This legislation would appeal to those 65 and older, and any others who are "unemployed at no fault of their own" (Except Farmers & African Americans at that time)
What is the Social Security Act?
100
F.D.R.'s first step was to restore people's trust in financial institutions, therefore he demanded this "four day vacation" of sorts.
What is the Bank Holiday?
100
While the 1st Hundred Days focused on providing relief & stimulating the economy, the 2nd New Deal was designed to aid this group through things like higher taxes on the rich, supporting unions, and social welfare benefits.
Who was the ordinary Americans?
100
Although resentment, revenge, & failure to embrace democracy are underlying causes, many consider this to be the spark of WWII.
What is when Germany invaded Poland in 1939?
100
German Chancellor, Nazi, Mein Kampf
What was Adolf Hitler?
200
1/3 of the U.S. unemployed were in the construction industry, so this agency put them back to work with projects like dams, highways, shools, & other large government facilities.
What is the Public Works Administration (PWA)?
200
This became an intrical part of F.D.R.'s process of informing the public on his progress. (Put another log on please & pump up the volume)
What are the fireside chats?
200
As the 2nd Hundred Days began, an organized group of anti-New Deal opposers was formed called the...
What was the American Liberty League?
200
Code name Seal Lion coincides with this eight month event that attempted to set up a German invasion but was thwarted by resilience. Go Churchill!!!
What was the Battle of Britain?
200
Black Shirts, Fascism, Il Duce
Who was Benito Mussolini?
300
This project was successful times three...it built dams to control flooding, conserved forest land, and brought electricity to some rural areas for the first time! (It still provides over 8 million people with power today)
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
300
By often times traveling, speaking, and campaigning for the New Deal, this person proved to be one of F.D.R.'s most important colleagues.
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
300
This agency, the largest public works agency of the New Deal, spent $11 Billion & included a controversial section that aided artists, musicians, & writers.
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
300
"Today, December 7th, 1941...a date which will live in infamy" for the U.S. in the Pacific.
What was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
300
U.S. Commander in Pacific, "I shall return!", accepted Japanese surrender
Who was General Douglas MacArthur?
400
Bank runs a problem today?...no way! Thanks to the Glass Steagall Act, this program was created to further protect depositors & their money up to a certain amount.
What is Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
400
This was the name of the unoffical group of African American officeholders who worked to increase support for the New Deal & work on priorities for minorities.
What was the Black Cabinet?
400
This idea of sorts is where F.D.R. asked for six additional justices, one for each over 70 years old...although he truly had an alternative motive.
What was the Court-Packing Plan (Fiasco)?
400
This decisive sea battle signifies the turning point of WWII in favor of the Allies due to the withdrawal of the Japanese Fleet.
What was the Battle of Midway?
400
The Desert Fox, led both German & Italian troops in North Africa, commander of Hitler's bodyguards
Who was General Erwin Rommel?
500
This program is still around today to ensure we don't have a repeat of "Black Thursday".
What is the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)?
500
The New Deal faltered when Supreme Court declared this law to be unconstitutional because it gave the F.D.R. lawmaking powers & regulated local, rather than interstate, commerce.
What is the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)?
500
The two names of the legislation that allowed workers to unionize and bargain collectively...The ability for you to know this is truly arbitrary (that's a hint!!!)
What was the National Labor Relations Act a.k.a. Wagner Act?
500
This term refers to our attempt to develop atomic weaponry intended originally for the Germans but ending up targeting Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
What was the Manhattan Project?
500
Commander of U.S. ground troops during D-Day in Normandy & leader of largest force ever placed under one commander (France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, & Czechoslovakia)