FDR
Women and Minorities
New Deal
1930's Culture
Effects of New Deal
100
The first major action taken by FDR was calling fro the meeting of the _____?
What is The Brain Trust
100
1st women to serve on a presidential cabinet
Who is Francis Perkins
100
The program that was the most responsible for creating new jobs and putting people back to work
What was the WPA
100
Wrote the Grapes of Wrath which depicted life during the Great Depression
Who is John Steinbeck
100
This plan is still around day, "old-age pension" plan
What is Social Security
200
This reached a new high during FDR's 1st term which caused people to question if the New Deal was working
What is Unemployment
200
Which type of policies did Eleanor Roosevelt focus on?
What are domestic policies (problems of women, children, and minorities)
200
Main objective of the AAA
What was to raise the prices of farm products
200
Famous actor best known for Gone with the Wind
Who is Clark Gable
200
This is still around today and regulates stock market activity
What is the SEC
300
This was Roosevelt's plan to decrease the power of the Supreme Court's ability to declare laws unconstitutional
What is FDR's "Court Packing" Plan
300
1st African-American women to work for the federal govt.
Who is Mary Bethune
300
This New Deal program was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court because it gave legislative powers to the executive Branch
What was the NIRA
300
War of the Worlds Announcer
Who is Orson Welles
300
These people criticized the New Deal for an increasing the power of the federal government too much
Who are Conservatives
400
FDR served _____ terms as President
What were 4
400
This group had it the worst during the GD
Who are Mexican Americans
400
This program focused on building irrigation dams and water control
What was the TVA
400
Famous Grant Wood Painting
What is American Gothic
400
These people criticized the New Deal for not going far enough to help people
Who are Liberals
500
The reason that FDR chose the radio as the medium of his fireside chats?
What is 90% of Americans owned a radio OR most Americans spent several hours a day listening to the radio
500
Nickname given to African Americans who worked in Roosevelt's administration
What is the Black Cabinet
500
Declared unconstitutional by the SCOTUS because this area was a state not a federal matter
What is the AAA
500
American singer and songwriter who traveled the country singing about the troubles of Americans during the GD?
Who is Woody Guthrie
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