Vocab Facts & Causes FDR 1932 Election New Deal

What did FDR call his informal radio broadcasts to the American people? VOCAB 100

Fireside Chats

VOCAB 200 What was the Dust Bowl?

VOCAB 200 An area which experienced extreme drought during the 1930s; it included the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico, and Colorado.

VOCAB 300 Who made up the Bonus Army and what did they want?

VOCAB 300 WWI veterans and their families made up the army, and they wanted early payment of a bonus they were promised for their service.

VOCAB 400 What term was used to describe a purchase plan where some money was paid up front and the rest in payments over time?

VOCAB 400 Installment Plan or “buying on credit”

VOCAB 500 What are each of the following … Hoovervilles? Hooverflags? Hooverblankets?

VOCAB 500 Hoovervilles were towns of shacks filled with people who had nowhere else to live. Hooverflags were empty pockets pulled out. Hooverblankets were newspapers used to keep people without real blankets warm.

FACTS & CAUSES 100 What was statistically the worst year of the Great Depression?

FACTS & CAUSES

FACTS & CAUSES 200 The stock market crash of 1929 was the cause of the Great Depression. True or False?

FACTS & CAUSES 200 False

FACTS & CAUSES 300 At the height of the Great Depression, unemployment was about what percent?

FACTS & CAUSES %

FACTS & CAUSES 400 How did the Hawley-Smoot tariff actually hurt American businesses?

FACTS & CAUSES 400 Foreign nations retaliated with tariffs of their own on American goods.

FACTS & CAUSES 500 What were the four (4) causes of the Great Depression we discussed in class?

FACTS & CAUSES 500 Uneven distribution of income Availability of easy credit High tariffs Mechanization of manual labor

ELECTION OF Who were the two candidates for President in the election of 1932? Who was the incumbent?

ELECTION OF Herbert Hoover (incumbent) Franklin D. Roosevelt

ELECTION OF Finish this quote from FDR … “The only thing we have to fear ___ ___ ___.”

ELECTION OF “is fear itself”

ELECTION OF Describe events involving the Bonus Army. How did these events affect Hoover’s chances in the election of 1932?

ELECTION OF ,000 WWI vets arrived in Washington D.C. asking for early payment of a bonus for their service. Hoover ordered the army to clear out the Bonus Army. Violence erupted and two people were killed. Hoover’s handling of the Bonus Army hurt his chances to win the election of 1932.

ELECTION OF What two-word phrase described Hoover’s belief that people would have to “tough it out” without help from the federal government?

ELECTION OF “rugged individualism”

ELECTION OF How did Hoover and FDR differ in the way they perceived the role of the federal government?

ELECTION OF Hoover believed the federal government should be involved in citizens daily lives as little as possible; FDR believed it was the responsibility of the federal government to look after the daily lives and well-being of its citizens.

FDR 100 FDR lost the use of his legs after being stricken with what disease as an adult?

FDR 100 polio

FDR 200 How many times was FDR elected President of the United States?

FDR 200 four times

FDR 300 What did FDR do with the country’s banks after taking office, and why did he do it?

FDR 300 He declared a “bank holiday” - closing the banks - so that their health could be evaluated and so that they could be sent additional cash reserves to keep them operating.

FDR 400 What were the Hundred Days?

FDR 400 The first hundred days FDR was in office, during which time FDR and Congress passed many pieces of legislation.

FDR 500 What political office did FDR hold before becoming President of the United States?

FDR 500 Governor of New York

New Deal 100 What did the New Deal do to the size of the federal government?

New Deal 100 made it bigger

New Deal 200 What did the acronym CCC stand for and what did its members actually do?

New Deal 200 Civilian Conservation Corps Young males in the CCC improved or built parks, beaches, forests, and recreational facilities.

New Deal 300 What was one agency or program of the New Deal which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

New Deal 300 NIRA or AAA

New Deal 400 Why did liberal critics dislike the New Deal? Why did conservative critics dislike the New Deal?

New Deal 400 Liberal critics complained the New Deal didn’t go far enough to help people. Conservative critics likened the New Deal to socialism or communism.

New Deal 500 What are four programs of the New Deal which still exist today?

New Deal 500 FDIC – insures deposits at member banks SEC – supervises the stock market SSA – provides for retired and disabled people TVA – provides cheap hydroelectric power

Final Jeopardy Who were three popular critics of FDR’s New Deal?

Final Jeopardy Father Charles Coughlin Dr. Francis Townshend Senator Huey Long