New Deal, Same Depression
This former NY governor was elected to the presidency in 1932 because of his reform-mindedness, and his confidence and friendliness in the public eye
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This president was nominated by the Democratic Party in 1936 and reelected in a landslide.
FDR
This woman, appointed to secretary of labor by FDR, became the first female cabinet member.
Frances Perkins
This was the most famous film of the 1930s
Gone With the Wind
This event is, in large part, one of the main reasons the U.S. came out of the Great Depression
This collection of policies provided relief for the needy, plans for economic recovery, and financial reform
The New Deal
This act replaced NIRA and served to protect workers' right to join unions, collective bargaining, and prohibited unfair labor practices.
Wagner Act
This female educator became the head of the Division of Negro Affairs of NYA and helped organize the "Black Cabinet" for FDR to advise him in his New Deal policies.
Mary McLeod Bethune
This commission regulates investments and the stock market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This was the result of FDR giving fireside chats over the radio explaining New Deal measures.
Calmed fears and caused Americans to return savings to banks
This act created a system still in place today that provides insurance for retirees 65 and older, unemployment compensation, and aid to disabled along with families with children.
Social Security Act
This voting block is the reason FDR refused to approve an anti-lynching law, and bring an end to the poll tax.
Southern Democrat voters
These types of movies were especially popular in the 1930s and helped Americans escape reality and forget their problems.
Comedies and gangster movies
This corporation regulates banking and protects depositories
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Much of the New Deal was funded by this method which involved spending more money than the government took in.
Deficit spending
This social reformer is often considered to be one of the most influential forces behind President FDR and traveled the country to promote social change.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) set lower minimum wage for this group of people and helped to legally discriminate between groups in the workplace.
Women and/or African Americans
This actor, director, producer, and writer created "War of the Worlds" and helped to demonstrate the power of radio.
Orson Welles
This government-supported level for the prices, based on the amount of farmer's surplus of agricultural products, was intended to keep farmers’ incomes steady
Parity price
This Act established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which insured individual bank accounts and regulated banking practices
Glass-Steagall Act
This was the main goal of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
To create as many jobs as quickly as possible
This group of people generally supported the New Deal despite receiving even fewer benefits than African Americans
Mexican Americans
This singer and songwriter sang about the plight of the poor in the 1930s and wrote hundreds of simple folk songs including "This Land is Your Land"
Woody Guthrie
This agency creates electricity and helps to prevent floods
Tennessee Valley Authority
This program created jobs for young men and provided them with housing and food while they worked.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This group was created to provide education, jobs, counseling, and recreation for young people.
The National Youth Administration (NYA)
This man was the commissioner of Indian affairs and was responsible for changing policies in favor of Native Americans.
John Collier
This book, written by John Steinbeck, portrays the life of migrants living in the Dust Bowl
The Grapes of Wrath
The New Deal was criticized for increasing the power to this government
Federal
This act was intended to raise food prices by lowering supply but was ultimately struck down as unconstitutional.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
These were the 3 major parts of the Social Security Act
Old age insurance, unemployment compensation, and aid for families with dependents and/or disabilities
This act protected lands in unclaimed areas from being sold by the government, allowed native children to attend public schools on reservations, and allowed tribes to elect councils to govern on reservations.
Indian Reorganization Act
This project paid artists to make public art and to teach it in schools
Federal Art Project
These practices, sponsored by the government in the 1930s under New Deal programs, caused lasting effects through pollution.