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Chap 13 Study Guide

FDR and the Depression and Recovery

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New Deal Programs enacted by President Roosevelt during the Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform
John Steinbeck Famous novelist who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"
Wagner Act Recognized the right of employees to join labor unions and gave workers the right to collective bargaining
WPA-Works Progress Administration Administered the new jobs program
Black Cabinet Group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to President Roosevelt
FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Insured bank deposits up to $5,000
Social Security Act 1935 law set up a pension system for retirees
TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority Built series of dams to control floods and generate electricity
Franklin D. Roosevelt Governor of New York who became President in 1932
Fireside chat Informal radio speeches made by the President to the American people
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program that... Provided jobs for more than 2 million young men
What gave President Roosevelt broad powers - including the power to declare a four-day bank "holiday"? The Emergency Banking Bill
What problems did the Second New Deal mainly address? Problems of the poor, elderly and unemployed
What rights did the Fair Labor Standards Act provide workers? A minimum wage and minimum work week.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt increasingly used her position to protest against... Racial discrimination
The coalition that brought together southern whites, northern blue collar workers, poor Midwestern farmers and African Americans was the... New Deal Coalition
How did the New Deal have the greatest impact on rural Americans? By public work projects that built dams to provide electricity and control flooding, and by bringing electricity directly to rural peoples' homes.
Radio provided news, sports, music and shows such as _____________ to the American people during the 30's. Lone Ranger, The Shadow, and the Green Hornet.
What was one of the most memorable depression-era films? The Wizard of Oz.
Dorothea Lange was among the photographers who created powerful images of impoverished farmers and migrant workers. One of her most famous works was... "Migrant Mother"
Name some of the immediate effects of the New Deal. Banking system is stabilized, federal payments help farmers, work-relief programs provide jobs, New Deal helps unify the nation.
Name some of the effects FDR had on the Presidency. Increased power of the President and executive branch, made mass media an essential tool in promoting policies, expanded role of President in managing the economy, won 3rd & 4th terms, leading to passage of 22nd Amendment.
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