the idea that the country would be safest and prosperous by staying out of world affairs

#stayout

Widespread advertising methods that had promoted World War I now promoted consumerism; Widespread advertising methods that had promoted World War I now promoted consumerism

#yestoconsumers

this law deliberately favored immigrants from northern and western Europe over “undesirable” immigrants

#disimmigrant

FDR’s wife who revolutionized the role of First Lady; She was very active and traveled the country, reporting to FDR about how the New Deal was working; She met regularly with ordinary Americans to learn their needs and views; She was even bolder than FDR in promoting rights and equality for women, blacks, poor farmers, and factory workers; She delivered speeches and wrote regular newspaper columns, using her fame to influence policies; promoted black rights and equality

#firstladyrevolutionized

FDR’s wide-ranging laws and programs passed by Congress to fight the Great Depression; focused on the “three Rs”—relief, recovery, reform; Relief—this focused on immediate relief for the unemployed; Recovery—this focused on economic recovery for businesses and agriculture; Reform—this focused on reforming financial institutions (banks, stock market, etc.) to prevent future depressions

#thethreers

this federal agency regulated the stock market to prevent overspeculation and fraud

#stockmarketregulator

this paid Americans to work in urban public works projects; Americans built roads, bridges, dams, schools, and other public infrastructure and buildings

#infrastructure

this paid Americans to build dams in and around Tennessee, which produced electricity

#electricitee