Key Figures
FDR
Who was the president responsible for taking the U.S out of the depression?
The detrimental result of over-plowed lands, high temperatures, and wind erosion.
What was the Dust Bowl?
A grant-making agency that provided federal aid.
What was the Federal Emergency Relief Fund?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who was the wife of FDR?
Musical genre introduced at this time.
What is Swing Music?
Herbert Hoover
Which president only fueled the Great Depression?
The controversial addition of 6 supreme court justices.
What was the Court-Packing Scandal?
A short-lived job creation program.
What was the civil works administration?
Black woman who heavily influenced the jazz genre during this time.
Who was Billie Holiday?
Significant male actor that rose to fame during this time.
Who was Frank Capra?
Teddy Roosevelt
Who was FDR's 5th cousin?
Brought together southern whites, northern blue-collar workers, poor Midwestern farmers, & African Americans whilst also changing voting patterns.
What was the New Deal Coalition?
Restored tribal control over Native lands
What was the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?
Frances Perkins
Who was the first female cabinet member/secretary of labor?
A classic movie filmed at this time.
(5 different answers)
What is 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Frankenstein', 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', 'Top Hat', or 'Gone with the Wind'?
Robert Weaver
Who was the first African American Cabinet Member?
The year in which The New Deal had finally run its course.
What was 1939?
Eliminated competition within various industries and introduced fair labor practices.
What was the National Recovery Administration?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Who managed the National Youth Administration?
Biggest male vocalist during the Great Depression.
Who was Bing Crosby?
John Collier
Who was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs?
The age at which FDR contracted Polio.
What is 39?
The WPA and the PWA.
What two programs employed women at the time?
A significant Playwright during the Great Depression.
Who was Lillian Hellman?
The singer of "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing"
Who was Duke Ellington?