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48 Cards in this Set
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What is the new deal?
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during the next 100 days congress approved all 15 measures that made up the heart of the president's New Deal program.
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What is bank holiday?
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was designed to stop massive withdrawals.
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What is Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
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Confidence in banks increased even more when Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in June 1933.
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Who is Frances Perkins?
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Helped by first Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Democratic National Committee member Molly Dewson, the president brought in many veteran reformers to direct his program, including Frances Perkins as secretary of labor.
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Who is Harry L. Hopkins?
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a former relief supervisor in New York, headed the FERA.
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What is Civilian Conservation Corps?
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To provide relief for many unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25, Congress established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933.
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What is Securities and Exchange Commission?
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To protect investors and guard against stock fraud, Roosevelt supported the passage of the Federal Securities Act, which created the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Who is John Maynard Keynes?
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Many New Deal recovery programs were based on the theories of John Maynard Keynes, a noted British economist.
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What is the National Industrial Recovery Act?
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(NIRA) to stimulate industrial and business activity and reduce unemployment.
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What is Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
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Passed by Congress in May 1933, the Agricultural Adjustment Act created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).
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What is Tennessee Valley Authority?
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the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which was created in May 1933, transformed the economic and social life of the region.
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Who is Robert C. Weaver?
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these advisors included Robert C. Weaver, who held a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.
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Who is Marian Anderson?
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a world-famous African Americans singer, to perform at their Washington, D.C., hall.
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Who is John Collier?
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observed the poor living conditions in American Indian communities.
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Who is Francis E. Townsend?
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Among the liberal reformers who opposed the New Deal was Dr. Francis E. Townsend of California.
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Who is Charles E. Coughlin?
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a radio priest from Michigan, urged the government to nationalize all banks and return to the silver standard.
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Who is Huey Long?
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a colorful but corrupt U.S. senator from Louisiana, had probably the most radical plan.
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What is Share-Our-Wealth?
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in 1934 Long proposed a new kind of relief program, which he called Share-Our-Wealth.
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What is Works Progress Administration?
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After the Civil Works Administration (CWA) ended, President Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935.
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What is National Youth Administration?
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The WPA tried to help young people between the ages of 16 and 25 by establishing the National Youth Administration (NYA), a junior WPA.
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Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
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a member of the Black Cabinet, be appointed director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the NYA.
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What is Social Security Act?
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which Congress passed in August 1935.
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What is the Wagner-Connery Act?
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In May 1935 the Court had ruled that certain provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) were unconstitutional Several weeks later, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner-Connery Act.
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What is Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
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Lewis and several other labor leaders organized what became the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
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What is sit-down strike?
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Meanwhile, GM workers grew increasingly frustrated with factory conditions. On December 31, 1936, this frustration led to a sit-down strike.
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What is the Dust Bowl?
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as the affected region came to be called, clouds of dust darkened the skies at noon and buried fences and farm machinery.
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Who is Roy E. Stryker?
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head of the FSA historical section, assembled a team of renowned photographers that included Walker Evans, who depicted life among sharecroppers in rural Alabama.
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Who is Walker Evans?
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who depicted life among sharecroppers in rural Alabama.
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Who is Gordon Parks?
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who later became a filmmaker; international photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White; and Dorothea Lange, probably the best known of the FSA photographers.
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Who is Margaret Bourke-White?
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the best known of the FSA photographers.
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Who is Dorothea Lange?
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probably the best known of the FSA photographers.
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Who is Migrant Mother?
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is considered a masterpiece.
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What is Federal Project Number One?
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In 1935 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) set aside $300 million to create Federal Project Number One.
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Who is John Steinbeck?
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produced a gripping picture of the depression years in The Grapes of Wrath (1939).
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What are The Grapes of Wrath?
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(1939) the story follows the fortunes of a poor family as they travel from the Dust Bowl region to California.
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Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
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wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).
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Who is Richard Wright?
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offered a grim picture of black urban life in Native Son (1940).
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What is Gone With the Wind?
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(1936), a sweeping story of the Old South set during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Who is Frank Capra?
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celebrated simple values and criticized the wealthy and politicians in films like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
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Who is Aaron Copland?
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Composer Aaron Copland used these as the basis for his most popular compositions, including his 1938 piece, Billy the Kid.
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Who is Thomas A. Dorsey?
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wrote songs such as "Precious Lord, Take My Hand".
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Who is Mahalia Jackson?
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Mahalia Jackson were popular gospel singers. Jackson later recalled that some ministers objected to this new style.
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Who is Benny Goodman?
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helped popularize swing with his integrated band.
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Who is Jacob Lawrence?
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portrayed the daily lives of African American heroes, such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, New Mexico artist Georgia O'Keeffe painted haunting images of the southwestern desert landscape.
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Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
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was a artist who painted haunting images of the southwestern desert landscape.
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What are regionalists?
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A group of midwestern artists known as the regionalists stressed local folk themes and customs.
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What is American Gothic?
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the most famous of the regionalist paintings is probably Wood's American Gothic.
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Who is Anna"Grandma" Moses?
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Some folk artist, including the elderly painter Anna "Grandma" Moses, became well known during this period.
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