Chapter 33 Flashcards

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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— 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

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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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.

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Harry Hopkins

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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.

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Frances Perkins

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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.

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Father coughlin

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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.

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Huey long

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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.

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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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.

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Harold Ickes

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“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.

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George W. Norris

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He was a Senator from Nebraska, whose steadfast vision and zeal helped an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority to be passed in 1933.

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John L. Lewis

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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

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Alfred M. Landon

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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.

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Boondoggling

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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.

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Parity

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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.

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