Terms
New Deal
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's domestic program from 1933-1939,which aimed to bring about immediate economic relief from the Great Depression.
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Made to produce massive withdrawals from banks
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Assistant secretary of the navy during ww1 ran for vp in 1920;
Twenty-First Amendment
prohibition repealed officially; 1933
Describe the background of FDR and what made him so special as president.
FDR came from a family of wealth. His cousin, Theodore Roosevelt, was already president. He was the Assistant secretary of the navy during ww1 & was Governor of New York in 1928.
Fireside Chats
a series of thirty evening radio addresses given by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944 to communicate the state of the nation to the American public.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Employed young men (18-20) to work in parks & forests
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR'S wife also his "eyes & ears" spoke out on women's rights & equality
Hoovervilles
1. Poor throw together town during the great depression
2. These were named after president hoover who the american people think started the great depression
What are Franklin's Goals for his first term in office?
Franklin's three goals were relief, recovery, and reform
Bank Holiday
FDR closes all American banks for 4 days (Congress meets to discuss legislation); Creates a great sense of relief for the public
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Paid farmers not to grow crops
Senator Huey Long
Louisiana senator, critic of the New Deal "Share out Wealth"
Sit Down Strikes
Work stoppage in which workers shut down all machines and refuse to leave a factory until their demands are met.
What happens in Franklin's first "hundred days" ?
15 major laws passed
The Dust Bowl
Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.
National Recovery Administration
Enforced industry production & pricing codes
Father Charles Coughlin
Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest
The Brain Trust
Group of expert policy advisers who worked with FDR in the 1930s to end the great depression.
Who are FDR's critics in the New Deal and how does he respond to them ?
Huey Long,Francis Townsend & the Liberty League
Blue Eagle
Symbol of the National Recovery Administration that was to be displayed in the windows of all businesses who adhered to its fair codes
Public Works Administration
Budgeted several billions of dollars to be spent on the construction of public works
Dr. Francis Townsend
Critic of the New Deal; Gave pension to people over 60
Deficit Spending
Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
Compare FDR and the Supreme Court in the 1930's. What was a concern for FDR ?
The judges were older & didn't agree with Roosevelt on a lot of things