Economic Theories
This economist argued the government should increase spending to boost demand.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
FDR’s first major wave of legislation is known as this.
What is the First Hundred Days?
This First Lady pushed for civil rights and equality.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This program created jobs for young men. (First New Deal)
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
What caused many banks to fail during the Depression?
What are bank runs (people withdrawing money)?
This theory believed giving money to businesses would help everyone.
What is trickle-down economics?
FDR used these to communicate directly with Americans.
What are fireside chats?
What political party did FDR represent?
Democrats
This act guaranteed the right to join unions.
What is the Wagner Act?
The stock market crash led to this loss of public trust.
Trust in banks
According to Keynes, unemployment is caused by this problem.
What is low demand for goods and services?
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
This President was not well admired by the public due to his lack of help during the beginning of the Great Depression...
Herbert Hoover
This program provided pensions for the elderly.
What is Social Security?
Overfarming and Drought
Hoover believed helping businesses would eventually help these people.
Who are workers / the general public?
How were the First New Deal and Second New Deal different?
The First New Deal was focused on providing immediate relief for the people.
The Second New Deal was focused on more long-term reform.
What President is related to FDR?
Teddy Roosevelt
These programs focused heavily on infrastructure projects.
What are the WPA and PWA?
What happened to most people that were impacted by the Dust Bowl?
They moved to California to seek better jobs.
What is the purpose of pump priming?
To stimulate economic growth and decrease unemployment during recessions by injecting demand into a weak economy.
FDR’s Social Security plan focused on who PRIMARILY?
The Elderly
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
Leader/Head of the Black Cabinet
This New Deal program aimed to help farmers by reducing crop production.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
What year did the Stock Market Crash?
1929