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The Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| radio talks from FDR? | Fireside chats |
| group of college professors that advised FDR? | Brain trust |
| Young unmarried men that work in reforestation and soil conservation? Popular New Deal program. | CCC - Civil Conservation Corps |
| wrok relief. Built schools, courthouses, hospitals, and bridges | PWA - public works administration |
| created in 1935 in attempted to eliminate the despised relief doles? | WPA - WOrkds progress administration |
| Built roads playgrouds and airports? | CWA - civils workds admin. |
| FERA | Federal emergency relief admin. |
| esstabllished a new method of farm products and aided debt-ridden nfarminers in danger of losing farms? | AAA - agric. adjeustment act |
| attemot to organize voulntary guidlines for industry to increase employment, maintain wages, and reduce unwanted competition | NIRA - National Industrial Recovery Act |
| Agency designed to carrry out the activities of the NIRA | NRA - Mational recovery admin. |
| an agency devised to insure the bank deposits of millions of americans against loss. | FDIC - federal deposit insurance Corporation |
| Undertook an extensive prrogect to build dams along the tennessee river to provide flood control> | TVA - Tenn Valley Authority |
| 1935; instituting old-age pensions and unemployment insurance for american workers. | Social Security Act |
| Hoover. Tried? first president? | A. Hoover Attempts to stop the bleeding (He got blamed for all the bad stuff) First president to do an active shift - We have stuck with it since - an active government |
| keyesian economics? | Cut taxes and increase spending in public works: Immediately cut taxes! massive govt. spending "public works" (they borrowed money) its been proven that cutting taxes actually increase govt. revenue When you back off, it grows |
| Hawley Smoot Tariff. year? percentage? led to? | 1930- Industrial goods and farm goods We raise the tariff up to 40% of the price! Led to collapse of Europe's economy Kills any chance of recovery Not good for getting anyone up on their feet |
| Sucess ith keyesian economics? GNP? | NO! GNP (gross national product) in 1929 = $104 billion GNP in 1932 = $41 billion |
| Hoover unpopular. BEF? | "bonus army" disaster didn't help! (BEF) Thousands of veterans staged a march and camped out until they go their money Very distracting for Hoover... Symbolized that the president was insensitive to the struggle that ppl were going through. |
| Who is sent to control the BEF? | General Douglas McArthur is sent it to control this. He is BRUTAL! "hooverviles" were sent on fire; people died; etc. |
| election of 1932. who won? platform? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Democrat; "FDR" "New Deal" LANDSLIDE win! |
| FDR's New deal - The first 100 days? | Unprecedented cooperation btw congress and the white house AND the speed at which it passed and signed bills Considered these days as the honeymoon with congress, after that they don't let as many things slide |
| first 100 days. congress and senate contorlled by? What was part of FDR's platform? 15 bills? | democrats; The big BANKING crisis was part of his platform; the ppl just wanted someone to fix it! 15 major bills passed in these days! Good thing, doesn't really help by going slow. Bc they have a banking disaster and they needed to fix it |
| "brain trust" | College professors (no businessmen) president's advisory committee All of them are socialists! (someone who wants the govt. to control vital parts of the economy, like transportation, healthcare, energy, etc. ) Govt. to take over! |
| Comdeian Will Rodgers; reflected the mood of the country? | "Congress doesn't pass legislation anymore --- they just wave as the bills pass by." "The Whole country is with him. just so he does something. if he burned down the capitol, we would cheer and say 'well, we at least got a fire started anyhow!" |
| Banking Crisis? year? what? Why doesnt FDR step up and help hoover? | Early 1933 "run" on the banks Hoover powerless, Roosevelt ignored FDR doesn't step up to solve it bc he didn't want Hoover to get all the credit, or for him to get all the blame; "...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." |
| Bank Hoilday | Asks all the bank to shut down for 4 days Going to pass the bank reforms |
| Banking emergency of 1933 | When they reopen, The ppl's money is now insured in the banks. So now they can recover all the money they invest Govt. Backed the banks, ppl re-deposited a LOT of their money again. Restores confidence in banks |
| Temp solution to the banking eemergency? | Temporary solution, eventually became the FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Govt. had regulations on how to operate their businesses now. |
| Fireside chats. who? date? | Kept americans informed, Very popular Banking Fireside Chat, March 7, 1933 Happens through his death (served 4 terms) |
| The ABC's of the new deal? most expensive? | Massive expansion of govt. power. A LOT of new agencies created . the initials are for the govt. agencies CCC, PWA, WPA all put ppl to work ----- KNOW WHAT THEY ARE! WPA most expensive |
| AAA? SHAECROPPERS? | Reduced agricultural surpluses farmers paid to destroy crops wanted the prices to rise! stupid bc ppl are already broke... All the farmer's workers lose their jobs (sharecropping) - live and work on the land |
| AAA. negative side? | Huge Neg Side: The majority of the sharecropping/black population don't have any jobs --- get relief from CCC, PWA, WPA More white sharecroppers hurt, but effects blacks a whole lot more! Mostly Black Americans were effected greatly! 35% of black get a |
| New deal transformation in america? politically. | Political effect: New Deal cause transformation in America, bc the vast majority of black americans vote republican. 1936 reelection of FDR; 76% of black voters vote for him. 1st time 2008 - 95% of black voters voted democratic |
| National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA) | NIRA attempt by govt. to take over manufacturing part of economy 80% of all industries NRA enforces the rules of the NIRA; tried to contol economy; |
| How did the NIRA and NRA tried to kill competition? blue eagle? why did FDR hate supreme court? | bysetting price controls and attempt to unionize workers BE = To let ppl know you were on board with the NRA If to BE, ppl would boycott the business. All ruled unconstitutional! FDR hates the supreme court, bc its ruling this stuff unconstitutional. |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) | banking |
| Social Security Act. year? | rretirment 1935 |
| Opposititon to the ND on the Right? who? what/why? | Republicans! Costs too much, govt. going into huge debt Too much govt. control of the economy No recovery, economy still in the dumbs |
| Opposition to the ND on the left? who? what/why? | Democrats FDR not spending enough "Spread the Wealth" - spread tax money and give it to poor Extreme left wingers ran in 1936 election - FLOP! |
| US SUPREME COURT?! FDR? | Struck down AAA, NRA, NIRA Roosevelt saw supreme court as an enemy of his New Deal... HATES THEM! |
| Election of 1936. whats big about it? | Reelection - BIGGER than 1932! - LANDSLIDE! Popular with the ppl! Mandate from the ppl, ordered to make sure the new deal goes through... Roosevelt tries to get ppl out of the supreme court in order to pass the ND |
| "court packing plan" year? what? how man? | Plan to pack the court with his own judges! 70 years old. or older they have to retire or he gets to appoint another judge with him six justices were 70 or older; america says no and law doesnt pass |
| FDR loses the battle, but wins the war. what? saying? | FDR's bill doesn't pass! "A Switch in Time Saves Nine!" He scared the the supreme court so bad that one judge started voting his way. |
| 1938 midtem election shows what? why | Congressional election reflect the mood of the ppl... 1938 Mid-Term Election Democrat party lost seats, and its America saying that their unhappy with FDR Reflect mood of ppl Reps + Conservative democrats kill New Deal |
| FDR hurt by Unions. how? | Used NRA/NIRA in 1930's to promote Unions and make them stronger (better wages, etc.) Used NRA/NIRA in 1930's to promote Unions and make them stronger (better wages, etc.) |
| which 2 large unions arise? | The American Federation of Labor (AFL) Congress of industrial Organizations (CIO) |
| "sit downs" at buisnesses? why? | everyone goes to work and then they sit down and do nothing vandalize and destroy them all To force the business owner to give them what they want |
| Memorial Day 1937 at Republic Steel in Chicago | so violent that to restore order there are shootings and killings to get it in order PPL are questioning FDR Middle America alarmed |
| End of 1930's and ND? election of 1940? | FDR's popularity down by Election of 1940 Saved by foreign affairs issues Sick with FDR and just make it out of the chaos instead of a new president to get mixed up in the world's chaos. Lost states, but still got elected. |
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