The New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
People of the Era
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miscellaneous
100

The Emergency Banking Relief Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation helped what crisis? 

The Banking Crisis 
100

_______________________ were radio addresses in which Roosevelt spoke directly to the public.

Fireside Chats 

100

Who was hit hardest by the stock market crash? 

“normal people”- tailors, small investors, grocers, and secretaries

100

List the major events that led to the Great Depression:

  • Stock Market crashes

  • Banking Crisis 

  • Business Crisis

100

What were towns made out of tin and cardboard shacks built by homeless families called?

Hoovervilles

200

The __________________________ focused on the arts creating jobs for actors, painters, and others.

The Work Progress Administration (WPA) 

200

What did FDR do as Governor of New York for the people suffering during the Great Depression?

Provided aid directly to New Yorkers

200

What were Farmers in the Dust Bowl forced to do? 

leave their farms and move to California in search of work 

200

_______________ programs focused on stabilizing the economy. 

Recovery

200

___________________ fought for the rights of minorities and those without rights. This individual pushed for the creation of the Black Cabinet.

Eleanor Roosevelt
300

______________ programs tried to stop the economic freefall immediately. 

Relief

300

What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffering from? 

polio

300

Which New Deal aid program created jobs specifically for single, unemployed men? 

CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps 

300

What is consumer credit? 

Buying now and paying later

300

____________________ programs tried to prevent future economic depressions.

Reform

400

Who were the critics of the New Deal? What were their claims? 

Huey Long and Father Charles Coughlin 

Roosevelt's plan didn't go far enough. 

400

What was the title of the group of advisors to the President who worked to advance the concerns of African Americans? 

The Black Cabinet

400

Who was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration taking photos of migrant workers and sharecroppers?

Dorothea Lange

400

List the major causes of the Great Depression: 

  • Overproduction of goods 

  • Bought stocks on margin 

  • Federal Reserve didn’t stop the banking crisis 

  • High Tariffs discouraged international trade 

400

Which New Deal aid programs helped farmers? 

Farm Credit Act (FCA) and Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

500

List the Effects of the New Deal:

  • Expanded the Power of the Federal Government              

  •  provided hope and relief

  • Created programs that still exist currently                              

  • did NOT end the Great Depression  

500

 Describe the relationship between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Supreme Court.

  • Bad relationships 

  • The Supreme Court declared New Deal acts unconstitutional.

  • Roosevelt proposed “court-packing” which would mean he could appoint a new Justice for everyone over the age of 70. 

  • His plan was widely criticized (by Congress and Americans) but intimidated the Court. 

500

Who was the famous actress (or actor) who boosted morale during the Great Depression? 

Shirley Temple

500

a New Deal program that built dams to bring electricity and jobs to many poor communities

Tennessee Valley Act
500

What was the Dust Bowl? How did it happen? How was it fixed? 

- A massive dust storm in the Great Plains 

- severe drought, poor farming habits, plagues of rabbits and grasshoppers 

- fix- new farming techniques and grass/trees planted

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