The New Deal
The Emergency Banking Relief Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation helped what crisis?
_______________________ were radio addresses in which Roosevelt spoke directly to the public.
Fireside Chats
Who was hit hardest by the stock market crash?
“normal people”- tailors, small investors, grocers, and secretaries
List the major events that led to the Great Depression:
Stock Market crashes
Banking Crisis
Business Crisis
What were towns made out of tin and cardboard shacks built by homeless families called?
Hoovervilles
The __________________________ focused on the arts creating jobs for actors, painters, and others.
The Work Progress Administration (WPA)
What did FDR do as Governor of New York for the people suffering during the Great Depression?
Provided aid directly to New Yorkers
What were Farmers in the Dust Bowl forced to do?
leave their farms and move to California in search of work
_______________ programs focused on stabilizing the economy.
Recovery
___________________ fought for the rights of minorities and those without rights. This individual pushed for the creation of the Black Cabinet.
______________ programs tried to stop the economic freefall immediately.
Relief
What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffering from?
polio
Which New Deal aid program created jobs specifically for single, unemployed men?
CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps
What is consumer credit?
Buying now and paying later
____________________ programs tried to prevent future economic depressions.
Reform
Who were the critics of the New Deal? What were their claims?
Huey Long and Father Charles Coughlin
Roosevelt's plan didn't go far enough.
What was the title of the group of advisors to the President who worked to advance the concerns of African Americans?
The Black Cabinet
Who was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration taking photos of migrant workers and sharecroppers?
Dorothea Lange
List the major causes of the Great Depression:
Overproduction of goods
Bought stocks on margin
Federal Reserve didn’t stop the banking crisis
High Tariffs discouraged international trade
Which New Deal aid programs helped farmers?
Farm Credit Act (FCA) and Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
List the Effects of the New Deal:
Expanded the Power of the Federal Government
provided hope and relief
Created programs that still exist currently
did NOT end the Great Depression
Describe the relationship between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Supreme Court.
Bad relationships
The Supreme Court declared New Deal acts unconstitutional.
Roosevelt proposed “court-packing” which would mean he could appoint a new Justice for everyone over the age of 70.
His plan was widely criticized (by Congress and Americans) but intimidated the Court.
Who was the famous actress (or actor) who boosted morale during the Great Depression?
Shirley Temple
a New Deal program that built dams to bring electricity and jobs to many poor communities
What was the Dust Bowl? How did it happen? How was it fixed?
- A massive dust storm in the Great Plains
- severe drought, poor farming habits, plagues of rabbits and grasshoppers
- fix- new farming techniques and grass/trees planted