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New Deal
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What is a fireside chat
radio talk which he connected to the people by radio to let them know what was going on
100
Who is Huey Long
He was a democratic senator from Louisiana, he was very powerful with a mind set of determination. He was independent.
100
What were the three goals of the new deal
1)relief for the jobless 2)economic recovery 3)reforms to prevent future depressions
200
What is a pension
A retirement payments
200
Who is Francis Townsend
He is a California Doctor who called for a system of government pensions.
200
How did the supreme court threaten the new deal
The supreme court ruled that some new deal programs were unconstitutional.
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What is the supreme court and what did it have to do with the new deal
The supreme court is the highest judicial court in a country or state. The supreme court was a big obstacle for the new deal.
300
Who is Charels Coughlin
He was a catholic priest from Michigan who used the radio to attract followers. He came to distrust Roosevelts policies and banking.
300
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Townsend's pension plan forced retired people to pay higher taxes (if no explain why)
No, because he said that anyone over 60 would recieve 200$
400
How did the people react to the new deal
The americans were very enthusiastic about the new deal and since FDR supported the new deal he won the re-election
400
What were some people who were an obstacle for the new deal
Huey Long and Francis Townsend
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500
WHo is FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt
500
This group was granted more than 3 billion dollars to build large projects, what is this group
PWA (public works administration)