--- Module 9

Question 1

What is the perception of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal? What was Roosevelt attempting to do when he pushed the New Deal through Congress?

Answer 1

• Wanted hands off economics

Question 2

Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt? What was his background? Why is that important?

Question 3

What were some of the programs that made up Roosevelt’s New Deal?

Question 4

How does Roosevelt get elected?

Question 5

Who was Herbert Hoover? How did Hoover react to the Great Depression?

Question 6

What was the Bonus March? What happened? Who was involved? Explain the impact of the march on the 1932 presidential election.

Question 7

Why did the veterans march on Washington?

Question 8

What happened during Roosevelt’s First Hundred Days? What legislation was passed?

Question 9

What key piece of technology does Roosevelt use to promote the New Deal?

Question 10

What was the National Recovery Act (NRA)? What proposals does the NRA pass? What were their goals? Did they succeed? Why are they significant?

Answer 10

Brought together managment labor and gov, had the foal to emiminate corperation

Question 11

What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act? Why did Roosevelt pass the act? What are the primary and secondary issues that led to the passage of the act? Was the program popular? Why or why not? Did the act work? Significance?

Answer 11

Farmers got wealth supported large farmers. Solved farm problem by raisin g pprices and reducing agg production

Question 12

What was the Public Works Administration?

Answer 12

Built houses, parks, etc.

Question 13

What was the Works Progress Administration?

Answer 13

Work no matter what

Question 14

What were the three organizations created to regulate the economy? How did each organization fix the problems that created the Great Depression?

Answer 14

SEC, PDIC, HOI

Question 15

Who was Huey Long? How did he plan to alleviate the burden placed on civilians during the economic collapse? What was his plan called?

Answer 15

“Share our wealth plan”

Question 16

Who was Charles Coughlin? What did he symbolize?

Answer 16

Symbolized anti semitism

Question 17

Who was Dr. Francis Townshend? What was his plan? Why is he significant?

Answer 17

Townshed plan, he criticized FDR. He plan for old-age pensions which, he argued, would provide
economic security for the elderly

Question 18

Explain the arguments behind all three of Roosevelt’s major critics and whether or not they succeeded in pushing their ideas forward. How did the cumulative effort of these critics impact Roosevelt’s next administration?

Answer 18

They all 3 say that if he doesnt become more radical he may loose election

Question 19

What was the Wagner Act? How did it change labor relations in the United States?

Answer 19

, guaranteed the rights of most workers to unionize and
bargain collectively. And so unionized workers, backed by the support
of the federal government and determined to enforce the reforms of the
New Deal, pushed for higher wages, shorter hours, and better conditions.

Question 20

Explain the causes of the fight between Roosevelt and the Supreme Court? How did he plan to resolve the issue? Did he succeed? Explain why or why not.

Question 21

What did the New Deal accomplish?

Answer 21

• Abolished chiled labor
• Restablished organized labor