Oh No I Have To Take The Test Again!!! Flashcards
When did Hitler come into power?
1932
When did the Great Depression start?
1929
Who was blamed for the Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Who were the “brain trust”?
A group of advisers from the University of Colombia who helped FDR on the New Deal.
Who was Francis Perkins?
Secretary of labor, first woman cabinet officer
Who was FDR’s most trusted adviser?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Why was Roosevelt in a wheelchair?
Polio
What were fireside chats?
When FDR reached out to public through the radio on informal talks
What was the Glass Stegall Act?
Prohibited banks from investing in the stock market
When was Roosevelt elected?
1932
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured depositors’ savings
Federal Securities Act
Requires companies to provide complete and truthful information to purchasers
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission, regulated stock market
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration, gave grants to states to distribute as they chose
PWA
Public Works Administration, offered jobs instead of handouts, improving highways, building dams, sewer systems, waterworks, schools and other government buildings
CWA
Civil Works Administration, built/improved 1,000 airports, 500,000 miles of roads, 40,000 school buildings, and 3,500 parks, playgrounds and playing fields
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority combined emergency relief and pump priming with long term economic and social planning
Pump priming
When gov puts money into system to stimulate economic growth?
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps, offered out door work to unemployed single men, 18-25 years old, $30 per month, $22 sent home
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act, government paid farmers who refused production of basic crops. Funds came from a tax levied on businesses that processes food
NIRA
National Industrial Recovery Act, set prices of products, shortened workers hours, established minimum wage
NRA
National Recovery Administration, helped direct NIRA, used power of public opinion
Charles E. Coughlin
Radio priest whose broadcasts reached 40 million listeners, bitterly attached Roosevelt
Huey Long
Senator from Louisiana who proposed on confiscating property of rich and giving every family a home
Francis Townsend
Former public health official, proposed plan to provide relief for elderly to pay all Americans over 60 of $200 a month
WPA
Works Progress Administration, set up under Harry Hopkins to provide a chance for all people to use their skills to earn an income
Social Security Act
Federal government financed state through payroll taxes paid by employers
National Labor Relations Board (Wagner Act)
Stimulated burst of labor union activity
Fair Labor Standards Act
Abolished child labor, placed ceiling on hours and a floor under wages for workers classified as interstate commerce
What did FDR promise to do as president?
Abolish useless offices, eliminate unnecessary functions of government, and restoration of the trade of the world
