The Great Depression and The New Deal Flashcards
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act
CCC
Civilian Conservation Core
WPA
Works Progress Administration
TVA
Tenessee Valley Athority
NRA
National Recovery Act
Pragmatist
a person who is organized and works toward a specific goal
!8th Amendment
make alcohol illegal
19th Amendment
Women gain the right to vote (1920)
20th Amendment
sets the dates at which federal government elected offices end
Fireside Chats
FDR’s way of explaining to people what the new deal was over the radio
Dust Bowl
cloud of dust that wiped out many things. killed all crops and many people
Brain Trust
advisors of Roosevelt that outlined many economic and social programs: formed background of Roosevelt’s speeches
Bonus Army
american soldiers wearing gas masks, backed by cavlary and tanks marched from Washington D.C. to Anacostia Flats- cleared out the people living on the flats
4 causes of the Great Depression
- uneven distribution of wealth
- easy credit
- unbalanced foreign trade
- mechinization
New Deal
what Roosevelt called his policies
Rugged Individualism
each individual should be able to help themselves out, and that the government does not need to involve itself
Social Security Act
system of social insurance
Revenue Act of 1935
have to find new money- need to tax people more. Raised taxes on people who could afford to pay more
Glass Stegall
set up the FDIC to protect bank deposits up to $5,000
court packing
fill the supreme court with justices who would agree with FDR’s personal economic ideas
Second New Deal
body of legislation that began in 1935
Pump Priming
if money doesn’t come in to the economy, then money will not come out either
Pros of 4 term presidency
- if theyre a good president, you have them for four years
2. gives president many new chances for new things
Cons of 4 term presidency
- if the president is bad, they are there for 4 years
2. a lot of pressure on the president for 4 years
Liberty League
organization to defy the president on taxes
Bank Holiday
closing every bank in the U.S.
Direct Relief
organization to improve the quality of life for people in poverty
Black Tuesday (October 29,1929
Stock Market Crash
Humanitarianism
moral of kindness spread to all people
Impact of polio on FDR’s life
- couldn’t walk
- didnt want people to know about it
- couldnt stand on his own- always needed help
- had to keep that secret for a long time
Calvin Coolidge
president in 1924- chose not to run again in 1928
liked more than Harding was
Silent Cal was his nickname-didnt talk much
cut national debt by 3 billion dollars
cut taxes
Herbert Hoover
grew up poor
rural-iowa
never understood how bad the depression was
Al Smith
also grew up poor
urban-new york
why did Al Smith lose the election?
- religion-catholic
- prohibition
- not republican
What did Franklin Roosevelt do to the banks?
closed all banks, inspected some of them, re-opened some of them
Huey Long
started criticizing the president because he thought they weren’t doing enough to help the poor
Charles Coughlin
Catholic priest
had a radio show
became extremely anti-jewish
Francis Perkins
First woman in a cabinet level position
Warren Harding
President- not liked very much
VP was liked a lot more than he was
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
Warren Harding’s VP
