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Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Franklin D Roosevelt | In 32' Democratic partys nomination for president |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | Neice of theodore roosevelt and franklins 5th cousin, also his bride |
| New Deal | vague idea of how franklin intended to combat the depression |
| fireside chat | informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average americans |
| federal deposit insurance corporation(FDIC) | government agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors' money will be safe |
| tennessee valley authority(TVA) | goverment agency that built dams in the tennessee valley river to control flooding and generate hydroelectric power |
| Civilian conservation corps(CCC) | new deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control |
| National Recovery Administration(NRA) | new deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages |
| Public Works Administration(PWA) | new deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings |
| Charles Coughlin | supported new deal but in time he broke with fdr, accusing him of not doing enough to fight the depression |
| Huey Long | solution to the deprssion was "share our wealth" |
| Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by FDR in 1935 to solve problems created by the great depression |
| Works Progress Administration(WPA) | key new deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects |
| John Maynard Keynes | argued that deficit spending was needed to end the depression |
| pump priming | economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, stimulating the economy |
| Social Security Act | 1935 law that set up a pension system for retirees, established unemployment insurance, and created insurance for victims of work related accidents; provided aid for poverty stricken mothers and children, the blind, and the disabled |
| Wagner Act | new deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining |
| Collective Bargaining | process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor |
| Congress of Industrial Organizations(CIO) | labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers |
| sit-down strike | labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met |
| court packing | FDR plan to add up to six new justices to the nine member supreme court after the court had ruled that some new deal legislation was unconstitutional |
| Black Cabinet | group of african american leaders who served as unofficial advisers to FDR |
| Mary McLeod Bethune | Member of black cabinet |
| Indian New Deal | a program that gave indians economic assistance and greater control over their own fairs |
| New Deal coalition | political force formed by diverse groups who united to support FDR and his new deal |
| welfare state | government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed |
| The Wizard of Oz | most memerable depression era films |
| Frank Capra | films focused on the strength of average americans |
| War of the Worlds | movie directed by Orson Welles |
| Federal Art Project | division of the works progress administration that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings and sponsored art education programs and exhibitions |
| mural | a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling |
| Dorothea Lange | among the FSA photographers who created powerful images of impoverished farmers and migrant workersm "Migrant Mother" |
| John Steinbeck | wrote most famous novel of the 1930s "the grapes of wrath" |
| Lillian Hellman | a new orleans native, wrote several plays featuring strong roles for women |
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