US HY 2 Depression/New Deal

FDR would frequently talk to the nation via radio in his...

Soap Operas were named such because…

Put Young men to work building roads, parks and planting trees:

Set the minimum wage and maximum work hours for the U.S.:

FDR appointed who to head the division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration?

Raised crop prices by paying farmers off not to grow crops:

How did FDR view organized labor/unions?

Despite the wealth from the 1920s, the financial gap between the rich and poor widened. T or F?

Before running for president, FDR served as governor of which state?

Day that the Stock market “crashed”:

Minimum wage rises with the cost of living. True or False?

By 1940, still only 45% of homes had radios. True or False?

Paid by the Federal Writer’s project, ___________ wrote Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.

FDR’s wife: (First Lady to FDR)

In the first broadcast of “War of the Worlds” many thought aliens actually invaded. T or F?

First well-known movie to feature color in theaters:

Upon taking office FDR past several initiatives in what became known as “The ___ days.”

Singer who traveled the country during the Depression singing about America:

FDR openly supported the African American Civil Rights movement strongly. T or F?

Which was not covered by the Social Security Act?

Which group did not provide major support for FDR?

Form of strike where employees stay on job site and at post:

How to FDR overpower the Supreme Court to pass his New Deal programs?

Period from 1929-1940 mired in poverty due to economic collapse of 1929:

Socialist critic of FDR from Louisiana:

When elected, President Hoover stated America was closer than ever to defeating poverty.T or F?

To try and reestablish the banking system in the U. S., FDR set up the ____ as bank insurance.

What was Hoover’s plan to get the U.S. out of the Depression?

With the Depression still lingering, FDR did not win election again in 1936. True or False?

What was President Hoover’s best legacy?

When the stock market collapsed millions fled to pull their money out of???

By the late 1930s, 65% of Americans were attending the movies at least once per week. T or F?

Established to create several dams in the Tennessee Valley area:

The U.S. government paid for the New Deal programs largely with deficit spending which is…

Famous Great Depression photographer. Paid by the Federal Art Project. (a WPA branch)

Meter for the condition of the Stock Market. Average of 30 large publicly traded firms:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (aka FDR) was of which political Party?

One of the first greatest radio news broadcasts was about the crash of the Zeppelin…

Buying stock quickly for short term wealth:

Paying small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest:

Which was not a Dust Bowl state?

What organization from the New Deal gave jobs to 8 million workers from 1935-1943?

Which President succeeded Herbert Hoover?

Suicide, Alcoholism and mental institution admission rose during the Great Depression. T or F?

The Works Progress Administration hired artists, writers and photographers as well. T or F?

FDR’s programs to get the country back to working was called the…

Native American Reservations received more autonomy during the 1930s. T or F?

What final act of Herbert Hoover’s destroyed his legacy?