the new deal effects
Would allow FDR to reorganize the court & appoint an additional 6 Supreme Court justices
what is court-packing bill
Unfairly painted as a callous and cruel President, but he was a true advocate for laissez-faire economics and true capitalism
who is herbert hoover
too much money on direct relief & government intervention into business; trying to socialize the economy
what is conservatives
Buying stocks & bonds on the chance of quick profit with high risk
what is speculation
vocalist of the time
who is Bing Crosby
Changed the role of the First Lady
who is Eleanor Roosevelt
ordered in troops to disband the Bonus Army
who is hoover
the New Deal does not go far enough to help the poor & reform the nation’s economic system
what is liberals
Paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment & borrowing the rest
what is buying on margin
American Idealism & triumph of the common man over adversity
who is frank capra
First female cabinet member
purchasing on credit
Felt that FDR had deserted the Democratic Party’s belief in a limited federal government
what is American liberty league
Little towns consisting of shacks where the homeless lived
what is shantytowns
Entertainment for the home & the family
what is radio
New Deal programs set a precedent for the federal government to play a key role in the economic and social affairs of the nation
what is long run
opposition to any form of federal welfare or direct relief to the needy as people should succeed via local and volunteer support or their own efforts. That direct fund support would decrease American will to provide for themselves
what is rugged individualism
declared one of the programs unconstitutional
what is supreme court
Lines of people waiting to receive food provided by charitable organizations or public agencies
what is soup kitchens & bread lines
Recorded history & folklore of the nation
what is federal writers project
New Deal programs helped improve the lives of people suffering from the events of the depression
what is short term
what is overproduction
Both declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
AAA & NIRA
Farm families who packed up everything & traveled to California in search of work as farmhands
what is okies
explored racial prejudice in the northern cities
what is Native Son by Richard Wright?