Which project funded the spread of fine art, literature, music, and theater from coast to coast?
The Federal Art Project
100
Which group oversaw work programs and gave educational grants to people ages 16 to 25?
The National Youth Administration (NYA)
100
The biggest news item of 1937 was the . . .
Hindenburg tragedy
100
Who was the target of Soap operas?
The Soap Opera targeted women who stayed home
200
1921, age 39, FRD was stricken with _______ and was left with his legs paralyzed.
Polio
200
What were the first days of FDRs presidency in which he passed 15+ pieces of legislation know as?
The Hundred Days
200
Which act requires the federal government to provide financial support for most retired workers (age 65+), disabled, mothers/dependent children, and the unemployed?
The Social Security Act
200
The photographer who created the most popular single image of the depression was . . .
Dorthea Lange
200
What did the newspapers see as a threat?
The radio
300
FDR used the radio to explain the New Deal to the American public; this was known as __________.
Fireside Chats
300
Which program brought electricity and economic recovery to impoverished farmers in southern states?
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
300
Which project employed millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads?
Works Progress Administration
300
What radio broadcast sent America into a panic? Who was the broadcaster?
War of the Worlds broadcast ~ Orson Wells pranked America by reading the book by H G Wells that described a Martian invasion of Earth on a live radio broadcast
300
What book described the farm depression?
The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck described farmers who moved to California for “the rich land” but wound up facing hardships
400
At FDR's inauguration speech, he said the famous lines . . .
“You have nothing to fear but fear itself”
400
What were the three goals of the New Deal?
Three goals:
1. Relief to the poor
2. Recovery from the depression
3. Reform to prevent further depressions
400
Explain the Agricultural Adjustment Act
1. Adjusted farmers production of goods to the country’s ability to purchase and consume those goods
2. The government paid farmers to reduce their crops and livestock
3. Trees were planted to prevent dust storms
400
The last item that people would give up during the depression was their . . .
Radio
400
How did FDR address the need for public housing?
The Public Works Administration demolished slums and built low rent housing with sufficient windows, adequate space, and landscaped areas
500
Before FDR was president he was the . . .
New York senator; assistant to the Navy; governor of New York
500
Which Act stated that workers had the right to organize labor unions, elect union representatives, and bargain collectively with employers?
Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act)
500
To create the New Deal FDR sought advice from professors, intellectuals, and government officials; this group became known as the ______________.
brain trust
500
The broadcast journalist who reported on the German takeover in Austria was . . .