A | B |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1932 democratic nominee for President, unknown governor of New York. | F.D.R. |
vague idea of how FDR intended to combat | New Deal |
distant cousin and wife of F.D.R. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
informal radio speech given to the American people to help restore confidence | Fireside Chat |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, insured bank deposits up to $5,000 | FDIC |
Tennessee Valley Authority, built a series of dams on the Tennessee River valley to control floods and to generate electric power; replanted forests, built fertilizer plants, created jobs, attracted industry-cheap power | TVA |
Public works administration, built bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings. | PWA |
addressed issues of the elderly, the poor, and the unemployed, new public works projects, helped farmers, measures to protect worker rights | Second New Deal |
deficit spending was needed to end the depression | John Maynard Keynes |
established minimum wage | Fair Labor Standards Act |
workers sat down and refused to leave the workplace until a settlement had been reached. | Sit-Down Strke |
Roosevelt's plan to add 6 new members to the supreme court | Court Packing |
African American leaders that Roosevelt invited to advise him | Black Cabinet |
a program to give Native Americans economic assistance and greater control over their own affairs | Indian New Deal |
member of the Black Cabinet, founder of Bethune-Cookman college, for racial equality | Mary McLeod Bethune |
when a government assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of children and the poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed | Welfare State |
Oct. 20,1938; radio drama directed by Orson Welles; Martians were invading the earth | War of the Worlds |
artists painted dramatic murals on public buildings across the nation | Federal Art Project |
New Orleans playwright, experienced first successes | Lillian Hellman |
Agricultural Adjustment Administration; sought to curtail farm production of certain staples, in order to raise prices. | AAA |
would make transparency with investors of financial statement & establish laws against misrepresentation of stocks | Federal Securities Act |
Civilian Conservation Corps; jobs for young men; replant forests, dug irrigation ditches, fought fires. | CCC |
National Recovery Administration; developed codes of fair competition to govern whole industries; established minimum wage, minimum prices for the goods sold by businesses. | NRA |
Works Progress Administration, largest new deal agency put to work those with skills; (physical, mental) | WPA |
part-time employment for unemployed youth | National Youth Administration |
a.k.a. National Labor Relations Act; the right of workers to organize a labor union and collective bargaining | Wagner Act |