Ch. 25 Sec. 1&2 Flashcards
What were the fireside chats?
There the president would speak on the radio, helping FDR gain the publics confidence.
What was the one hundred days?
A productive time when congress approved all roosevelts 15 proposals.
Emergency banking relief act
A system where banks would open again or be reorganized.
What was the new deal?
New deal law
S and regulations affected banking, the stock market, industry, agriculture, public works, relief for the poor, and conservation of resources.
What was work relief?
Programs that gave needy people government jobs.
Civillian conservation corps (ccc)
These projects benefitted the public, planting trees to reforest areas, building levees for flood control, and improving national parks.
Tennessee valley authority (tva)
Aimed to control flooding, promote conservation and development, and bring electricity to rural areas.
National Recovery administration (nra)
Encouraged businesses to set a minimum wage and abolish child labor.
Securities and exchange comission (sec)
Gave the sec the power to punish dishonest stockbrokers and speculators.
Francis Perkins
First woman to ever serve in the cabinet
Hattie Caraway
First woman to be elected to the united states senate
Eleanor roosevelt
The “eyes and ears” of her husband, and campaigned vigorously for women.
Migrant workers
Farmers moving from place to place to be able to harvest fruits and vegetables.
Mary mclead bethune
Established a college in florida and served as an advisor.
John collier
Introduced a set of reforms known as the indian new deal.
