Chapter 24 Reveiw

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The severe 1937 economic downturn is known as the____

"Roosevelt's Recession"

The twenty-first amendment repealed the _____ amendment

18th

IN 1936, ______ was the republican candidate for president

Alf M Landon

One of Franklin Roosevelt's First acts as president was to close all________

Banks

The__________ was a work relief program established in parks, forests, and rural settings

Civilian Conservation Corps

John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers was on of the leaders f the fledging _________

Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

The social security Act of 1935

Did not begin making payments to participants for years

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was to be financed by a tax on _____

Food

The first female member of a presidents cabinet,________ was secretary of labor

Frances Perkins

The United Auto workers pioneered the use of the sit-down strike in its dealings with the _____ Company

General Motors

In the 1930's The Congress of Industrial Organization

Grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor

By 1935, President Roosevelt was most alarmed by the growing popularity of Senator ______

Huey P Long

John Collier is to be associated with New Deal

Indian Policies

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration

Industry saw prices rise, industrial production declined, large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process

The commissioner of Indian affairs in the 1930's was ___

John Collier

Conservatives and corporate leaders organized the _______ league to arouse public opposition to the New Deal

Liberty

The primary new Federal agency for industrial recovery during the early New Deal was the

Nation Recovery Administration

All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority except

Poverty in the region was significantly reduced

The election of 1936

Produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party

The Works____ Administration under Harry Hopkins was notable in terms of both dollars spent and new ideas generated

Progress

The Civilian Conservation Corps

Put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas

In 1937, The supreme court declared both the Wagner Act and the ________ Act to be constitutional

Social Security

The _____ Act of 1935 was arguably the single most important piece of social welfare legislation to date, in American History

Social Security

The agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

Sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers to not plant

The creation of the______________ represented an unprecedented New Deal experiment in regional planning

Tennessee Valley Authority

The ______ Plan represented a pre-social Security Act scheme to provide for federal pensions for senior citizens

Townsend

In 1937, The ___ Company unexpectedly recognized the steel workers union

Unites States Steel

The National Labor Relations Act, Popularly known as the _____ Act Provided workers with greater assurance that Their collective bargaining rights would be honored

Wagner

In 1934, The American Liberty League was formed

by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal


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