Roosevelt Video Pt. 1

Question 1

FDR and Elanor:

Answer 1

• Elanor was an asset to FDR and they needed each other
• She knew who he really was - unmasked
• Each wanted the approval of the other
• They lived very separate lives
• The president loved warm springs Georgia, and went to suffer with the people
• Roosevelt had rubbed off on America in all the right ways

Question 2

African American Conditions and FDR Reaction:

Answer 2

• They were ragged, ashamed, and cold, and they couldn’t pay rent
• African Americans had it the worst, and 3/4 still lived in the Jim Crow south
• No money went to them
• Many went north, but found no work
• Booker T. Washington
• FDR had a “Black cabinet” and understood that the world had changed
• AA liked FDR, but lynching continued because he could not make it illegal

Question 3

WPA and the role of the government:

Answer 3

• WPA changed the landscape, put men to work, and created many useful glorys
• Symphonies, Murals, and books were all created by the WPA
• It documented, persevered, and created
• It was trying to secure national well being

Question 4

GD is Continuing and people are getting frustrated:

Answer 4

• Although FDR had made a huge difference, things were still bad
• Some people got very mad at FDR, and called him and the new deal terrible
• They were really scared, because the NRA had failed and was called un-c, or something only a dictator could do

Question 5

Hewie Long?

Answer 5

Hewie Long was a major 3rd Party treat to Roosevelt
- His plan to “share our wealth” was very appealing to the nation

Question 6

NRA is Invalidated:

Answer 6

• They were really scared, because the NRA had failed and was called un-c, or something only a dictator could do

Question 7

National Labor Relations Board:

Answer 7

• The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions.
• It was a program to help people whereas SS was more of a fund that created programs

Question 8

Social Security Act: (SS)

Answer 8

• Was very radical, but provided old age insurance and is really important to this day
• Was there to help those in need (impaired ect)
• It redefined what the government owed people, and FDR made it last
• FDR put the limits all together
• The laws like this were like FDR’s 2nd New Deal