Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Huey Long and Upton Sinclair generated movements of popular protest that helped spark the Second New Deal.
• B) The popular followings of Upton Sinclair, Huey Long, and Dr. Francis Townsend reflected the unhappiness of many Americans over the slowness of economic recovery.
• C) Dr. Francis Townsend's idea to have the elderly receive monthly government payments was uniformly rejected and died very quickly.
• D) Huey Long met his death in 1935 from an assassin's bullet.
• E) Upton Sinclair won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1934.

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National Labor Relations Act

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