Great Depression #2

Question 1

1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum work week of 44 hours; outlawed child labor

Answer 1

Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 2

1935 law that set up a pension system for retirees, as well as benefits for widows and orphans

Answer 2

Social Security Act (SSA)

Question 3

Senator from Louisiana that promoted the “Share Our Wealth” program which proposed high taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, and the redistribution of their income to poor Americans

Answer 3

Huey Long

Question 4

federal agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors’ money will be safe

Answer 4

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Question 5

informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans

Answer 5

Fireside Chats

Question 6

government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed

Answer 6

Welfare State

Question 7

government agency that built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power

Answer 7

Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 8

labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers

Answer 8

Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

Question 9

labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met

Answer 9

Strike

Question 10

New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings

Answer 10

Public Works Administration (PWA)

Question 11

legislative activity begun by FDR in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression

Answer 11

Second New Deal

Question 12

New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right of employees to form unions and to collectively bargain

Answer 12

Wagner Act

Question 13

New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control

Answer 13

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Question 14

President from 1933-1945 (the Great Depression and WWII)

Answer 14

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Question 15

An act passed by Congress in 1933 that prohibited commercial banks from collaborating with full-service brokerage firms or participating in investment banking activities.

Answer 15

Glass-Steagall Act

Question 16

FDR plan to add up to six new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the court had ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional

Answer 16

Court Packing

Question 17

process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions

Answer 17

Colective Bargaining

Question 18

New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulation production, prices, and wages

Answer 18

National Recovery Administration