Chapter 22 (FDR NEW DEAL)

Question 1

AAA

Answer 1

Agricultural Adjustment Act

protected farmers from price drops by providing subsides to reduce production, gave programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion

Question 2

CWA

Answer 2

Civil Works Administration

provided public works jobs at $15/week to four million workers

Question 3

CCC

Answer 3

Civilian Conservation Corps

FDR’s favorite
Gave jobs to 250,000 young men, provided safer working conditions for boys, provided money for families

Question 4

FERA

Answer 4

Federal Emergency Relief Act

distributed millions of $ to unemployed

Question 5

FDIC

Answer 5

created federally insured bank deposits to prevent failures and reinstate trust in banks

Question 6

NIRA

Answer 6

National Industrial Recovery Act

created NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, min. wages, and to permit collective bargaining

Question 7

PWA

Answer 7

Public Works Administration

received $3.3 billion from congress for public works progress

Question 8

TVA

Answer 8

Tennessee Valley Authority

Fed govt built a series of dams which provided electricity and prevented flooding

Question 9

REA

Answer 9

2ND NEW DEAL
Rural Electrification Administration

brought electricity to farms

Question 10

SEC

Answer 10

Securities and Exchange Commission

regulated stock market

Question 11

Wagner Act

Answer 11

2ND NEW DEAL

allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union-busting tactics

Question 12

WPA

Answer 12

2ND NEW DEAL
Works Progress Administration

employed 8.5 billion workers, including artists

Question 13

Social Security Act

Answer 13

2ND NEW DEAL
response to critics (Townsend and Huey Long) provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to the blind, deaf, disabled, elderly, and dependent children

Question 14

“brain trust”

Answer 14

people FDR employed to consult, experts in their field

Question 15

first new deal

Answer 15

first 100 days of presidency, 15 bills

Goal: relief, recovery, reform

Question 16

FACTS

Answer 16

• FDR had pollio
• fireside chats helped him gain appreciation from the people-talked directly to the public
• Emergency Banking Bill- 4 day holiday for all banks to sort out their problems

Question 17

John Maynard Keynes

Answer 17

thought the economy needed deficit spending to end depression

pump priming-putting $ into hands of consumer to purchase products

Question 18

Fair Labors Standard Act

Answer 18

min wage, max work week, no child labor.

min wage was a controversial topic

Question 19

collective bargaining

Answer 19

employer had to negotiate with unions about hours wages and working conditions

Question 20

CIO

Answer 20

Congress of Industrial Organizations

union, members get lower pay, diverse, unskilled (unlike AFL)

Question 21

court packing

Answer 21

FDR looses support

wanted 6 new judges in supreme court to pass his ideas

Question 22

Black cabinet

Answer 22

african american advisors of FDR, not always listened to

Question 23

Mary McLead Bethune

Answer 23

part of black cabinet, worked as part of NYA, believed the new deal brought about a “new day” for african americans.

Question 24

Indian New deal

Answer 24

gave indians economic assistance and greater control of their own affairs
after Dawes Act of 1887-had very neg effect on native americans

Question 25

New deal colition

Answer 25

strong political force bringing together southern/northern whites, farmers, and african americans

Question 26

Huey Long

Answer 26

serious political threat, wanted to tax wealthy and redistribute the money

Question 27

Charles Coughlin

Answer 27

radio show that criticized FDR-"the raw deal"

Question 28

Townsend

Answer 28

wanted programs to provide $200/month to those 60 years or older