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Chapter 15
20/21st - Davis - SVHS - The New Deal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is the amount by which the government's spending exceeds income over a particular period of time, more money going out than coming in. | Deficit Spending |
| Another name for FDR's New Deal programs. | Alphabet Soup |
| Left-Winged, felt FDR’s program was NOT doing enough. | Liberals |
| Right-Winged, ) felt that government intervention was TOO much and interfered with our free market economy. | Conservatives |
| The program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression. | The New Deal |
| An alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting the Democratic Party. | New Deal Coalition |
| Painted "American Gothic" | Grant Wood |
| An early supporter of the New Deal, but later turned against Roosevelt. Was assassinated by a lone gunman. | Huey Long |
| Aided farmers and regulated crop production | AAA |
| Protected collective bargaining rights for unions | NIRA |
| During the 100 Days, Congress passed ____ major pieces of legislation that significantly expanded government’s role in the nation’s economy and welfare | 15 |
| FDR's first order of business when taking office was to | get the banking system in order |
| FDR passed the Glass-Steagall Act establishing what program that insured account holders up to $5,000 and set strict standards for banks to follow (today = $100,000) | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) |
| What Program Raised crop prices by lowering production? | Agricultural Adjustment Act(AAA) |
| As part of what program did Men ages 18 to 25 worked building roads, parks, planting trees? (200 million trees in Dust Bowl areas) | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| By the mid-1930s, the Supreme Court struck down what two New Deal Programs claiming them to be unconstitutional (citing too much government control) | NIRA & AAA |
| How was FDR able to carry out his New Deal programs without interference from the Courts? | Key Supreme Court Retirements & Appointing 7 New Supreme Court Judges |
| What was FDR's first priority with his 2nd New Deal? | providing aid to farmers by reinvigorating the AAA |
| As part of this program 850 airports, 651,000 miles of roads and streets, and 125,000 public buildings were built | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
| Was created to provide education, jobs and recreation for young people by getting young people off the streets and into schools and helping them to get jobs | National Youth Administration (NYA) |
| In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act which did what | set maximum hours at 44 per week and minimum wage at 25 cents per hour |
| Became head of the nation’s first all-black union –the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters | A. Philip Randolph |
| Despite efforts made FDR never fully committed to | Civil Rights issue |
| Gave Natives more ownership of reservations | The Reorganization Act of 1934 |
| Who supported FDR during the 1936 election? | African Americans, Jews, Catholics and immigrants |
| What was the most famous film of the 1930's? | Gone with the Wind |
| Radio captured news with one of the first worldwide broadcasts of immediate news coverage being the horrific crash of the | Hindenburg |
| Supporters claimed FDR struck a reasonable balance between what two extremes | Unregulated Capitalism and Overregulated Socialism |
| What really ended the Great Depression? | massive amount of spending (deficit spending) by the government on equipment/supplies needed for WWII |
| What emotions did the New Deal bring to the American public? | hope/gratitude for some and anger/criticism for others |
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