Exam 9: The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

In the 1936 election,African Americans abandoned the _____________________,believing they had better prospects with the party of the "forgotten American" than with the "Party of Lincoln."

Communist Party

Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal would have allowed him to appoint _____________ additional justices to the court.

Examine Herbert Hoover's attempts to resolve the economic depression.

Examine popular critics of the New Deal.What were their criticisms and their alternatives to FDR's programs?

The Federal Reserve board intensified the severity of the stock market crash by

Most employers observed the NRA's wage and hour guidelines.

As first lady,Eleanor Roosevelt was shy,inarticulate,passive,and awkward.

Known as the "radio priest," Father Coughlin was also

Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier ran into significant opposition in trying to protect Native American identity.

The real motive behind Roosevelt's court-packing scheme was to replace old and feeble judges on the court.

The Roosevelt administration tried to reinstate the National Recovery Administration after the Supreme Court declared its codes unconstitutional.

The first comprehensive system of social welfare passed in American history was ____________________.

The National Recovery Administration had the power to force adherence to its codes.

Explore the causes of the Great Depression.

Between 1918 and 1929

One of President Roosevelt's first acts in office was to close all of the nation's banks.

Radical critics of the New Deal were silenced after 1934.

Franklin D.Roosevelt saw the Second New Deal as a program to limit the power and privilege of the wealthy few.

Eleanor Roosevelt was