He was elected to the presidency of the United States in 1932.
What is FDR or Roosevelt or Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
100
A New Deal program that put young unmarried men to work on conservation projects and other public works.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
100
The political party the FDR and the majority of Congress belonged to.
What is the Democratic Party?
100
This act established an old age pension for many, but not all workers.
What is the Social Security Act?
100
The nickname for the day the stock market crashed in 1929.
What is Black Tuesday?
200
A Catholic priest who broadcast to 10 million listeners every week.
Who is Father Coughlin?
200
Public works project that created jobs by building dams, hydroelectric power plants, and controlled flooding in the region.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
200
Group of conservative democrats led by Al Smith that believed FDR's programs went too far.
What is American Liberty League?
200
This act legalized unions and led to increased union membership and more strikes--including the sit down strike.
What is the Wagner Act?
200
The economic slowdown that occurred when FDR tried to reduce government support of jobs.
What is the 1937 Recession?
300
A demagogue from Louisiana who proposed the Share Our Wealth program.
Who is Huey Long?
300
This program included codes that required that businesses to keep prices and wages up.
What is National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
300
The party that put Herbert Hoover into office.
What is the Republican Party?
300
This act and its administration was led by Harry Hopkins and gave states aid that went to the unemployed and their families.
What is Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)?
300
The 3-4 days US banks were closed while they were inspected to determine their strength.
What is the bank holiday?
400
She was the first female cabinet member?
Who is Frances Perkins?
400
This program paid farmers to plow under crops that had already ripened and continued to pay farmers not to plant some fields.
What is Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA)?
400
Upton Sinclair and others of this group believed that a whole new economic system was needed. Sinclair wanted to "End Poverty in California" (EPIC)
What are the socialists?
400
This authorized the bank holiday right after FDR was inaugurated.
What is the Emergency Bank Act?
400
This event was caused by the combination of poor soil conservation methods, drought, high winds.
What is the Dust Bowl?
500
She was head of the "black cabinet"
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
500
This program employed millions to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media and literacy projects.
What is the Work Progress Administration (WPA)?
500
Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin and others of this group thought that wealth needed to be redistributed from the wealthy to the poor.
What are the Progressives
500
This act established the FDIC and included bank reforms.
What is the Glass-Steagall Act?
500
Fifteen major legislative acts were passed in this time period.