the new deal

Question 1

What was the New Deal?

Answer 1

referred to the relief, recovery, and reform programs of FDR’s administration that were aimed at combating the Great Depression

Question 2

what were Fireside Chats?

Answer 2

a series of radio address by FDR from 1933-1944

Question 3

what was the purpose of Fireside Chats?

Answer 3

they calmed and informed the American people of his plans for recovery

Question 4

What was the Hundred Days?

Answer 4

a period from FDR’s inauguration March until June 1933 in office of President

Question 5

What did FDR do during the period of Hundred Days?

Answer 5

pushed through Congress, program after program to provide relief, create jobs and stimulate economy

Question 6

What did FDR do to stabilize financial institutions?

Answer 6

restored public’s confidence in banks

Question 7

FDR closed banks for four days and passed what banking act?

Answer 7

Emergency Banking Act

Question 8

what was the Emergency Banking Act?

Answer 8

authorized government to inspect financial health of all banks

Question 9

to assure Americans that banks would not fail, FDR did what?

Answer 9

closed banks for four days and passed the Emergency Banking Act

Question 10

People began to put their money back in the banks when they were found _____________.

Answer 10

healthy

Question 11

Glass-Steagall Banking Act–

Answer 11

established Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to ensure all bank deposits

Question 12

FDR created other programs to help regulate the stock market, what were they?

Answer 12

Federal Securities Act && Securities and Exchange Commission

Question 13

what was the Federal Securities Act?

Answer 13

required companies to provide info about finances if they offered stock for sale

Question 14

what was the Securities and Exchange Commission?

Answer 14

regulates and oversees all activities and transactions of the stock market

Question 15

what did the Federal Emergency Relief Administration do?

Answer 15

provided federal funds to state relief agencies

Question 16

What were the public works programs?

Answer 16

government funded projects to build public facilities

Question 17

what did the Civil Works Administration do?

Answer 17

put unemployed to work building or improving roads, parks, airports, ect.

Question 18

providing relief and creating jobs was a tremendous __________ booster to four million out of work

Answer 18

morale

Question 19

what did the Civilian Conservation Corps do?

Answer 19

put more than 2.5 million young, single men to work restoring and maintaining beaches, parks, and forests

Question 20

what was FDR’s favorite program?

Answer 20

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 21

what did the men part of the CCC receive?

Answer 21

$30/month, got to live on campus for free, and received free medical care and job training

Question 22

what did Eleanor convince the CCC to also fund for?

Answer 22

similar program for women

Question 23

what did the National Recovery Administration do?

Answer 23

set out to balance the unstable economy through extensive planning

Question 24

what did the National Recovery Administration consist of?

Answer 24

federal codes that regulated wages, working conditions, production and prices; set a minimum wage

Question 25

who was Francis Perkins?

Answer 25

appointed Secretary of Labor

Question 26

who was the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet post?

Answer 26

Francis Perkins

Question 27

FDR's administration hired many _______________________.

Answer 27

african americans

Question 28

who is Mary McLeod Bethune?

Answer 28

held the highest position of any african american woman in the New Deal

Question 29

what did Mary McLeod Bethune do?

Answer 29

appointed director of the Division of Negro Affairs; advised FDR on programs that aided african americans

Question 30

who was FDR's most important colleague?

Answer 30

his wife; Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 31

what made it difficult for FDR to travel?

Answer 31

his disability

Question 32

what did Eleanor do for FDR?

Answer 32

traveled widely to support New Deal in place of him

Question 33

what did Eleanor report back to FDR?

Answer 33

conditions of country and effects of his programs

Question 34

what about Eleanor bothered many americans?

Answer 34

her activism

Question 35

why did many believe Eleanor was stepping over her boundaries with her activism?

Answer 35

believed the role of the First Lady should be "hostess"

Question 36

eventually Eleanor was admired by the public for what?

Answer 36

political skills, her humanity and idealism

Question 37

what is the Second New Deal?

Answer 37

in response to critics who said FDR is not doing enough

Question 38

what was part of the Second Deal?

Answer 38

more social welfare benefits, stricter controls over business, stronger support for unions and higher wages

Question 39

what was the Works Progress Administration?

Answer 39

agency set up in 1935 to provide work for more than eight million people

Question 40

what did the Works Progress Administration do?

Answer 40

built or improved playgrounds, schools, and hospitals and supported creative work of many artists and authors

Question 41

what did the Wagner Act do?

Answer 41

legalized union practices such as collective bargaining and closed shops (workplaces open only to union members)

Question 42

what did the Wagner Act outlaw?

Answer 42

spying on union activities

Question 43

the labor legislation set up what to enforce new regulations?

Answer 43

National Labor Relations Board

Question 44

what did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?

Answer 44

banned child labor and established a national minimum wage for all workers

Question 45

what did the Social Security System do?

Answer 45

provided financial security in the form of regular payments to people who could not support themselves

Question 46

what were the three types of benefits of social security?

Answer 46

old-age pensions and survivor's benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid for the blind, disabled &/or dependent children

Question 47

old-age pensions and survivor's benefits--

Answer 47

have to be 65 or older; workers and employers pay in equally into tax

Question 48

unemployment insurance--

Answer 48

employers with more than eight employees pay into this tax and the money is distributed to the workers who lose their money

Question 49

aid for blind, disabled &/or dependent children--

Answer 49

grants states to provide aid for needy individuals

Question 50

why did so many people vote for FDR even when they didn't know what to expect?

Answer 50

he promised a "New Deal" along with bold and persistent experimentation