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Chap 13 Study Guide
FDR and the Depression and Recovery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New Deal | Programs enacted by President Roosevelt during the Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
| John Steinbeck | Famous novelist who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| Wagner Act | Recognized the right of employees to join labor unions and gave workers the right to collective bargaining |
| WPA-Works Progress Administration | Administered the new jobs program |
| Black Cabinet | Group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to President Roosevelt |
| FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Insured bank deposits up to $5,000 |
| Social Security Act | 1935 law set up a pension system for retirees |
| TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority | Built series of dams to control floods and generate electricity |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Governor of New York who became President in 1932 |
| Fireside chat | Informal radio speeches made by the President to the American people |
| The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program that... | Provided jobs for more than 2 million young men |
| What gave President Roosevelt broad powers - including the power to declare a four-day bank "holiday"? | The Emergency Banking Bill |
| What problems did the Second New Deal mainly address? | Problems of the poor, elderly and unemployed |
| What rights did the Fair Labor Standards Act provide workers? | A minimum wage and minimum work week. |
| First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt increasingly used her position to protest against... | Racial discrimination |
| The coalition that brought together southern whites, northern blue collar workers, poor Midwestern farmers and African Americans was the... | New Deal Coalition |
| How did the New Deal have the greatest impact on rural Americans? | By public work projects that built dams to provide electricity and control flooding, and by bringing electricity directly to rural peoples' homes. |
| Radio provided news, sports, music and shows such as _____________ to the American people during the 30's. | Lone Ranger, The Shadow, and the Green Hornet. |
| What was one of the most memorable depression-era films? | The Wizard of Oz. |
| Dorothea Lange was among the photographers who created powerful images of impoverished farmers and migrant workers. One of her most famous works was... | "Migrant Mother" |
| Name some of the immediate effects of the New Deal. | Banking system is stabilized, federal payments help farmers, work-relief programs provide jobs, New Deal helps unify the nation. |
| Name some of the effects FDR had on the Presidency. | Increased power of the President and executive branch, made mass media an essential tool in promoting policies, expanded role of President in managing the economy, won 3rd & 4th terms, leading to passage of 22nd Amendment. |
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