New Deal Programs
The WPA refers to the
Works Progress Administration
The left felt this way about FDR's programs
The government was not doing enough
Describe the social perception of women working during the New Deal
Women should not work if their husband had a job
Women should not be working a job
FDR sent Eleanor Roosevelt on trips to do what
To collect information about the Economic needs of the country
Roosevelt's radio talks that told Americas how the government was doing with the Great Depression
Fireside Chats
These government programs were funded through this type of federal spending
Deficit Spending
The American Liberty League would be aligned with this political party
FDR won a landslide victory in 1936 due to support from this group
African Americans
The Wagner Act would solidify this practice for workers
The right for workers to join labor unions and engage in collective bargaining
War of the Worlds broadcaster
Orson Welles
Describe what the FDIC does for consumers
Insurance of consumer money in banks
Describe Huey Long's "share the wealth" proposal
Confiscate the incomes of those earning $1 million or more to provide money for the poor
This man would organize the first all black trade union
A. Phillip Randolph
Name two groups that Social Security affects
Elderly over age 65
Unemployed workers
Families with dependent children
The WPA project that hired artists to produce art depicting the New Deal Era
Federal Art Project
List the 3 R's of the New Deal and what their purpose was
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Ease the suffering
Help get America back on its feet financially
Ensure that another Great Depression does not happen
The Townsend Plan would guarantee a person over 60 this
A $200 pension every month
This woman would sing at the Lincoln Memorial with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt
Marian Anderson
The Resettlement Administration (Farm Security Act) would help small farmers by
Providing loans to small farmers
Movies of the 30s typically depicted these types of themes (name 2)
The CCC's lasting effects include these (2) different things
Providing economic stimulation
Furthering education for young men
Upton Sinclair's EPIC stood for
End Poverty in California
This woman would be the first female cabinet member as Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
The Fair Labor Standards Act established these 3 things
Name 2
Minimum wage
Maximum hours at work each week
Rules for workers under the age of 16
The New Deal Coalition was a mix of different groups that supported the Democratic Party (name the 4 groups)
Southern Whites
Urban Groups
African Americans
Union Workers