1. Life in the 1930s Mr Williams 10 th Grade U.S. History

2. FDR and Labor Wagner Act: Outlawed a number of anti-labor practices such as the creation of company-sponsored unions Established a National Labor Relations Board (NRLB)

4. Congress of Industrial Organization CIO: John L. Lewis led this group which broke away from the AFL DIFFERENCE: Invited all workers not just skilled to join including African Americans and Women

8. Sit-Down Strike Requires strikers to stay a factory day and night until dispute is resolved GM strike in Flint, Michigan Result: GM officially recognized the UAW-CIO

9. What was the New Deal? What were the “Three Rs”? Was it a success? Why or Why Not?

11. Women and the New Deal Eleanor Roosevelt: 1 st First Lady to play an active role in politics Anti-lynching campaign, wrote her own newspaper, women’s rights, civil rights, etc.

12. Frances Perkins: Secretary of Labor: First woman to head an executive department Played leading role in New Deal especially with Social Security BUT, men still paid higher wages and had more work opportunities as part of the New Deal

14. Black Cabinet Government officials who served as unofficial advisers to FDR under the leadership of Mary McLeod Bethune As a result of Roosevelt’s efforts, African Americans voted for him in great numbers during the 1936 Election

18. Marian Anderson African American Opera Singer 1939 Daughters of American Revolution did not allow her to sing at Constitution Hall FDR responded by giving her the opportunity to perform in front of the Lincoln Memorial

20. Lasting Impacts Minimum Wage, FDIC, SEC, TVA, Social Security, NLRB, etc. Hundred Days now a benchmark for all Presidents Government’s role has expanded to ensure economic stability