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USA A5 booklet pages 32-33 (Opponents of New Deal & Cultural changes during 1930s) Flashcards

1
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Who is Huey Long?

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Ex governor of Louisiana who had taxed big businesses to pay for public works big building projects

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Who supported the idea that the New Deal wasn’t doing enough?

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Huey Long
Dr Francis Townsend
Father Coughlin

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What better ideas did Huey Long suggest for the New Deal?

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  • Long wanted a “share our wealth scheme” which reduced personal fortunes to $3 million, income max of $1 million per year.
  • Pensions to over 60s and electrical items.
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What did Townsend want from the New Deal?

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Townsend wanted $200 pensions per month as long as money had to be spent to stimulate the economy.

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What did Coughlin do about his views of the New Deal?

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Coughlin used his radio broadcast to attack FDR setting up his National Union for social justice.

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What ahappened to Long?

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Long was assassinated in 1935.

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What happened to Coughlin and Townsend with their beliefs?

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coughlin and Townsend just faded in importance.

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Who supported the opposition of the New Deal was interfering too much?

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Republicans and businessmen.

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Which businessman stopped supporting the NRA and did the opposite to show that there was too much government interference?

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Henry ford stopped supporting the NRA and cut wages.

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10
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What are useless jobs called?

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Boondoggles.

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What did Republicans and businessmen think of the government?

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They thought that the Government were behaving like socialists/ communists by supporting trade unions and controlling peoples lives too much.

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What did the Republicans think of the New Deal?

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They thought that people were getting lazy and that it was anti rugged individualism,

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What did high taxes do?

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High taxes discouraged the rich from working hard.

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14
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What was the big problem with New Deal agencies?

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New Deal agencies like the TVA crushed small businesses and ended private enterprise.

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what did the Republicans do to try and win the election of 1936 over FDR?

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The Republicans started to spread rumours that FDR was crippled due to an STD not Polio hoping to beat him in the 1936 election.

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16
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What was the result of the 1936 election?

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FDR campaigned hard and won the biggest majority in American Election History.

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17
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What was FDR’s famous quote from when he won the election of 1936?

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“Everyone is against the New Deal except the voters”.

He had massive support for his actions.

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18
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What did Republicans do in 1938?

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In 1938 the Republicans took over the senate and blocked further New Deal legislation.

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Who thought that the New Deal was unconstitutional (against the law)?

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The Supreme Court (Judges mainly republicans who did not like the New Deal)

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20
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Who was the biggest opponent to the New Deal?

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The Supreme Court

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21
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Which New Deal agencies did the Supreme Court close and why?

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The Supreme Court closed down the AAA, NRA and the PWA as they said they were undermining state laws and imposing too much control on peoples way of living.

22
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When did the Supreme Court go against the NRA?

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In 1935 the NRA found the Schechter Poultry Corporation guilty of breaking NRA laws by selling poor food, treating workers badly and filing false sales claims. They tried to close the firm down but the firm appealed to the Supreme Court. The court said that the NRA couldn’t interfere with state laws and allowed the firm to reopen.

23
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What was FDR’s response to the Supreme Court clashing with the NRA?

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FDR was outraged at the court and threatened to create 6 new judges who would support his policies in order to out vote the Republican judges. This alarmed the public who saw him behaving like a dictator. He couldn’t simply sack people he didn’t like. FDR was forced to back down as he seemed to be attacking the American system of Government.

24
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What happened to the Supreme Court and their beliefs?

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The Supreme Court was rocked by FDR and in the future they were less obstructive. Most of FDR’S 2nd New Deal from 1937 onwards was accepted by the court.

25
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What was the 1930’s also known as?

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“The Golden Age”

26
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What developments were there during the 1930’s?

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  • New advanced technologies.
  • Entertainment industry
  • New dances and styles
  • Radio programmes
27
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What part played an important role in development in the 1930’s?

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The role of the car was highly important as it allowed people to travel to the cinema and sporting events.

28
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What happened to film during the 1930’s?

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The era of black and white film ended ant the “Golden Age” of US film began with musicals, “screwball” comedies and “hard-boiled” gangster movies enabling audiences to escape from the grim realities of life in the 1930’s.

29
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When was the first talkie film and what was it?

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The first talkie film introduced was in 1927 and it was the Jazz Singer.

30
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What did the introduction of the first talkie film make happen?

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Made actors and actresses emerge such as:
Greta Garbo
Jean Harlow
Marlene Dietrich
Carole Lombard 
Claudette Colbert
31
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What are 2 famous films from the 1930’s?

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Gone with the Wind

Wizard of Oz.

32
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When were the Academy Awards (Oscars) first broadcast on the radio?

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1930

33
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What was the price for a cinema ticket in the 1930’s, why?

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A cinema ticket was 27c and was high in spite of the Depression.

34
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When was Swing Time released?

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Swing time was a film released in 1936.

35
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Who did Swing Time feature?

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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

36
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Why was Swing Time so upbeat?

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It was upbeat with lyrics in songs like “pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again” which many audience members could empathise with.

37
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When was the Grapes Of Wrath made into a film and what did it show?

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The Grapes Of Wrath was made into a film in 1940 and showed Oakies who had been evicted from their homes during the Depression.

38
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What showed the impact of the Depression and the slow recovery of the New Deal?

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Films

39
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How many radios were there in homes by the end of 1939?

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There were radios in 28 million homes by the end on 1939.

40
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How did most radio channels make their money?

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Most radio channels were commercial and relied on advertising to bring in money.

41
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Who was a famous comedian?

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Jack Benny

42
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Name a famous soap-opera

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Our Gal Sunday which told the story of a small-town American girl who fell in love with a wealthy Englishman

43
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What became a popular dance to jazz music in the 1930’s?

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Swing Dance

44
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What did the radio introduce people to?

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Radio shows introduced people to a number of new subjects including the Cotton Club, a nightclub which frequently held performances by famous jazz musicians.

45
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What were the most popular radio shows?

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The most popular radio shows were those that distracted listeners from their everyday struggles during the Depression such as comedies programs like “Amos ‘n’ Andy”.

46
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What did many Americans want?

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Many Americans hungered for heroes to save them from the poor life the Depression had brought and a number of new comics emerged such as Superman and Batman

47
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What crime novels were there?

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Dashiell Hammett

Raymond Chandler

48
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What were the radio heroes?

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Radio heroes were listened to across the country such as “The Lone Ranger” and “The Shadow2.

49
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What became increasingly popular?

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People travelling to watch their favourite sports team.

50
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Which basketball team became famous outside of the USA?

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The Harlem Globetrotters.

51
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What did some stadia do to attract families?

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Some stadia gave free admission to women to boost interest from families.

52
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Those who couldn’t travel to sports games, what could they do instead?

A

Listen on their radios.

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