The New Deal
This term describes FDR's comprehensive set of economic interventions to remedy the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
He was the President of the United States who implemented the New Deal.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This controversial act passed in 1930 raised U.S. tariffs and worsened the Great Depression.
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
This act of 1935 provided for unemployment benefits, old-age insurance, and aid to the disabled.
What is the Social Security Act?
This term describes those opposed to the New Deal, viewing it as overly socialist.
What are conservatives?
Launched in 1933, this program aimed to tackle unemployment by employing young men in conservation and development projects.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This First Lady was known for her active role in civil rights and social reform during the New Deal era.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This policy involved reducing agricultural production to raise prices.
What is supply management?
This act was aimed at eliminating "cut-throat competition" and to help workers by ensuring fair wages and hours.
What is the National Industrial Recovery Act?
This Louisiana politician was a vocal critic of the New Deal, promoting a "Share Our Wealth" program as an alternative.
Who is Huey Long?
This act created in 1933 aimed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
This Secretary of Labor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet.
Who is Frances Perkins?
This concept was promoted by the New Deal, emphasizing the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively.
What is labor reform?
This administration was created to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuses.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
This influential group formed in 1934 opposed New Deal measures as too radical.
What is the American Liberty League?
Established in 1935, this administration aimed to generate jobs through public works projects.
What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
She was a member of FDR's Black Cabinet, an African American educator, and was appointed head of the NYA during the 2nd New Deal.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
FDR's attempt to increase the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices was popularly known as this.
What is the "court-packing plan"?
This project built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control floods, generate electricity, and improve the quality of life in the area.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
He was a popular radio priest who initially supported but later harshly criticized the New Deal.
Who is Father Charles Coughlin?
This 1933 act aimed to reform the banking system and included the creation of the FDIC.
What is the Glass-Steagall Act?
This economist's theories inspired New Deal policies, particularly the focus on government spending to boost demand.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
Implemented under the New Deal, this program was designed to provide pensions for elderly Americans.
What is Social Security?
This initiative, part of the New Deal, was focused on rural electrification to bring electrical power to underserved communities across the United States.
What is the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?
This incident in 1933-34 attempted to persuade General Smedley Butler to raise an army and overthrow the government (create a fascist dictatorship). It was exposed and covered up by Congress and the FDR administration.
What is the Business Plot?