vocabulary
Criticism of the New Deal
People in the New Deal
Administrations and Programs
Laws
100
Term that means a method of boycotting work by occupying an establishment but refusing to work.
What is a sit-down strike?
100
This group continued to support FDR even though he would not support an anti-lynching bill.
What is African Americans?
100
This person became FDR's "eyes and ears" by visiting different areas of the country and reporting back to him what was happening.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
100
This popular New Deal program put 18 - 25 year old single men to work in areas of conservation (mainly).
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
100
Law that set up retirement pension, public welfare, disability benefits, and unemployment insurance
What is the Social Security Act?
200
government practice of using borrowed money rather than raising taxes in an attempt to boost the economy
What is deficit spending?
200
radio personality who supported FDR but then denounced him as a "betrayer and liar"; he went too far by praising Hitler and Mussolini
Who is Father Charles Coughlin?
200
This future president received a lot of support from the Federal Theater Project.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
200
This was created to insure depositors' money in case of bank failures.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
200
This law allowed the government to inspect the financial health of all banks; banks were reopened if they were found to be financially sound.
What is the Emergency Banking Act?
300
address by radio used by FDR to inform and reassure citizens concerning the economy
What is a fireside chat?
300
This "most dangerous man alive" and senator wanted to redistribute the wealth with his "Share the Wealth" program.
Who is Huey Long?
300
She was chosen to be the first female Secretary of Labor and the first female to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Who is Frances Perkins?
300
This was created to provide rural electrification as well as control flooding, mainly in the South.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
300
This was declared unconstitutional because the Supreme Court said it gave the president law-making powers.
What is the National Recovery Administration?
400
process whereby a neutral party hears arguments from two opposing sides and makes a decision that both sides must accept
What is binding arbitration?
400
People from this group said the New Deal was socialistic and went too far.
What is the Political Right?
400
Retired physician who proposed $200 monthly retirement pensions for the elderly.
Who is Francis Townsend?
400
This was created to regulate the stock market to avoid dishonest practices.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?
400
FDR lost a lot of support when he proposed a law that would allow him to add six new justices to the Supreme Court in this "scheme."
What is the court-packing scheme?
500
role of the government to work out conflicts among competing interest groups
What is broker state?
500
This group was critical of the New Deal and said it did not go far enough in helping to end the Depression.
What is the Political Left?
500
charismatic leader who manipulated people with half-truths and lies
What is a demagogue?
500
This employed millions of unskilled workers and sponsored the Federal Theater Project, Federal Writers Project, as well as the Federal Art Project.
What is the Works Progress Administration?
500
This law set minimum wages and a maximum work week.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
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