The New Deal
Marian Anderson
African-American contralto, best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Francis E. Townsend
American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression.
Huey Long
American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. He served as governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935.
_______ was the photographer hired by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to document the hardships faced by African Americans on farms.
Gordon Parks
All of the following were major critics of the New Deal EXCEPT:
Harry Hopkins
As a Federal Emergency Relief Administration leader, __________ helped provide grants to struggling states.
Harry Hopkins
Which New Deal program created jobs by constructing dams and hydroelectric power plants in the South?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Many of Roosevelt's policies as governor of New York, such as cutting taxes for farmers and working to reduce the rates charged by public utilities, made him very popular.
true
New Deal programs such as Social Security were a lifesaver to victims of the Dust Bowl and the unemployed in America's cities
true
President Roosevelt attempted to "reform" the Supreme Court.
true
Roosevelt's Supreme Court Packing Scheme took place because he was upset by the court finding some of his New Deal programs unconstitutional.
true
The everyday reality of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains states was black clouds of dust at midday with many people barricading themselves in their sealed homes.
true
Roosevelt wanted to reform the Supreme Court by adding one justice for every justice that ______________.
was over the age of 70
Roosevelt's early New Deal programs were nicknamed the "alphabet soup" because most programs __________.
were given names made up of three or four letter acronyms
What position, appointed by Woodrow Wilson, did Roosevelt hold through World War I?
assistant secretary of the navy
declared by President Roosevelt in order to allow more time for Congress to work towards a financial resolution
bank holiday
The Wagner Act (also known as the Nation Labor Relations Act) passed in 1935, guaranteed employees the right to form unions and _______ .
bargain collectively
Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps program was designed to __________.
create parks, trails, and facilities in public areas
Because the soil was depleted during the time of the Dust Bowl many people:
moved westward to coastal states
According to Roosevelt, what is it time for the people and nation to do?
not cower from the current situation
During the Depression, many state governors declared "bank holidays" to
prevent bank runs
Roosevelt's bank holidays were designed to slow the failure of banks by __________.
preventing withdrawals and gold exchanges
While in the New York State Senate, Roosevelt won a reputation as a
progressive reformer
The primary purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to __________.
protect accounts in case of a bank failure
Which of the following actions was not a part of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration's plan to assist American farmers?
raising the supply of agricultural goods to cut prices
The National Industrial Recovery Act regulated the economy by __________.
regulating the work week, prices, and wages
Roosevelt refers to "unusual times" and "disaster." What historical event is he discussing?
the Great Depression
The Social Security Act, passed in 1935, was aimed at helping the elderly, dependent children, and _______.
the disabled
Bank runs increased before Roosevelt's inauguration because some people thought he would abandon the gold standard and reduce the value of
the dollar
How did environmental changes in the Great Plains lead to changes in migration?
A severe drought forced many to migrate west
sit-down strike
A sit-down strike is a method used by striking workers of preventing owners from replacing them by refusing to leave the factories.
What artist painted haunting images of the southwestern landscape?
Georgia O'Keefe
This New Deal program created jobs and provided electricity to people living in rural areas.
Tennessee Valley Authority
All of the major critics of the New Deal felt that the programs of the New Deal didn't go far enough to help Americans in need.
true
By the day of Roosevelt's inauguration, most of the nation's banks were closed.
true
During the Great Depression, the South began to rely less on cash crops like cotton.
true
Filipinos and Mexican Americans competed for migrant worker jobs.
true
Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Labor who promoted the idea of lowering the number of hours worked per week so that some of the unemployed people could find jobs.
true
Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) New Deal agency established in 1933, employed young men on conservation projects
Congress of Industrial Organizations
(CIO) Labor group formed in 1938 that organized all workers in a particular industry into one union.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) New Deal agency created in 1933 to insure bank savings deposits
Between 1929 and 1933, the Federal Reserve system allowed the country's money supply to decline by what percentage?
27
FDR's court packing scheme would have added how many Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court had it succeeded?
6
gold standard
A monetary system in which paper money and coins are equal in value to a certain amount of gold.
Charles E. Coughlin
Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest and one of the first evangelists to preach to a widespread listening audience over the medium of radio during the Great Depression. Later in his career, he became increasingly anti-Semitic and radical in his views.
The __________ employed Americans by creating works projects in parks and public areas.
Civilian Conservation Corps
labor leaders organized this to unite workers in various industries
Congress of Industrial Organizations
During the Depression Era there was a photographer who provided evidence of the hard times. Which of the following is the photographer who captured the destitution in American?
Dorothea Lange
Which of the following was NOT part of the Second New Deal?
Emergency Banking Act
Which "alphabet soup" agency was intended to bring stability to banking by insuring customers' deposits?
FDIC
After FDR took office he closed the banks and created this program to guarantee depositors that their money would be secure.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Share-Our-Wealth program was proposed by
Huey Long
bank holiday
In 1933, the government temporarily closed every U.S. bank to stop massive withdrawals
John Collier
John Collier who lived from 1884 to 1968, was an American social worker, anthropologist, and author. He became active in Native American affairs in 1922. Collier was editor of the magazine American Indian Life from 1926 until 1933, when he was appointed commissioner of Indian Affairs
Which of the following figures was a famous economist that influenced Roosevelt's ideas on public spending?
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes was a British economist whose ideas, called Keynesian economics, had a major impact on modern economic and political theory as well as on many governments' fiscal policies
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls, now Bethune-Cookman College. Bethune was active in the fight against racism and served as an unofficial advisor to President Roosevelt.
This controversial Act passed by Congress shortened the work week and attempted to manipulate the economy.
National Industrial Recovery Act
Franklin Roosevelt's policies for ending the Depression became known as the ___________.
New Deal
National Youth Administration
New Deal agency that provided part-time jobs to people between the ages of 16-25. (also known as NYA)
Harry L. Hopkins
One of Franklin Roosevelt's closest advisors. He was one of the key architects of the New Deal, especially the relief programs of the WPA, which he headed. In World War Two he was Roosevelt's chief diplomatic advisor and headed the $48 billion Lend Lease
polio
Polio is a paralyzing disease in which there was no cure until the early 1950s when a vaccine was found by Dr. Jonas Salk.
_______ was the head of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), who sought to visually capture what was happening on the Great Plains.
Roy E. Stryker
The above quote is from a leading liberal reformer's theme song in his campaign. What was his relief program termed?
Share-Our-Wealth
Share-Our-Wealth
Share-Our-Wealth was a radical relief program proposed by Senator Huey Long in the 1930s to empower the government to seize wealth from the rich through taxes and provide a guaranteed minimum income and home to every American family.
provided pensions to workers aged 65 and older
Social Security Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission (also known as the SEC) was established by the United States Congress in 1934 as an independent, non-partisan, quasi-judicial regulatory agency following years of depression caused by the Great Crash of 1929
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is a 1935 law that provides retirement pensions, unemployment insurance, and payments to people with disabilities and widows and children of male workers who have died.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was a New Deal program established in 1933 that built dams and power stations to provide hydroelectric power and flood control to the Tennessee River Valley.
Wagner-Connery Act
The Wagner-Connery Act (1935), also known as the National Labor Relations Act, was a law that guaranteed labor's right to organize unions and to bargain for better wages and working conditions. Works Progress Administration WPA was a New Deal Agency created in 1934 to put American men and women back to work.
New Deal
The name given to the new laws, during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed at relieving the Depression, which were passed by Congress during the Hundred Days and the months that followed
Frances Perkins
U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first female cabinet member
allowed the organization of unions
Wagner-Connery Act
Which photographer attempted to show the hardships faced by sharecroppers in rural Alabama?
Walker Evans
The _____________ gave jobs to 8.5 million blue and white collar workers.
Works Progress Administration
Dorothea Lange was a prominent writer during the Great Depression.
false
During WW I Franklin D. Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Army under Woodrow Wilson.
false
Grant Wood's most famous painting was Migrant Mother.
false
In spite of the same last names, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt were not related.
false
Most Dust Bowl farmers headed to the East Coast after the Dust Bowl drought
false
Part of the famous quote from Roosevelt's inaugural speech was: "Ask not what your country can do for you; but what you can do for your country."
false
Roosevelt's experience as the governor of a large state like New York gave him the experience he needed to handle the banking crisis and hold firm on the gold standard
false
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers for not growing crops and this program pleased all farmers.
false
The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to urban areas.
false
Through the winter between Roosevelt's election in November of 1932 and his inauguration in March of 1933, unemployment decreased
false