Key Terms
A Catholic priest who used radio broadcasts to oppose Roosevelt's economic policies and later became a critic of the New Deal.
Charles Coughlin
This is what happened on October 29, 1929, also known as the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
FDR's informal radio addresses to the American people to explain policies and restore confidence during the Depression.
Fireside Chats
These people were most likely to agree with opinions against the New Deal, viewing it as giving the government too much power.
business owners
Marian Anderson was a talented singer of this ethnicity who faced prejudice in the U.S. despite performing worldwide.
African American
Informal radio dramas sponsored by soap companies, popular during the Depression for entertainment.
Soap Operas
These shanty towns or homeless communities in the 1930s were mockingly named after President Hoover.
Hoovervilles
This agency, expanded under FDR, funded critical businesses and public-works projects during the Depression.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
One key argument against the New Deal: it undermined this by giving the federal government too much power.
liberty and free enterprise
In 1939, this patriotic women's group refused to let Marian Anderson perform in their hall due to her race.
DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
Money taken directly from a worker's paycheck, such as for Social Security under the New Deal.
payroll tax
In response to economic hardship in the South during the Depression, many African Americans were most likely to do this:
move north
The day after FDR's inauguration in 1933, he took this drastic step with banks for four days to prevent runs.
closed the banks
Critics said the New Deal weakened the economy by doing this.
increasing the national debt
Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR in protest and helped arrange Anderson's famous 1939 concert here.
Lincoln Memorial
Spending more government money than collected in revenue, a method used in New Deal programs.
deficit spending
This 1930s environmental disaster was caused by drought, high winds, and removal of sod by modern farming.
the Dust Bowl
FDR pledged this during his 1932 campaign to help Americans suffering from the Depression.
A New Deal for the American people!
Arguments in favor of the New Deal: it restored this in government
Faith
This First Lady championed civil rights and women's issues while helping make Anderson's 1939 outdoor concert possible.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Commissioner of Indian Affairs under FDR who worked on Native American policies
John Collier
Films like King Kong were popular during the Depression because they helped people do this.
forget their troubles
One argument against the New Deal: it failed to do this completely, even after years of programs.
end the Great Depression
Arguments in favor of the New Deal said it did this:
preserved democracy, restored faith in government, eased pain via jobs/housing/conditions, tackled problems like stock reform/infrastructure/electricity to rural areas
Anderson became this for her people after her symbolic 1939 Easter Sunday concert drew 75,000 to the Lincoln Memorial.
symbol of hope/power