FDR
The name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife and First Lady
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
The time period when Congress passed 15 pieces of New Deal Legislation proposed by FDR.
What was the 1st 100 Days?
This New Deal program aimed to stabilize agricultural prices by controlling production.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
This was to improve working conditions and pay
What is a labor union?
This term refers to a government program aimed at providing financial assistance to citizens.
What is relief?
FDR contracted this disease in 1921 which slowly debilitated his ability to walk and eventually led to his death in 1945.
What is Polio?
This New Deal Program provided employment with government funded construction projects of parks, schools, and roads.
What is the Public Works Administration (PWA)?
This act was established to provide jobs in the arts and improve public buildings.
What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
This economic strategy involved the government spending more than it earned in revenue.
What is deficit spending?
This economic system is characterized by private ownership and limited government intervention.
What is capitalism?
This phrase describes FDR's initiative to provide help to the American people during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) spent $11 billion on these projects.
What are construction projects?
This program aimed to provide jobs for young men in conservation efforts and environmental projects.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This act was designed to protect bank deposits and restore faith in the banking system.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
This type of government control involves complete oversight of the economy and businesses.
What is communism?
FDR used the radio to (informally) inform Americans on issues in what would later be called what?
What were Fireside Chats?
This was the first female cabinet member serving as the Secretary of Labor
Who was Francis Perkins?
This infrastructure program was responsible for building dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
The second wave of New Deal programs introduced in 1935 aimed to address these conditions.
What are economic challenges and unemployment?
Supports the idea that the most vital businesses should be owned and operated by the government
What is Socialism?
Before becoming president, FDR was the Governor of this state and political party
What is New York and the Democratic Party?
Created the impression that President Roosevelt was trying to interfere with the separation of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
What is the court-packing plan?
This administration was responsible for providing financial aid to state relief fund
What is the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)?
This was FDR's goal during the first 100 days of his presidency.
What is to restore confidence in the economy?
This term refers to the financial support given to those who are retired, disabled, or survivors of deceased workers.
What is social security?