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How did the New Deal provide relief for the unemployed?

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Congress approved 15 relief and recovery measures

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Emergency Banking Act

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authorized the federal government to regulate banks and allow those that were financially sound to reopen

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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insured each bank deposit up to $5,000

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Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

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assisted home owners who couldn’t meet their mortgage payments

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

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distributed $500 million in relief aid to state and local agencies

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Frances Perkins

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secretary of labor for the Roosevelt administration

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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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  • planted 217 million trees during the Dust Bowl and created a windbreak that stretched from Texas to Canada
  • provided relief for many unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25 (250,000 men) during the depression
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

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  • stimulated industrial and business activity and reduced unemployment (stabilized prices, raised wages, limited work hours, and provided jobs)
  • created the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

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paid farmers to reduce their output of corn, cotton, dairy products, hogs, rice, tobacco, wheat, etc.

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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built dams and built several power station that provided electricity, flood control, and recreational facilities for the region

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Robert C. Weaver

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African American adviser for the Department of the Interior on racial matters
- helped over 100 African Americans get posts in the federal government

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Marian Anderson

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a world-famous African American singer

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John Collier

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founded the American Indian Defense Association (fought to protect religious freedom and tribal property)

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How did the program of the TVA affect daily life and the standard of living in the area?

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provided electricity, flood control, and jobs

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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regulates companies that sell stocks and bonds

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What were the criticisms aimed at the new deal?

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it destroyed the constitution and free enterprise

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Dr. Francis E. Townsend

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a liberal reformer who opposed the New Deal
- wanted the government to grant a pension of $200 a month to every American over 60

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Huey Long

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a corrupt U.S. Senator from Louisiana; had the most radical plan
- wanted to tax the rich and provide steady income to every American

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National Youth Administration (NYA)

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provided high-school and college age Americans (16-25) with part time jobs

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Social Security Act

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  • provided unemployment insurance to workers who lost their jobs
  • provided pensions to workers over 65
  • provided payments to people with disabilities, the elderly, and widows and children
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How did President Roosevelt win re-election easily in 1936?

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earned the support of laborers, farmers, African Americans, and Republicans

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Nine Old Men

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what Roosevelt named the Supreme Court justices; six were 70 or older and he wanted to replace them

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

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promoted crop reduction and conservation

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What caused Roosevelt’s recession?

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his public works programs

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What were the effects of the Dust Bowl?

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  • buried fences and farm machinery
  • drought
  • turned 50 million acres into a wasteland
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How did environmental changes in the Great Plains lead to changes in migration?

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drought forced people to migrate west

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Dorothea Lange

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one of the most talented photographers of the depression era

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Federal Project Number One

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sought to encourage pride in American culture by providing work to artists in the fields of writing, theater, music, and visual arts

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What was the purpose of Federal Project Number One?

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provided artists with jobs

30
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John Steinbeck

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wrote The Grapes of Wrath

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Margaret Mitchell

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wrote Gone With the Wind

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Jacob Lawrence

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Harlem artist who portrayed the daily lives of African American heroes

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How did music change in the 1930s?

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more gospel and traditional sounds

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How did the works of artists such as John Steinbeck and Georgia O’Keefe reflect the hard times of the depression?

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  • paintings showed the natural difficulty of the depression
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How did the Roosevelt administration expand the role of the federal government in regulating the economy?

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  • provided jobs and wages
  • public works projects
  • provided help to farmers
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Why might the Supreme Court have declared some New Deal measures unconstitutional?

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  • larger taxes on the wealthy
  • interfered with free enterprise
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What effects did migration from the Dust Bowl have on the West Coast?

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greater population in California

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How did criticism of the first New Deal shape the second New Deal?

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  • Social Security Act
  • helped small businesses and industries
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How do New Deal programs affect the lives of U.S. citizens today?

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  • Social Security Act
  • national parks
  • art projects
40
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What actions did people from various ethnic and racial groups take in the 1930s to expand their economic and political opportunities?

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  • African Americans got jobs in the federal government
  • Native Americans fought for religious freedom and property ownership
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Farm Credit Administration (FCA)

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provided loans to farmers and allowed them to pay off mortgages and back taxes

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