FDR
What disease did FDR have that put him a wheel chair?
Polio
Period of time in which Roosevelt introduced a flood of legislation to help get out of the Great Depression
"The First Hundred Days"
PWA
Public Works Association
Townsend Plan
Gave pensions to anyone 60+, allowed younger people to get jobs from elders, idea stolen by FDR and named Social Security.
Who was FDR's wife?
Eleanor Roosevelt
The closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs, brought on by FDR
"Bank Holiday"
SSA
Social Security Act
The Three R's
FDR won the election of:
1932
The attempt of the administration to change the political balance of the Supreme Court by appointing judges who will rule in their favor.
"Court-packing"
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Construction of dams, electric power, etc. most specifically in Tennessee and Midwest. Part of the alphabet soup organizations.
How many presidential terms did FDR serve?
Radio broadcasts where FDR would explain his legislative initiatives live on air.
"Fireside Chats"
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Huey P. Long
Wanted to resolve the Great Depression through socialist ideas, large threat to FDR's presidential campaign, assassinated before able to run for POTUS
"The only thing to _____ is ______ itself."
Fear, Fear
Government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, an attempt to boost the economy.
"Deficit Spending"
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Wagner Act
Gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively, also known as National Labor Relations Act