Question

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to a reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government. b persuade Native Americans to give up their native crafts and tribal traditions. c reinforce the coercive assimilation policies since the Dawes Act of 1887. d encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims. e pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society.

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society. This Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 tried to restore tribal traditions to American Indians.

On June 18, 1934, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this act also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act. In the times of the New Deal, the series of programs created by the Roosevelt Administration to help the American people after the US stock market crash of October 29, 1929, that generated the Great Depression, this act was considered to be the "Indian New Deal" to help the Native American Indian tribes.