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What was the New Deal?

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referred to the relief, recovery, and reform programs of FDR’s administration that were aimed at combating the Great Depression

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what were Fireside Chats?

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a series of radio address by FDR from 1933-1944

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what was the purpose of Fireside Chats?

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they calmed and informed the American people of his plans for recovery

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What was the Hundred Days?

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a period from FDR’s inauguration March until June 1933 in office of President

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What did FDR do during the period of Hundred Days?

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pushed through Congress, program after program to provide relief, create jobs and stimulate economy

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What did FDR do to stabilize financial institutions?

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restored public’s confidence in banks

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FDR closed banks for four days and passed what banking act?

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Emergency Banking Act

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what was the Emergency Banking Act?

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authorized government to inspect financial health of all banks

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to assure Americans that banks would not fail, FDR did what?

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closed banks for four days and passed the Emergency Banking Act

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People began to put their money back in the banks when they were found _____________.

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healthy

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Glass-Steagall Banking Act–

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established Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to ensure all bank deposits

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FDR created other programs to help regulate the stock market, what were they?

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Federal Securities Act && Securities and Exchange Commission

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what was the Federal Securities Act?

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required companies to provide info about finances if they offered stock for sale

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what was the Securities and Exchange Commission?

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regulates and oversees all activities and transactions of the stock market

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what did the Federal Emergency Relief Administration do?

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provided federal funds to state relief agencies

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What were the public works programs?

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government funded projects to build public facilities

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what did the Civil Works Administration do?

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put unemployed to work building or improving roads, parks, airports, ect.

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providing relief and creating jobs was a tremendous __________ booster to four million out of work

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morale

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what did the Civilian Conservation Corps do?

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put more than 2.5 million young, single men to work restoring and maintaining beaches, parks, and forests

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what was FDR’s favorite program?

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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what did the men part of the CCC receive?

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$30/month, got to live on campus for free, and received free medical care and job training

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what did Eleanor convince the CCC to also fund for?

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similar program for women

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what did the National Recovery Administration do?

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set out to balance the unstable economy through extensive planning

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what did the National Recovery Administration consist of?

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federal codes that regulated wages, working conditions, production and prices; set a minimum wage

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who was Francis Perkins?

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appointed Secretary of Labor

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who was the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet post?

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Francis Perkins

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FDR’s administration hired many _______________________.

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african americans

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who is Mary McLeod Bethune?

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held the highest position of any african american woman in the New Deal

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what did Mary McLeod Bethune do?

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appointed director of the Division of Negro Affairs; advised FDR on programs that aided african americans

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who was FDR’s most important colleague?

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his wife; Eleanor Roosevelt

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what made it difficult for FDR to travel?

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his disability

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what did Eleanor do for FDR?

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traveled widely to support New Deal in place of him

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what did Eleanor report back to FDR?

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conditions of country and effects of his programs

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what about Eleanor bothered many americans?

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her activism

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why did many believe Eleanor was stepping over her boundaries with her activism?

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believed the role of the First Lady should be “hostess”

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eventually Eleanor was admired by the public for what?

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political skills, her humanity and idealism

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what is the Second New Deal?

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in response to critics who said FDR is not doing enough

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what was part of the Second Deal?

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more social welfare benefits, stricter controls over business, stronger support for unions and higher wages

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what was the Works Progress Administration?

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agency set up in 1935 to provide work for more than eight million people

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what did the Works Progress Administration do?

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built or improved playgrounds, schools, and hospitals and supported creative work of many artists and authors

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what did the Wagner Act do?

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legalized union practices such as collective bargaining and closed shops (workplaces open only to union members)

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what did the Wagner Act outlaw?

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spying on union activities

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the labor legislation set up what to enforce new regulations?

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National Labor Relations Board

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what did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?

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banned child labor and established a national minimum wage for all workers

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what did the Social Security System do?

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provided financial security in the form of regular payments to people who could not support themselves

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what were the three types of benefits of social security?

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old-age pensions and survivor’s benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid for the blind, disabled &/or dependent children

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old-age pensions and survivor’s benefits–

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have to be 65 or older; workers and employers pay in equally into tax

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unemployment insurance–

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employers with more than eight employees pay into this tax and the money is distributed to the workers who lose their money

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aid for blind, disabled &/or dependent children–

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grants states to provide aid for needy individuals

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why did so many people vote for FDR even when they didn’t know what to expect?

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he promised a “New Deal” along with bold and persistent experimentation

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