Chapter 33 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
— governor of NY – 5th cousin to Theodore Roosevelt — wealthy family – went to Harvard – served as secretary of the navy – was suave and conciliatory – handicapped –came up with New Deal — elected as a democrat President in 1932 –elected 4 times (only one to do so) –dealt with Great Depression and WWI
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wife of Franklin Roosevelt; she traveled everywhere with him on behalf of all his campaigns; she became the most active First Lady in history. She fought for the rights of all Americans.
Harry Hopkins
The head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). A friend and advisor to President FDR. He was very involved in reforms in the Great Depression and in the 30’s and 40’s in such issues as unemployment and mortgages.
Frances Perkins
First woman appointed to a cabinet position. Appointed by FDR, she became Secretary of Labor. She received a lot of undeserved criticism from male politicians and businessmen.
Father coughlin
Anti-New Deal Catholic Priest; began broadcasting in 1930; called the “microphone messiah”; slogan was “Social Justice”; silenced in 1942 when his broadcasts became too radical.
Huey long
Nickname “Kingfish”; Senator of Louisiana. He pushed his “Share Our Wealth” program, which would make “Every Man a King”. Long planned to run against FDR in the 1936 elections, but he was assassinated.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Harold Ickes
“Honest Harold”; Secretary of the interior; became head of the Public Works Administration (PWA); dealt with industrial recovery and unemployment relief by creating jobs (over thirty-four thousand project jobs for workers). His determination to prevent waste prevented maximum relief.
George W. Norris
He was a Senator from Nebraska, whose steadfast vision and zeal helped an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority to be passed in 1933.
John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis was the leader of the United Mine Workers. He also formed the CIO (Committee for Industrial Organization). He led a “sit-down” strike on General Motors at Flint, Michigan in 1936. Unionists from the Republic Steel Co. wanted to join the CIO, and a fight broke out in 1937 called the
Alfred M. Landon
Alfred M. Landon was the republican candidate in 1936. This honest and wealthy man from Kansas lost greatly to the Democrat Franklin Roosevelt. He had stressed balancing the budget.
Boondoggling
A boondoggle is a project that is considered a useless waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy motivations.
Parity
A plan to help farmers injured from low prices and over-production. From 1909-1914, farms had enjoyed a period of prosperity. Parity was the price placed on a product that gave it the same value, in buying power, that it had from 1909-1914. The AAA paid farmers to reduce production. The payment for this came from taxes gotten from the makers of expensive farm equipment.
