Why Did a Stigma Emerge Around Public Assistance During the New

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why did a stigma emerge around public assistance during the New Deal years?

• A) Only a very few Americans actually needed government assistance during the Great Depression.
• B) Black workers were relegated to the least generous assistance programs, with discriminatory eligibility standards administered by states.
• C) New Deal work programs helped restore economic prosperity relatively quickly, leaving only the least qualified long-term unemployed behind.
• D) By the middle of the 1930s, more and more Americans came to associate New Deal assistance programs with similar government help offered in Nazi Germany.
• E) Despite his successes, Roosevelt remained deeply unpopular with Americans, who hated themselves for depending on his programs.

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Prophase I

The first stage of meiosis I, where chromosomes condense, pair up, and exchange genetic material via crossing over.

Tetrad Formation

The pairing and clustering of homologous chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the exchange of genetic information and ensuring genetic diversity in sexually reproducing organisms.

Chromatid Pairing

The alignment of two sister chromatids during cell division, allowing for accurate DNA replication and segregation.

Telophase

The last stage of mitosis and of meiosis I and II when, having reached the poles, chromosomes become decondensed, and a nuclear envelope forms around each group.