Dealers?

Answer 1

progressive reformers who believed that the government should intervene in economic affairs to improve the quality of life


laissez-faire economists who believed the government's key economic role was to balance the budget


progressive reformers who believed in reshaping human character and defining moral ideas


a strong feeling that government should stay out of corporate affairs

Answer 2

The answer is A.

The New Dealers were strongly influenced by the Progressive reformers of the early 20th century, who believed that government had not only a right but a duty to intervene in all aspects of economic life in order to improve the quality of American life.

New Dealers differed decisively from the Progressives. Progressive reform had a strong moral dimension; many reformers wanted to curb drinking, eliminate what they considered immoral sexual behavior, and reshape human character. In comparison, the New Dealers were much more pragmatic--an attitude vividly illustrated by an incident that took place during World War I. One of the most intense policy debates during the war was whether to provide American troops with condoms. The Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels rejected the idea, fearing that it would corrupt the troops' morals: "It is wicked to seem to encourage and approve placing in the hands of the men an appliance which will lead them to think they may indulge in practices which are not sanctioned by moral...law."

Answer 3

thanks

Answer 4

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3440