term which refers to direct gifts of food, clothes and money from the government ?
Definition
the DOLE
Term
What was the most successful New Deal work program which gave anyone a job who was willing to work ?
Definition
WPA - Works Progress Administration
Term
What was term or phrase which refers to FDR's philosophy of giving welfare & providing government jobs during the Great Depression in order to restart the economy?
Definition
PUMP PRIMING
Term
Who was the critic of FDR who believed in a " Share the Wealth" program which would guarantee every family a $2000 annual income?
Definition
Huey Long
Term
What was the U.S. government agency which was created in 1934 in order to regulate the stock market?
Definition
Securities Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)
Term
Who were the shanty dwellings on the outskirts of cities during the depression named after?
Definition
President Herbert Hoover
Term
Who was the person who used " fireside chats" on the radio to inform the public of the status of the Great Depression?
Definition
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Term
Who was the group who demanded an early payment of money that Congress owed them in 1945?
Definition
Bonus Army
Term
What is another way of referring to Stocks or parts of corporations ?
Definition
Securities
Term
What is the term / phrase which means “hands off” as in no government regulation of the economy ?
Definition
Laissez-Fare
Term
What is the time frame in which most of the New Deal legislation was created?
Definition
First 100 Days.
Term
Many of the New Deal programs involved _______ or when the government spends more money than what it takes in.
Definition
Deficit Spending
Term
What was day in which stock prices fell dramatically or when the Stock Market crashed?
Definition
BLACK TUESDAY
Term
What was it called
when stock was bought with a 10 % down payment in the 1920's ?
Definition
BUYING ON MARGIN
Term
What is it called when a person engages in a risky business venture to make a large profit?
Definition
SPECULATION
Term
What was the main purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act ?
Definition
Term
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Definition
Term
What was one of the great ironies of the Depression ?
Definition
Term
WHat was One of the main reasons Republican candidate Herbert Hoover won the presidential election in 1928?
Definition
Term
Why was President Hoover opposed ideas like direct relief and the government buying agricultural surpluses when the Great Depression struck?
Definition
Term
Why were Banks were especially hard hit by the stock market crash of 1929?
Definition
Term
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Definition
Term
What was the relationship of the collapse of the Stock market in 1929 to the Great Depression?
Definition
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was
Term
What was the purpose (s) of the New Deal ?
Definition
1.
2.
3.
Term
What impact did the New Deal have on the size of the federal government?
Definition
It increased the size of the federal government significantly.
Term
What did FDR decide to do after some of the New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional ?
Definition
Term
Definition
FDR's Court Packing Plan
Term
What were the Causes of the Great Depression?
Definition
1.Tariffs and war debt policies that cut down the foreign market for American goods
2.Crisis in the farm sector – DEFLATION
3.Availability of easy credit – no bank regulation
4.Unequal distribution of wealth – some people very rich ,some very poor
5.Overproduction and underconsumption
6.POOR Government policy – no bank regulation ,no stock market regulation
Term
What was the most important thing that FDR wanted to accomplish in the first 100 days that was addressed in his first Fireside Chat?
Definition
Term
What were examples of FDR's willingness to use new approaches to solving the problems of the Great Depression ?
Definition
1.
2.
Term
What is one of the future problems of Social Security?
Definition
Term
What was the Hoover administration’s major failings in dealing with the Great Depression ?
Definition
Term
What was the main reason President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to increase the number of Justices on the United States Supreme Court?
Definition
FDR wanted to appoint Supreme Court Justices who would be supportive of New Deal programs
Term
What was the purpose of the “Bonus Army” march into Washington D.C. in 1932 ?
Definition
Term
Between the election in late 1932 and the inauguration in early 1933 what important businesses failed in large numbers that crippled the economy?
Definition
BANKS / Finacial institutions
Term
In his inaugural address, F.D.R. told Americans that they had “nothing to fear but _______.
Definition
FEAR ITSELF
Term
What was Roosevelt’s strongest asset in restoring confidence to the American public?
Definition
Term
During President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, which situation was viewed by critics as a threat to the principle of separation of powers?
Definition
FDR's Court Packing Plan
Term
How did many industries of the 1920’s improve their efficiency of production ?
Definition
Term
What group was hardest hit by the bank failures of 1932 – 1933?
Definition
Elderly Retirees who lost their retirement savings and couldn't go back to work
Term
What was the most profound and long-lasting effect of the New Deal on American government and society?
Definition
Term
Critics of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices claimed that his plan was clearly in conflict with the principle of ____________.
Definition
Separation of Powers or Checks and Balances.
Term
What was the main motivation for deficit spending by the Federal Government as a means of reviving the U.S.economy ?
Definition
purchasing power of Americans would increase and economic growth would be stimulated
Term
What did President Hoover and the Republicans believe the federal should do when the Great Depression began in 1929?
Definition
The government should not intervene because the economy had to recover on its own.
Term
How did the New Deal impact arts, entertainment and theatre during the Great Depression?
Definition
New Deal programs like the WPA hired artists and actors to perform their skills.
Term
What was a major criticism of the New Deal work programs and relief programs?
Definition
Some people believed that people would become too dependent on the federal government for jobs and welfare?
Term
When the Great Depression began, why was Herber Hoover opposed to giving direct relief or welfare to people in need?
Definition
President Hoover believed it would undermine people's work ethic - they would become dependent on the government.
Term
Why is the picture below so significant?
[image]
Definition
The picture is only one of a few pictures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a wheelchair
Term
What group of people from the Great Depression are featured below?
[image]
Definition
Bonus Army
Term
How was the situation referred to in the cartoon below resolved?
[image]
Definition
Term
Which president of the 1920's and 1930's was an orphan who eventually earned a geology degree at Stanford University and eventually became a millionaire who extolled the virtues of rugged individualism and self-reliance?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Which president of the 1920's and 1930's was born into a wealthy family, was a C student at Harvard yet was active in clubs and student organizations?
Definition
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Term
What person made the quote below?
I don't think he changed completely -- there were certain things that were always there -- but he certainly learned to understand what suffering meant in a way that he'd never known before, because he could understand how people could suffer in ways that he had not experienced. And I think that grew out of his polio experience.
And he certainly gained enormously in patience. That gave him some of the patience that was needed to meet the problems both of the New Deal and the war. I've heard people say to him that, "If we do this, we don't know if we will be successful," and I've seen my husband time after time say, "There are very few things we can know beforehand. We will try and if we find we are wrong, we will have to change."
Definition
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Term
What person made the quote below?
I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' — that's my slogan."
Definition
Senator Huey Long
Term
What person made the quote below?
"but given a change to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, and we shall soon with he help of God be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation."
Definition
HERBERT HOOVER
Term
What president sought physical therapy at a facility which he paid for with his own money at Warm Springs, Georgia?
Definition
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Term
What is featured below?
[image]
Definition
a Hooverville
Term
Which political party was given credit for the economic prosperity for the 1920's?
Definition
Republican party
Term
What president was a firm believer in self-reliance and rugged individualism?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Which president believed that the federal government should provide a safety net and security for all Americans?
Definition
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Term
Why is the poster below important in understanding some of the New Deal programs?
[image]
Definition
New Deal programs like the WPA paid artists to write and perform plays. The federal government began to support the arts.
Term
Which term below best describes how the original creator of Social Security thought of the program?
1. Welfare
2. Relief
3. Reimbursement
4. Assistance
5. Insurance
Definition
INSURANCE - with benefits based on paying those who earned the money by making contributions.
Term
How did President Roosevelt keep the American people informed on the progress of the New Deal programs?
Definition
FIRESIDE CHATS
Term
What was the sports figure that President Roosevelt compared himself to and why?
Definition
He compared himself to a quarterback. If you try one play or program and it doesn't work, try something else. Be willing to experiment.
Term
What other type of national crisis did FDR compare the GReat Depression to and why was it important to the programs he advocated?
Definition
He compared the GReat Depression to a foreign attack. He was willing to try anything to resolve the crisis.
Term
Why is the mural below important in understanding the New Deal?
[image]
Definition
New Deal programs like the WPA hired artists to paint murals in government buildings
Term
Why is the image below important in understanding the New Deal?
[image]
Definition
New Deal programs like the WPA employed people to build sidewalks and other projects
