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What were Roosevelt’s policies to end the Depression called?
The New Deal
What was the New Deal’s largest public works program?
Work's Progress Administration (WPA)
What is the gold standard?
Monetary standard where one ounce of gold equals a set amount of dollars
What disease did FDR catch after losing the vice presidential election in 1920?
Polio
What did the Glass-Steagall Act do?
Separated commercial banking from investment banking
What administration paid farmers to not raise certain livestock, grow certain crops, and produce dairy products?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
What social worker ran the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)? How much money did this person spend on relief projects?
Harry Hopkins. $5 million
What are fireside chats?
Radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain his initiatives
What is a sit-down strike?
Employees stopped working inside the factory and refused to leave. This technique prevented management from sending in replacement workers.
What happened during the “Hundred Days”?
Congress passed 15 major acts to resolve the economic crisis.
Say you were a citizen during the Depression and New Deal era. First, one kind of realistic life would you have been living? Depending on your lifestyle, income, social status, etc. would you have opposed or been for the New Deal? Why? Why not?
Multiple correct answers
What types of projects did the Civil Works Administration (CWA) work on?
Built or improved 1,000 airports , 500,000 miles of roads, 40,000 school buildings, and 3,500 playgrounds and parks
What did the National Housing Act establish?
This organization received $500 million to subsidize loans to builders willing to construct low-cost housing
In human anatomy, what does the “hallux” refer to?
Big toe
What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
Regulate the stock market and stop fraud. Inspects stock brokers, investment advisors, and agencies that rate stocks. Investigates reports of fraud, insider trading, and works to prevent companies from misleading investors with false information.
What was some criticism of the New Deal? (multiple right answers, just need one)
The right wing thought it regulated businesses too tightly. Opponents thought it gave the federal government too much power over the states.
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Offered unemployed young men, 18-25 years old, the opportunity to work under the direction of the forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs.
What was the outcome when Roosevelt cut PWA and CWA significantly in 1937?
During that time the Social Security payroll taxes took $2 billion out of the economy. The result led to two million people out of work.
Why did the Supreme Court rule that the NRA was unconstitutional?
The Constitution did not allow Congress to delegate its legislative powers to the executive branch.
What city was the first capital in Oklahoma? It's not Oklahoma City or Tulsa.
Guthrie