Vocabulary
New Deal Programs
First New Deal
Second New Deal
Critics
100
Union technique where workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached.
Sit-Down Strike
100
Attempted to raise farm prices by limiting supply.
AAA
100
What was the period in which FDR pushed Congress to pass many major acts of legislation as quickly as possible in an attempt to improve the economy?
The First Hundred Days
100
Did the New Deal help or hurt labor unions?
Helped. Encouraged them and helped them grow stronger.
100
What two New Deal programs were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
AAA & NRA
200
Economic theory which states that the market does best when government leaves it alone.
Laissez-Faire
200
Insured bank deposits against bank failure.
FDIC
200
The Federal Project Number One provided federal funding to:
The arts.
200
What did the Revenue Act of 1935 do?
Increased taxes on the wealthiest Americans
200
Composed largely of business leaders and conservative Democrats, this group felt FDR had overstepped his position as president and was on his way to becoming a dictator.
The American Liberty League
300
Economic theory which states that in times of recession, the government should inject federal money into the economy. Also called deficit-spending.
Pump-Priming
300
Provided hydroelectric power and jobs to the Tennessee River Valley.
TVA
300
What did the 21st Amendment do?
Repeal Prohibition
300
These radio programs allowed FDR to communicate directly to the American people about what the government was doing in response to the Depression.
Fireside Chats
300
This "radio priest" was once a supporter of the New Deal, but eventually turned against FDR since the president's plan did not go far enough to combat the Depression (i.e. not nationalizing industry).
Father Charles Coughlin
400
The tendency to seek distraction or relief from unpleasant realities through entertainment. Very common during the Great Depression.
Escapism
400
Provided jobs to young men to plant trees, build roads, and maintain national parks.
CCC
400
Name a New Deal Program other than the FDIC, SEC, and SSA which still exists today.
TVA
400
What decision is considered to be FDR's biggest mistake, being both unnecessary and politically harmful?
His attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court
400
This doctor was not satisfied with how the New Deal planned to support older Americans. He, thus, made his own plan which called for giving those over 60 money every month that they had to spend.
Dr. Francis Townsend
500
A government that assumes responsibility for providing for children, the poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed.
Welfare State
500
Provided pensions and disability payments to the elderly.
SSA
500
What are the three main ideas of the New Deal? (think R)
Relief, Recovery, & Reform
500
The National Labor Relations Act is also known as what?
The Wagner Act
500
This Southern politician, once a supporter of FDR, turned against the president for not going far enough to combat the uneven distribution of wealth. He proposed his own plan, the "Share the Wealth" plan, which took from the rich to give to the poor.
Senator Huey Long
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