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11 Cards in this Set
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Roosevelt's domestic program.
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New Deal
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"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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Roosevelt in his inaugural address
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Fireside chats
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Roosevelt's famous radio addresses
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Roosevelt's philosophy for dealing with the Great Depression
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-pragmatist : actively look for solutions
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The group that FDR called on to help him combat the Great Depression.
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Brains trust
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FDR cabinet
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Francis Perkins : sec. Of labor. Harold Ickes : sec. Of interior. Cordell hull: sec. Of state. Henry Stimson : att. General.
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FDRs 3 VPs
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John nance garner, Henry Wallace, Harry Truman
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The most vigorous "champion of the dispossessed"
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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What was the most urgent problem facing President Roosevelt when he took office in March of 1933?
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The Banking Crisis : pple demanding their money back cause banks to fail -he called an emergency Congress. (Hundred Days Congress) to deal with the crisis Banking Holiday declared on March 6th - 10th to relieve banks ; FDR announces that all banks are being audited and those that reopen are safe
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Beer-Wine Revenue Act
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-in anticipation for prohibition repeal -tax every barrel of wine and beer
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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-employed youn men (18-25) -takes them off the street and gives them gov. jobs: they live in gov. camps and work to
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