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late1920s early1930s
chapter 26 section 2
| answer | question |
|---|---|
| franklin delano roosevelt | president who was inaugurated in march 1933 |
| FDR | nickname of president inaugurated in march 1933 |
| "brain trust" | group of advisors--professors and economists-to fight Depression |
| bank holiday | temporary shutdown of all banks |
| fireside chats | radio talks where FDR explained his policies |
| people deposited money in banks more than they withdrew | effect of radio talks |
| new deal | FDR's programs to fight the depression |
| hundred days | first session of congress when massive bills were sent to be passed |
| the "three r's" | the phrase for roosevelt's three goals |
| relief | direct aid to hungry and jobless |
| reforms | changes to the way the government works |
| recovery | help the agriculture and industry-rules for doing business |
| ease suffering and prevent another depression | two major reasons for FDR's major programs |
| conservatives | group that fears new deal programs |
| new deal went too far, opposed growth of the federal government and thought the new deal as socialism | three reasons for opposition to the new deal programs |
| francis townshend | man who proposed giving $200 a month to elderly over 60 |
| social security | workers and employers made payments into a special fund from which they would draw a pension after they retired |
| laid-off workers, disabled workers, and needy families with dependant children | three other groups that this act gave help to |
| second new deal | the set of programs passed in 1935 |
| democrat | political party that roosevelt belonged to |
| feared higher taxes, and thought he was increasing power to their expenses | two reasons why business leaders opposed roosevelt's reelection |
| believed the federal government had too much power | reason for opposition of the supreme court justices to FDR's programs |
| court-packing bill | term given to FDR's idea to appoint six Supreme Court Justices |
| checks and balances | what consitution principle did his idea interfere with? |
| 5 | how many judges was he able to appoint due to retirements and deaths? |
| deficit spending | use of borrowed money to fund government programs |
| unemployment increased and the amount of goods produced decreased | two reasons for criticism of roosevelt in his second term |
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