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Crash Course: New Deal

  1. Who were the two main candidates of the 1932 election?
  • Hoover vs. FDR
  1. According to FDR, what was the government’s responsibility?
  • Government has the responsibility to ensure that everyone makes a comfortable living
  1. What is the first way to look at the New Deal?What are the three Rs and what were they supposed to do?
  • Function of programs
  • Relief, Recovery, Reform
  1. What is the second way to look at the new deal?
  • Phases/Chronology
  • 1st New Deal followed by 2nd New Deal
  1. What were the 100 Days?
  • New Deal programs that were initially passed
  • Ex. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
  1. What was FDR worried about?
  • That people would become dependent on relief handouts
  • Wanted people to have temporary jobs, not free money
  1. What was the Tennessee Valley Authority? Why was it controversial?
  • New Deal program that did many things- most known for building dams in TN to provide electricity
  • Controversial because it put the government in direct competition with private companies
  1. What did the AAA do?
  • Gave the government power to raise farm prices and limit production of farms (think pigs)
  1. What did the Supreme Court do in 1936 to the AAA? What about the NRA?
  • Declared both as unconstitutional
  1. What did the Second New Deal focus on?
  • Moved away from economic recovery and focused more on ensuring economic security
  1. What was the Wagner Act?
  • Also known as the National Labor Relations Act
  • Workers have the right to unionize
  1. What did auto workers do with the help of unions?
  • United Auto Workers helped support a sit-down strike
  • Led to increase in wages
  • Increase in union membership
  1. What was the crowning achievement of the New Deal? What does it do?
  • Social Security Act of 1935- included benefits for unemployment, disability, and retirement
  1. What was there a significant rise of during the New Deal Era?
  • Artwork- especially in forms of photography, paintings, murals\
  • Works Progress Administration
  1. What did the New Deal do to American politics?
  • Brought together people from diverse backgrounds
  • Caused tensions as well
  1. Who did FDR need to pass New Deal laws? What did they demand?
  • White Southerners
  • Demanded that control of many programs be left to local administration
  1. How was liberty defined during this time period?
  • “Greater security for the average man”

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