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| FDR's program to stimulate the economy and provide economic relief for the people |
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| A group that was against the New Deal |
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| Alliance of groups with similar goals |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Provided new jobs
cheap electric power
flood control and recreation for it's region |
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| Government funded projects to build public facilities |
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| Part of FDR's administration where he pushed through many new programs through congress |
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| legislation that allowed for collective bargaining and set up the National Labor Relations Board |
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| A system of social insurance that was funded through employees and employers |
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| the total amount of borrowed money the federal government has yet to pay back |
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| What group of people benefitted most from the New Deal? |
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| How did Roosevelt attempt to get his programs passed? |
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| he stacked the court with justices that he choose |
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| Why didn't Roosevelt actively support antilynching legislation? |
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| He did not want to offend the powerful southern congressmen |
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| popular Louisiana politician who pushed for a more equal distribution of the nations wealth |
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| Under the New Deal legislation, what working conditions were not addressed? |
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| What group of people criticized the New Deal as being socialistic? |
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| The groups of people that believed that the New Deal did not do enough? |
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| Socialists and Progressives |
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| What was the purpose of a bank holiday? |
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| to inspect the health of the banks |
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| What part of FDR's plans did people dislike the most? |
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| attempts to "pack" the supreme court |
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| a wave of legislation including more social welfare programs |
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| National Recovery Administration |
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| A New Deal agency that was created to help businesses |
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| people manipulating others with half truths and scare tactics |
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| an informal groups of intellectuals who helped devise New Deal policies; members of FRD's Cabinet |
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| A Progressive criticism of the New Deal |
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| It did not do enough to redistribute the wealth |
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| A cause of the 1937 recession? |
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| increased Federal spending |
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| How did Roosevelt's programs help farmers? |
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| by providing financial assistance |
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| What best describes Roosevelt's election to the presidency? |
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| A rise in union membership and a wave of strikes |
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| How did Eleanor Roosevelt help the president? |
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| by reporting on conditions in the country |
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| How did movies help in the 1930's |
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| provided temporary escape for struggling Americans |
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| How did Roosevelt try to help businesses? |
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| by stabilizing industrial prices |
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| How can you characterize Roosevelt's first 100 days in office? |
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| He pushed congress to pass legislation to in order to improve the economy |
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| How did the massive spending of the New Deal Plan lead to? |
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| some short term economic improvement |
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| Which New Deal agencies are still in effect today? |
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Tennessee Valley Authority
FDIC
Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Why did the Supreme Court outlaw Sit Down Strikes? |
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| because they were so successful |
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| Who benefitted from the WPA funds? |
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| Name one of the causes of the recession of 1937? |
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| reduced consumer spending |
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| How did the New Deal affect labor unions? |
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| labor unions were legalized and grew stronger |
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