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Great Depression
new deal
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11th Grade
03/03/2012

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What was the term that FDR gave to the people that he would aid
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"forgotten man"
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FDR and the Three R's:
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Relief, Recovery(long term and short term), Reform
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On March 6-10 1933, President Roosevelt declared a national ... to relieve the banks
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banking holiday
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The .../Emergency Congress (March 9-June 16, 1933) passed a series laws in order to cope with the national emergency (The Great Depression).
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Hundred Days Congress
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THE ... basically paid farmers to not farm
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AAA
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Congress then passed the Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act, creating the .... A reform program, the ...insured individual bank deposits up to $5,000, ending the epidemic of bank failures.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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Roosevelt promoted ... (has to do with currency) to stimulate the economy
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inflation
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The CCC, FERA, CWA, PWA, and NYA were
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provided unemployed, esp youth, with public jobs
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Senator ... publicized his "Share Our Wealth" program in which every family in the United States would receive $5,000.
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Huey P. Long
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The... helped laborers by forcing industries to do some things...
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National Recovery Administration (NRA)
-set maximum hours and minimum wage
-characterized by blue eagle
-overruled in SC decision
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The ... encouraged Native American tribes to establish self-government and to preserve their native crafts and traditions. 77 tribes refused to organize under the law, while hundreds did organize.
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Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
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The...in 1934, created jobs, provided electricity, etc.
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TVA; Tennessee Valley Authority
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The ... of 1935 provided insurance during retirement for workers
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social security act
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Labor union boss...formed the...in 1935 that led a series of successful strikes
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John Lewis; Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO)
Term
New deal reforms included
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money and banking
providing jobs
helping labor
stopping overproduction in farming
public building and infrastructure
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FDR's plan to appoint new justices led to
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a more conservative congress and a little more liberal SC
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The newly-accepted "..." economic program was to stimulate the economy by planned deficit spending.
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Keynesianism
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List some pros of the new deal
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-employment
-utilized labor that improved public infrastructure and among all things, contributed to a greater standard of living
-immediate relief for both industry and labor. "bank holidays"
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Frantic withdrawals of money after the market crashed were known as
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bank runs
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Due to widespread poverty, many built houses out of scrap, waste material out on public landss. These 'villages' were known as
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hoovervilles
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List some cons of the new deal
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-extend gov't power
-gov't sometimes competed with private businesses
-programs favored whites over minorities BUT it proved to be a major step in minority welfare
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STUDY NEW DEAL PROGRAM HANDOUT
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STUDY NEW DEAL PROGRAM HANDOUT
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regulated stock market and restricted margin buying
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SEC
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fdr's radio speeches were called?
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fireside chats
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On Inauguration Day, FDR asserted
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
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repealed prohibition act
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21th amendment
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guaranteed the right of unions to
organize and to collectively bargain with management.
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wagner act(AKA, National Labor Relations Act) in 1935
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under the NLRB, this man organized the CIO within the ranks of the american federation of labor
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John L Lewis
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The CIO staged a victory against...(2) cars and steel...
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General Motors and United States Steel Company
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was passed, setting up minimum wage and maximum hours standards and forbidding children under the age of sixteen from working.
Definition
In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (AKA the “Wages and
Hours Bill”)
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