Taxed food processors and gave them money directly to farmers as a payment for not growing food. This decreased supply so prices would go up.
What is AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Act
100
Provided long term government jobs building schools and other public works projects
What is WPA - Works Progress Administration
100
Temporary jobs to unmarried single men filling sand bas and helping out at disaster type situations.
What is CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
100
Provided funding for the development of the Tennessee river valley. Built dams and produced cheap hydroelectric power
What is TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
100
Provided temporary jobs repairing roads and bridges
What is CWA - Civil Works Administration
200
Permanent agency designed to ensure that the old always had enough money to survive. As well as assistance for unemployed, dependent children, blind, and disabled
What is SSA - Social Security Administration
200
Declared a Bank Holiday so the federal govt. could inspect the banks
What is EBA - Emergency Banking Act
200
Permanent agency set up to monitor stock market activity and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place.
What is SEC - Securities & Exchange Commission
200
Permanent agency designed to insure depositor’s money. Insured up to $5,000.
What is FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
200
A group of businesses organized by the government and given the power to set rules and regulations for the economy
What is NIRA - National Industrial Recovery Act
300
What was FDR's famous inauguration speech?
What is "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
300
What were the three types of Social Security?
What is
Old age pensions – 65 years and older
Unemployment Insurance
Aid for dependent Children, blind, and disabled
300
What did FDR call his weekly addresses to the U.S.?
What is Fireside chats
300
What was the 20th Amendment?
What is Lame-Duck amendment - Jan. 20th is the date of Presidential Inaugaration
300
What was the first thing FDR did while in office for the economy?
What is He ordered all banks to close and enacted the EBA Emergency banking act.
400
What did Franklin Roosevelt say to try and get people to believe in the New Deal?
What is "Try something and if it doesn’t work try something else. We must at least try something to give the people hope."
400
What were FDR's first days as President called?
What is First 100 days
400
What was FDR's 3R's plan?
What is
Relief, Recovery, Reform
400
Who were three groups that opposed Roosevelt's New Deal?
What is
Demagogues, Republicans, American Liberty League
400
Name 4 people that opposed Roosevelt’s New Deal.
What is
Upton Sinclair, Father Coughlin, Dr. Frances Townshend, Huey Long
500
When did FDR become President?
What is March 4, 1933
500
What was FDR's Alphabet Soup?
What is
The agencies created by the federal govt. to provide relief to the American people.
500
Explain the 3R’s
What is
a. Relief – Immediate aid to the suffering.
b. Recovery – To reignite the economy and get more jobs.
c. Reform – New institutions designed to prevent another crash
500
What happened during the First 100 Days?
What is
FDR flooded congress with legislation to revive the economy. He passed several relief acts.
500
What disability did FDR have and why did FDR try to hide his disability from the public?
What is
Polio, he didn't want to appear weak to the public