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SS p. 728-p.736
Life During the Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Frances Perkins? | The first woman appointed to serve in the cabinet under President Roosevelt |
| Who was Hattie Caraway? | The first woman elected to US Senate. 1932, Arkansas. |
| Influence of Eleanor Roosevelt | Made fact finding trips for President as his mobility was limited due to polio. Campaigned for women, minorities, humanitarian causes. Wrote a daily newspaper column |
| The Dust Bowl | environmental disaster in the southern Great Plains during 1930s (especially western Kansas and Oklahoma, northern Texas, and eastern Colorado and New Mexico) |
| What caused the dust bowl? | farmers had cleared millions of acres of sod for wheat farming without realizing that the roots of the grass held the soil in place. Severe drought of 1931 dried out the soil and strong winds blew the soil away causing "black blizzards" |
| migrant workers | about 300,000 farmers migrated to CA and became migrant workers, moving from place to place to harvest fruit and vegetables |
| Okies | migrant workers from Oklahoma |
| affect of Depression on African Americans | in south, more than 1/2 A Am unemployed. Jobs given to unemployed whites. Migration to northern cities. Continued high unemployment. some political gains under Roosevelt. |
| Black Cabinet | group of advisers to Roosevelt. Ralph Bunche- worked for State Dep. Mary McLeod Bethune- est. Bethune-Cookman College in FLA |
| Who was Marian Anderson? | 1939, denied permission to sing in Constitution Hall because she was black. Eleanor Roosevelt arranged concert at Lincoln Memorial |
| Indian New Deal | John Collier, new head of Bureau of Indian Affairs halted sale of reservation land, got jobs for 77,000 native americans, obtained funds to build reservation schools |
| Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 | this law restored traditional tribal government and provided money for land purchases to enlarge some reservations (led by John Collier) |
| Hispanics and the Depression | lived in CA and Southwest, mostly from Mexico working as farmers, migrant workers, and laborers. Many Mexican Americans forced to return to Mexico- more than 500,000 left often involuntarily |
| Depression and radical political Movements | radical groups called for extreme and immediate change. Socialists and Communists thought Depression was not a temporary economic problem, but the end of a failed system. Attracted workers, minority rights activists, intellectuals but not strong force |
| Fascism | political philosophy that holds the individual second to the nation and advocates government by dictatorship |
| Spanish Civil War | 1936, Germany and Italy supported fascists. US neutral but 3,000 Americans went to Spain to fight fascists. |
| Escapism | light or romantic entertainment to help people forget about problems and Depression |
| Social Criticism | trend in entertainment and arts to show the suffering and injustice of Depression America |
| entertainment during Depression | radio shows(soap operas, adventure programs, comedy) movie theaters- Shirley Temple (escapism), Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (social criticism- Okies fleeing dust bowl) Gone with the Wind (1939) |
| writers and artist during Depression | Richard Wright, Native Son (AF. Am. man growing up in Chicago) Photographers Walker Evans, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange- photos of migrant workers. Painters, Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton- ordinary people and Depression hardships |
| Liberty League | formed in 1934 by conservative critics who wanted government to let business alone and play less active role in the economy- thought Roosevelt was destroying free enterprise |
| Father Charles Coughlin | Roosevelt critic/priest with a radio program who felt Roosevelt did not deal firmly enough with big business- extreme views of bankers, Jews, Communists, Labor unions- lost support of listeners |
| Francis Townsend | CA doctor with plan for monthly pension (payment) for older people who quit jobs to make available for younger people. |
| Senator Huey Long | Louisiana senator, originally supported Roosevelt but felt he did nothing to redistribute wealth in the US. 1934 "Share Our Wealth" plan to tax wealthy and give every American a home and $2,500/year. Gained popularity, threat to FDR, assassinated 1935 |
| Second New Deal | 1935, new set of programs and reforms |
| Revenue Act of 1935 | raised taxes on wealthy people and corporations |
| Works Progress Administration | 1935. Led by Harry Hopkins. Kept 2 million people employed 1935-1941. Workers built or repaired airports, public buildings, bridges, roads. Also found work for artists and writers who documented American life. |
| Social Security Act | 1935. Created tax on workers and employers to provide monthly pensions for retired people |
| Second New Deal | 1935, new set of programs and reforms |
| Revenue Act of 1935 | raised taxes on wealthy people and corporations |
| Works Progress Administration | 1935. Led by Harry Hopkins. Kept 2 million people employed 1935-1941. Workers built or repaired airports, public buildings, bridges, roads. Also found work for artists and writers who documented American life. |
| Social Security Act | 1935. Created tax on workers and employers to provide monthly pensions for retired people |
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