Test Flashcards
What paralyzing disease did Roosevelt catch?
Polio
One ounce of gold is equal to a set number of dollars
Gold Standard
act of closing the remaining banks before bank runs could put them out of business
Bank Holiday
The programs Roosevelt came up with in his First Hundred Days were called what?
The First New Deal
law required federal examiners to survey the nation’s banks and issue Treasury Department licenses to those that were financially sound
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Roosevelt addressed the nation on the radio with what?
Fireside chats
provides government insurance for bank deposits
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
bought the mortgages of homeowners who were behind in their payments
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
helped farmers refinance their mortgages
Farm Credit Administration
Under this act, the gov’t would pay farmers not to raise certain livestock, grow certain crops, and produce dairy products
Agricultural Adjustment Act
built dams to control floods, conserve forestlands, and bring electricity to rural areas
Tennessee Valley Authority
suspended antitrust laws and allowed business, labor, and government to cooperate with rules, or codes of fair competition, for each industry
National Recovery Act
offered unemployed young men 18-25 years old the opportunity to work under the direction of the forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs
Civilian Conservation Corps
gave money to state and local agencies to fund their relief projects
FERA
Who ran the FERA?
Henry Hopkins
began building highways, dams, schools, and other facilities
Public Works Administration
built or improved 1000 airports, 500000 miles of roads, 40000 school buildings, and 3500 playgrounds and parks
Civil Works Administration
governmental practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually in an attempt to boost the economy
Deficit Spending
governor of Louisiana, championed the poor
Huey Long
In 1934, Huey Long established what?
Share Our Wealth
FDR also faced a challenged from a Catholic priest and radio host
Father Charles Coughlin
In 1934 Huey Long created what that some Democrats feared would become a new third party
National Union for Social Justice
Another challenge came from California man….
Francis Townsend
was the largest public works program of the Great Depression
Works Progress Administration