Why did the Great Depression lead to the Indian Reorganization Act?

A. As Okies abandoned their farms plagued by the Dust Bowl, American Indians from Oklahoma reservations formed a voting bloc, causing the US government to recognize American Indian rights for government.

B. American Indians became financially independent because the reservations could serve alcohol during the prohibition years of the Great Depression.

C. The Roosevelt administration wanted to alleviate the financial dependence of American Indians on the government.

D. Herbert Hoover's vice president Charles Curtis was American Indian, and he wanted to reorganize the reservations to serve his people.

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Ellis Copeland

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28 September, 02:53

Why did the Great Depression lead to the Indian Reorganization Act?

A. As Okies abandoned their farms plagued by the Dust Bowl, American Indians from Oklahoma reservations formed a voting bloc, causing the US government to recognize American Indian rights for government.

B. American Indians became financially independent because the reservations could serve alcohol during the prohibition years of the Great Depression.

C. The Roosevelt administration wanted to alleviate the financial dependence of American Indians on the government.

D. Herbert Hoover's vice president Charles Curtis was American Indian, and he wanted to reorganize the reservations to serve his people.

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Nathalie Ritter · Answer 1

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C. The Roosevelt administration wanted to alleviate the financial dependence of American Indians on the government.

During Franklin Roosevelt's government, John Collier, who was Commisioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, proposed the Indian Reorganization Act in 1934. It was designed to restore American Indians 's authority and financial autonomy, as well as to decrease the loss of reservation lands.