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covered the money that people save in banks against loss

President Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression became known as the

President Roosevelt triggered a new economic downturn in 1937 by

organized secret ballots at factories to see if workers wanted unions

President FDR entered office with no clear agenda or strong political ideology but his administration favored government

offered unemployed young men work planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs

prohibited commercial banks from speculating on the stock market

required companies that sell stocks and bonds to provide complete and truthful information to investors

President Roosevelt launched the bold new programs that came to be known as the Second New Deal primarily because

President Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan” was a serious mistake because

By 1934, Senator Huey Long of Louisiana began criticizing the New Deal from the left and calling for

To fight the Depression, the first thing President Roosevelt set out to do was to

hired workers directly, including thousands of women, to build or improve airports, roads, and playgrounds

guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and bargain collectively

caused industrial production to fall and was declared unconstitutional in 1935

The Social Security Act established the principle that the federal government should be responsible for

The New Deal helped establish a new voting coalition for President Roosevelt and the Democratic Party by

Taking mediating role among competing econ interests—business, farmers, workers, and homeowners—the New Deal est

awarded contracts to construction companies to build highways, dams, schools, and other facilities

sponsored the Federal Project Number One program for artists, musicians, writers, and those involved in theater