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| FDR’s views on federal power |
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government should help the country out of the depression.
big government
lot of federal power |
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the 1st 100 days of his tenure in office
Roosevelt and Congress passed many bills. |
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| Banking Crisis; Emergency Banking Act |
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approved Roosevelt’s declaration of a bank holiday
drafted mostly by Hoover. |
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Lame Duck Amendment
moved the inauguration from March to January 20th. |
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| slashed salaries of government workers reduced the size of government agencies and reduced veteran pensions |
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abolished gold coinage
dollar was devalued by 40% |
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June of 1933
It guaranteed individual bank accounts up to $2500.
Insured banks that failed would be reorganized.
still used to protect our banking accounts. |
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| licensed stock exchanges, prevented pools and price manipulation, and required registration for securities listed on the exchanges. |
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| A.A.A.; purpose and provisions of |
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1933
government bought surpluses and paid farmers to destroy crops
declared unconstitutional in 1936 |
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| N.I.R.A. (NRA); purpose of |
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1933
Industries were given exemptions from antitrust laws
established the Public Works Administration
National Recovery Administration was also established to set up a code for businesses to follow. |
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| Section 7(a); "codes of fair competition" |
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part of NIRA
guaranteed the right of collective bargaining for workers
ineffective because of loopholes |
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| put people to work building dams, highways, post offices, courthouses, navy vessels, army camps, hospitals, schools, and parks. |
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1933
forestry and park projects.
did not significantly reduce unemployment |
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| T.V.A.; purpose of and controversy over |
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1933
government was selling electricity. constitutional |
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| This amendment ended prohibition. |
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Roosevelt’s advisors that were very well educated
professors, lawyers |
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| The government is a broker and decides who to give money to |
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| John Maynard Keynes; "pump priming" |
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| The government had to increase spending to provide jobs and money. |
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| Huey Long: "Share the Wealth" |
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supported old-age pensions, free education, and a minimum income of $5000 per family.
assassinated in 1935. |
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promoted fascism and racism.
influential among the lower-middle class. |
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proposed a $200 pension for citizens over the age of 60
established the Share-Our-Wealth Society.
made the Share Our Wealth Society. |
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1935
built roads, cams, parks, playgrounds, schools, and libraries.
had adult-education classes, free children’s lunches, and medical and dental clinics |
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1935
heavy taxes on the rich
graduated income tax, excess profits tax, and high estates tax |
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1935
provided retirement pensions, unemployment insurance, and care for the dependent and disabled
still in effect today |
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| Wagner Act: provisions of |
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1935
right of labor unions to collective bargaining
The National Labor Relations Board was established to arbitrate on labor disputes
labor gained power |
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(R)Alfred M. Landon - big businesses
(D)FDR - lower and middle class
economy major issue |
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| New Deal [Roosevelt] Coalition |
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formed by Catholics, Jews, and Northern Blacks.
pro-new deal |
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| FDR’s "court packing" scheme |
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| Roosevelt proposed that if a justice did not retire by age 70, the President could appoint a new justice. The number of justices could no exceed 15 |
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| NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin |
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| constitutionality of the Wagner Act was upheld |
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| West Coast Hotel v. Parrish |
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| Washington state minimum wage law was upheld |
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| 1937 Recession: causes and impact of |
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nation fell into a recession
Roosevelt tried to cut government spending
failed |
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founded the Committee for Industrial Organization
believed organizing by industry |
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used often by the CIO
Workers would sit down and refuse to work until they were granted the right of collective bargaining |
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1938
created a minimum wage of $.40 an hour and a 40-hour workweek
Employment of children under 16 was declared illegal
overtime pay was set |
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| an example of the racial ugliness of the South in the 1930s. |
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| 1st time that so many blacks were cabinet members |
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| 1st time that so many blacks were cabinet members |
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| John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath |
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| criticized current system |
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| A. Philip Randolph: March on Washington |
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| lead a plan to march on the capital for equal access to defense industry jobs. |
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1941
created the Fair Employment Practices Committee
gave blacks a chance to get jobs in the Nation’s defense industries. |
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| Indian Reorganization Act: John Collier |
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1934
restored lands to tribal ownership forbode the division of Indian lands allowed to obtain loans
establish self-government |
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barred from singing in Washington’s Constitution Hall
Eleanor Roosevelt arranged for Anderson to sing at the Easter Memorial |
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