new deal

Question 1

assistant secretary of the Navy under Wilson, and eventually became president

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FDR

Question 2

what disease did FDR contract?

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Polio

Question 3

FDR’s policies for ending the great depression became known as

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the new deal

Question 4

the act of closing remaining banks before bank runs could run them out of business

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bank holidays

Question 5

FDR’s first group was inspired by Teddy Roosevelt’s ___

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“New Nationalism”

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a third group supported Wilson’s ___

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“New Freedom” policy

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required federal examiners to survey the nation’s banks and issue treasury department licenses to those who were financially sound

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Emergency Banking Relief Act

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FDR’s talks

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fireside chats

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required companies that sold stocks to provide truthful inforation to investors

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Securities Act of 1933

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separated commercial banking from investment banking

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Glass-Steagall banking Act

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handle everyday transactions and could no longer risk depositors’ money through speculation

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commercial banks

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provides government insurance for bank deposits

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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bought the mortgages of homeowners who were behind in their payments

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Homeowner’s Loan Corporation

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helped farmers refinance their mortgages

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Farm Credit Administration

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paid farmers not to raise certain livestock

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

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built dams to control floods, etc.

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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suspended antitrust laws; was later deemed unconstitutional

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National Recovery Act (NRA)

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offered unemployed young men between 18-25 opportunities to work

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Civilian COnservation Corps (CCC)

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these men earned $30 a month, $25 of which was sent to their families

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CCC again

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gave money to state and local agencies

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FERA

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head of FERA

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Harry Hopkins

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built highways, etc. and wouldnt let people discriminate against African Americans

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Public Works Administration (PWA )

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built or improved thousands of airports, etc.

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Civil Works Administration (CWA)

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governor of Louisiana who championed the poor

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Huey Long

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government practice of spending borrowed money

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Deficit Spending

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gave loans to tenants to purchase farms

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Farm Security Administration

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abolished child labor

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Fair Labor Standards Act

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government works out conflicts among competing groups

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broker state

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safeguards x relief programs, that protect people against econ. disaster

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safety nets

Question 30

critics argued that the the new deal made the ____ too powerful

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government

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democrats feared the ___ would become a third part

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National Union for Social Justice

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proposed that the fed. gove. pay citizens $200 a month

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Francis Townsend

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largest public works program of the great. dep.

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Works Progress Administration

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most controversial

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federal number 1

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unionize and bargain collectively

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wagner act

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neautral partty hears both sides

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binding arbitration