The New Deal: First Hundred Days
Father Charles Coughlin
Catholic priest who used the radio to speak to millions of listeners during the depression years. Favored high taxes on the wealthy and strict action against banks and bug businesses
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps; provided jobs to young men 18-25 working on conservation projects
Social Security
Established a system that provided old age pensions for workers, survivors benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for defendant mothers and children, and the physically disabled
"bank holiday"
FDR declared this by closing all of the nation's banks for eight days for inspection. FDR assured the American citizens that the banks that reopened were healthy and could be trusted with deposits
"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
FDR quote; fearing the Great Depression was only going to hurt the Americans
Hoover v. Roosevelt's view on "proper role of government"
Hoover was more government stay out of people's business and lets the citizens be held accountable for their own success while FDR wasn't heavy government involvement and to help the people as much as possible
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Public development of nations water resources: produced electricity and helped control floods
Huey P. Long
Senator from Louisiana, known as the Kingfish, favored redistribution of wealth and started thousands of "share our wealth clubs"
Impact of the new deal on American government
The new deal marked a significant shift in the relationship between government and American people. Never before had government assumed search of central role in the business and personal lives of its citizens.
lame duck
after the president in office losses the re-election, they are considered the "lame duck" because they really no long hold their presidency but remain in office until the inauguration
AAA
agricultural adjustment act; encouraged farmers to cut prices in exchange for a subsidy
20th Amendment
changed inauguration day to Jan. 20th
Francis Townsend
critic of FDR who believed that he was not doing enough to help the elderly; my ideas led to Social Security
Harry Hopkins
director of the WPA (works progress administration) "give a man a dole and you save his body and destory his spirit...give a man a job and you save his body and his spirit"
FDR
elected an unprecedented four terms as president
Fair Labor Standards Act
established a minimum wage and set appropriate hours for a work week
Eleanor Roosevelt
eyes, ears, and legs of FDR and was also his political partner that has changed the status of the first lady forever
Frances Perkins
first woman to hold a cabinet position as FDR's Secretary of Labor
Emergency banking relief act
gave federal government the power to reorganize and strengthen banks
unconstitutional
going against the constitution
Public Works
government funded building projects that helped put the unemployed to work
pension
government hand-outs; retirement $$$
subsidy
government payments
brain trust
group of advisors who helped FDR during the 1932 election campaign to develop his ideas for a New Deal for the American people
Dorothea Lange
hired by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to raise public awareness of the plight of migrant workers and one of America's most famous Depression photographers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
provided government insurance for depositors' savings
Works progress administration (WPA)
provided public works jobs on a wide range of projects for many Americans needing relief
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
regulated the stock market; increased government regulation on stocks
three main goals of the New Deal
relief, recovery, and reform (know examples and at least one organization that was an example of each)
deficit spending
spending money that you do not have
Redistribution of wealth
taking in money and dividing it up among the people
New Deal
the collection of proposals enacted under FDR to end the Great Depression and reform the nation's economy
Hundred Days
the first 100 days FDR was in office and the congress rubber stamped all of his New Deals
minimum wage
the least amount of $$$ a person can be paid per hour for doing a job
Fireside Chats
these were the radio addresses given by FDR to reassure and bring confidence to troubled Americans
incumbent
to be put into office again; FDR was the incumbet
conservation
to preserve and safe our natural resources
court-packing plan
was seen as a threat to the constitutional principal of the separation of powers; FDR wanted to put pro-New Deal justices on the court so his deals would get passed with ease