AH - Chapter 19 | Roosevelt and the New Deal

How did the Depression change the role of government in America?

Which was NOT a cause of the Depression?

The term "broker state" is used to refer to New Deal agencies and programs that regulate and police the stock market.

After the New Deal had been in effect for two years, the U.S. economy

African American voters turned away from the Republican Party in 1936 to support Roosevelt's reelection.

What did the bold series of programs and reforms that President Roosevelt launched in 1935 come to be called?

The Fair Labor Standards Act abolished child labor, limited the workweek, and

Women and African Americans made modest gains because of the support of Eleanor Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt entered office without a clear agenda, but his administration favored government

President Roosevelt's "court packing plan" was a mistake because

President Roosevelt's programs succeeded in creating a safety net for average Americans.

During the 1920s, much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to

The creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of

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

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

To regulate the stock market, Congress created the

Which figure in Roosevelt's administration was most active in bringing African Americans and women into the New Deal?

President Roosevelt triggered a new economic downturn in 1937 by

While President, FDR used the radio to communicate with the American people. What did he call the radio addresses?

The New Deal Coalition was made up of Roosevelt's supporters in Congress and Supreme Court Justices.

The period between March 9 and June 16, 1933 was called the

What practice, in large part, caused the stock market crash sparking the Great Depression?

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

In terms of ending the Depression, the New Deal was only a limited success, but it

Perhaps the most important result of FDR's 1st New Deal was a change in