1930's Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
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Bank holiday

A

Give Banks time to recover

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2
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Fireside chat

A

Radio talks about issues of public concern from the government

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3
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AAA

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American agricultural adjustment act Restore purchasing powers of American farmers to the pre-World War I levels

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4
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TVA

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Tennessee Valley Authority provide flood control

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5
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CCC

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Civilian conservation corp. create jobs and saw the environmental problems

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6
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NRA

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National recovery administration stabilize economy by ending competition between production with child labor

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FDIC

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Federal deposit insurance Corp. identify and ensure your money to a certain amount

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SEC

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Securities and exchange commission requiring companies that sol bonds and stocks to provide full complete truthful information to investors

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9
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WPA

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Works progress administration create jobs in the communities

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10
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FHA

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Federal housing administration improve housing standards increase employment in home construction

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11
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Social Security act

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Created a solution for pensions and Social Security for the retired disabled

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12
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Wagner act

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Get workers rights to form labor unions

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13
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Deficit spending

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A government spending of more money than it receives in revenue

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14
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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Wife of Franklin Roosevelt niece of Theodore Roosevelt

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15
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Father Coughlin

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A critic of FDR’s programs who was popular but lost his influence due to the anti-Jewish talks

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16
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Dorothea Lange

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Photographer who documented American life during the great depression and era of the new deal

17
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Frances Perkins

A

Americas first female cabinet member

18
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Orson Welles

A

Actor producer director and writer created one of the most renowed radio broadcast of all time, “The War of the World”

19
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Herbert Hoover

A

President that wouldn’t do welfare to help the citizens, “trickle down effect”

20
Q

Franklin Roosevelt

A

President that created the new deal

21
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John Steinbeck

A

Annapolis to describe the experience their family had farming the depression

22
Q

The media impact of Franklin Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office

A

New jobs everywhere

23
Q

Why the Supreme Court opposed the new deal

A

They didn’t think it would work and it created more problems that Roosevelt had his fingers into too many deals for the people

24
Q

The purpose movies in radio serve during the great depression

A

Allowed people to escape the problems with the Great Depression

25
Know some local buildings/stadiums in the QC that was built during the new deal
I-74 bridge, Soule bowl
26
Five new deal agencies that are still in place today
1. Social security act 2. TVA 3. SEC 4. FDIC 5. FHA
27
4 causes of the Great Depression
The stock market crash Overspending on credit The dust bowl Bank failure
28
How the depression affect in men women and children
People lost their jobs | Hard to put food on the table
29
What were FDR's main goals in the creation of the new deal
Relief, Recovery, and reform