Terms and Vocab
What were small areas filled with cardboard shacks where homeless people lived?
Hoovervilles.
What did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration do?
It paid farmers not to grow certain crops, in order for the price of those crops to increase.
Who was the President prior to FDR, who did not recognize the signs of trouble in the economy?
Herbert Hoover.
What disease was FDR struck with that left his legs paralyzed?
Polio.
What did residents during the dust bowl wear to help shield their faces?
Dust masks.
What was the stopping of all machines and refusal to leave a factory called?
A Sit-down strike.
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps do?
It hired unemployed single men between ages 18 and 25 to work on natural conservation projects.
Who was FDR's "Eyes and Ears"?
Eleanor Roosevelt.
What was one job FDR held before presidency?
Assistant Secretary of the Navy ; Governor of New York ; etc...
Farmers moved south for prosperous land. They used tractors instead of horses to plow up to 50 acres of land a day. What was this called?
The great plow-up.
What was the Brain Trust?
A team of economists who assisted Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What was the symbol and slogan of the NRA?
Blue Eagle ; "We do our part."
Who was the first female cabinet member and secretary of labor?
Frances Perkins.
Where did FDR convince people to keep their money?
In the bank.
What did they call people who packed their belongings into trucks and headed west during the dust bowl?
Migrant workers.
What was the group of black leaders who unofficially advised Franklin Delano Roosevelt called?
The Black Cabinet.
What did the Social Security Act do?
It provided assistance for senior citizens, unemployment insurance, and an old age pension.
Who was Marian Anderson?
A black singer who was denied performing at the DAR's (Daughters of the American Revolution) constitutional hall. This caused Eleanor Roosevelt to resign from the DAR.
What was one of FDR's quotes on inauguration day?
"action and action now" ; "The only thing to fear is fear itself" ; etc...
How long did the dust storms last?
About 10 years (A decade).
What were FDR's 3 main goals for the New Deal and what is the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform ; A series of laws to restore prosperity to America.
What did the Wagner Act do?
The Wagner act created the National Labor Relations Board, and allowed for collective bargaining, the negotiation of wages and other such things between an employer and employees.
Who were two people in the Black Cabinet?
Robert C Weaver, an economist, and Mary McLeod Bethune, a florida educator.
What does FDR try to reform in 1937?
The Supreme Court.
Which states became known as the Dust Bowl?
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico.