Chapter 19 Quiz Flashcards
What was the New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt’s policies aimed at dealing with the Great Depression
What did Roosevelt serve as before he ran for president
governor of New York
What was the primary reason Franklin Roosevelt was able to win the presidency so easily
Americans perceived Hoover’s efforts at a recovery as a huge failure
Why was Roosevelt’s view of the role of government so revolutionary when he won the election of 1932
He insisted that the government must break with tradition and do everything possible to help people
what did investors fear Roosevelt might do before he was inaugurated -why were bank runs increasing
abandon the gold standard
what was Roosevelt’s time in office called when he sent 15 pieces of recovery legislation to Congress
the Hundred Days
What was in the First New Deal
several pieces of legislation passed in Roosevelt’s first three months in office
What did the Emergency Banking Relief Act do
monitor banks and issue approval to those that were still sound
What First New Deal legislation saved millions of farms from foreclosure
the Farm Credit Administration
What First New Deal legislation created jobs for young men with the forestry department
the Civilian Conservation Corps
By 1935, why was the New Deal was being criticized
it had not ended the Great Depression
What was the purpose of the American Liberty League
to oppose and publicly attack New Deal policies
Why were people on the political left unhappy with the New Deal
They felt it hadn’t gone far enough to help the country
Which leftist figure created the Share Our Wealth Society
Huey Long
What Second New Deal program employed 8.5 million people to construct highways, parks, and public buildings
the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers
the right to organize and bargain collectively
What organization, formed by John L. Lewis, was a result of the Wagner Act
the Committee for Industrial Organization
What was a sit-down strike
when workers refused to work or leave a factory
What belief was created from the Social Security Act
the government should be responsible for those who cannot work
How did the Second New Deal differ from the First
It focused more on jobs and those who could not work
What group of traditionally Republican voters abandoned that party to vote for Roosevelt in 1936
African American voters
Who was the first African American woman to head a federal agency
Mary McLeod Bethune
What was the result of the election of 1936
Roosevelt won by a historic landslide
What was Roosevelt’s primary argument with the Supreme Court
It consisted of nine men who were in a position to strike down the entire New Deal
What was the court-packing plan
Roosevelt’s plan to appoint extra justices to the Supreme Court and force others into retirement
What law established the first federal minimum wage and abolished child labor
the Fair Labor Standards Act
How did the Supreme Court react to Roosevelt’s court-packing plan
It began to rule in favor of New Deal legislation
What was the result of Roosevelt’s spending cuts in 1937
The country entered a recession
What is Keynesianism
theory that a government must spend heavily during a recession even at the expense of a deficit
what was one positive legacy for American workers that was created by the New Deal
a public safety net
