1930's Domestic Policy - Sheet1

Question 1

y

Employees youth to work on school grounds if they stay in school

Answer 1

NYA, National Youth Administration.

Question 2

y

the first hundred days of Franklin Roosevelt’s term as president which was used as a measuring stick to see what President’s can accomplish at the beginning of their administration

Answer 2

Hundred Days

Question 3

y

Makes bombs and bullets for Europe as they gear up for WWII

Answer 3

WPP, War Preparedness Program.

Question 4

y

A group of close advisers to FDR. These were academics, lawyers, economists, and social scientists.

Answer 4

Brain Trust

Question 5

y

Nickname for FDR’s New Deal programs

Answer 5

Alphabet soup

Question 6

y

Policies the stock market

Answer 6

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission.

Question 7

y

Promoted by Francis Townsend who wanted to give 200.00 to those over 60 and they must spend it in 30 days. This program would take 50% of the budget to benefit 8% of the population.

Answer 7

Old Age Revolving Pension Fund

Question 8

y

ruled the AAA unconstitutional; because the processing tax took money from one group to directly benefit another group which goes against Article 1 Section 8 clause 18

Answer 8

Butler vs. US

Question 9

y

disease suffered by FDR which ultimately confined him to a wheel chair

Answer 9

Polio

Question 10

y

provided electricity to the Tennessee Valley by building hydro-electric dams in the area

Answer 10

TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority,

Question 11

y

Republicans who believed it was destroying the American work ethic

Answer 11

Conservative Concerns

Question 12

y

Eliminate competition so businesses will continue to operate

Answer 12

NRA, National Recovery Act.

Question 13

y

protected unions and collective bargaining rights. Protected the right of workers to join a union

Answer 13

Wagner Act

Question 14

y

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Answer 14

FDR’s inaugural quote

Question 15

y

son was kidnapped and killed

Answer 15

Lindbergh tragedy

Question 16

y

Federal money to the state for direct help to people

Answer 16

FERA, Federal Emergency Relief Act. (called FEMA today)

Question 17

y

director of the FBI

Answer 17

J. Edgar Hoover

Question 18

y

a tax put on companies who process food so to pay farmers as part of the AAA program

Answer 18

Processing Tax

Question 19

y

March 6 to 10 1932, closed banks in order to prevent withdraws (“runs on banks”), and in turn failures

Answer 19

Banking Holiday

Question 20

y

track star who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics

Answer 20

Jesse Owens

Question 21

y

Senator Huey Long promoted a take from the rich and give to the poor concept

Answer 21

Share Our Wealth Program

Question 22

y

Schecter was producing sick chickens. NRA said they couldn’t do that. Supreme Court ruled the NRA unconstitutional

Answer 22

Schecter Poultry vs. US

Question 23

y

The informal radio conversations Roosevelt had with the people to keep spirits up. It was a means of communicating with the people on how he would take on the depression.

Answer 23

Fireside Chat

Question 24

y

Provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas

Answer 24

REA, Rural Electric Administration.

Question 25

# y Eliminate competition so businesses will continue to operate

Answer 25

NRA, National Recovery Act.

Question 26

# y Radio Priest and critic of the New Deal. Forced off the radio for making anti-Semitic remarks.

Answer 26

Father Charles Coughlin

Question 27

# y Republicans who believed it was destroying the American work ethic

Answer 27

Conservative Concerns

Question 28

# y Funded artists, musicians, and bigger construction projects (Old Valley Stadium and old Phenix elementary

Answer 28

WPA,Works Progress Administration.

Question 29

# y Employees youth to work on school grounds if they stay in school

Answer 29

NYA, National Youth Administration.

Question 30

# y reached 25%

Answer 30

unemployment rates

Question 31

# y Nickname for FDR's New Deal programs

Answer 31

Alphabet soup

Question 32

# y Federal money to the state for direct help to people

Answer 32

FERA, Federal Emergency Relief Act. (called FEMA today)

Question 33

# y focused on the Dust Bowl, Mt. Rushmore, Hoover Dam, Banking crisis and boxing match

Answer 33

Bust Video

Question 34

# y FDR plan to pack the court by adding 1 justice for every justice over the age of 70

Answer 34

Judiciary Reorganization Bill

Question 35

# y provided electricity to the Tennessee Valley by building hydro-electric dams in the area

Answer 35

TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 36

# y A group of close advisers to FDR. These were academics, lawyers, economists, and social scientists.

Answer 36

Brain Trust

Question 37

# y Provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas

Answer 37

REA, Rural Electric Administration.

Question 38

# y Funded artists, musicians, and bigger construction projects (Old Valley Stadium and old Phenix elementary

Answer 38

WPA, Works Progress Administration.

Question 39

# y started to help deal with ag surplus

Answer 39

School Lunch Program

Question 40

# y first female cabinet member. Secretary of Labor

Answer 40

Frances Perkins

Question 41

# y Young actress who sang and danced her way into America's heart.

Answer 41

Shirley Temple

Question 42

# y To pay farmers not to farm. goal was to eliminate surplus

Answer 42

AAA, Agriculture Adjustment Act.

Question 43

# y insures depositor's money in the banks

Answer 43

FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

Question 44

# y President during the Great Depression, polio, from a wealthy family

Answer 44

FDR

Question 45

# y started to help deal with ag surplus

Answer 45

School Lunch Program

Question 46

# y ends the Great Depression as we put people back to work making bombs and bullets for the war effort

Answer 46

WWII

Question 47

# y Give jobs and training in conservation to men 18-25

Answer 47

CCC, Civilian Conservation Corp.

Question 48

# y Direct handout to the people

Answer 48

Dole

Question 49

# y Roosevelt's wife and greatest asset. An advocate for minorities.

Answer 49

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 50

# y Promoted by Francis Townsend who wanted to give 200.00 to those over 60 and they must spend it in 30 days. This program would take 50% of the budget to benefit 8% of the population.

Answer 50

Old Age Revolving Pension Fund

Question 51

# y reached 25%

Answer 51

unemployment rates

Question 52

# y symbol used by the NRA

Answer 52

Blue Eagle

Question 53

# y economic policy where government would pump money into the economy in order to stimulate economic recovery

Answer 53

Pump Priming

Question 54

# y provides retirement disability unemployment and survivor benefits

Answer 54

Social Security Act

Question 55

# y Name given to FDR's economic plan to fight the Great Depression

Answer 55

New Deal

Question 56

# y Insures low interest loans to buy homes

Answer 56

FHA, Federal Housing Act.

Question 57

# y Senator Huey Long promoted a take from the rich and give to the poor concept

Answer 57

Share Our Wealth Program

Question 58

# y focused on the Dust Bowl, Mt. Rushmore, Hoover Dam, Banking crisis and boxing match

Answer 58

Bust Video

Question 59

# y ends the Great Depression as we put people back to work making bombs and bullets for the war effort

Answer 59

WWII

Question 60

# y provides retirement disability unemployment and survivor benefits

Answer 60

Social Security Act

Question 61

# y When the government spends more money than it has

Answer 61

Deficit Spending

Question 62

# y Makes bombs and bullets for Europe as they gear up for WWII

Answer 62

WPP, War Preparedness Program.

Question 63

# y Name given to FDR's economic plan to fight the Great Depression

Answer 63

New Deal