Question

Why did Governor Eugene Talmadge strongly oppose President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs? Select TWO.

1 Talmadge opposed programs that threatened the environment.

2 Talmadge opposed programs that benefited African Americans.

3 Talmadge opposed limiting executive authority.

4 Talmadge opposed expanding states' rights.

5 Talmadge opposed increasing government spending.

Answer 1

Talmadge opposed programs that benefited African Americans and limiting executive authority.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eugene Talmadge was a powerful politician in Georgia, member of white elite who did not want that civil rights become wider for African Americans. So as a white supremacist, he specifically minded that with New Deal, black and white people would be helped equally. He even fired college professors who were for integration.

Also, he was hostile towards government`s interfering in private business of Georgia, he thought that Georgia should improve its economy by itself. Talmadge considered himself for helper of farmers, but in reality he always favored wealthy class. He opposed several other New Deal`s programs being afraid that national government would become too strong.