Eleanor Roosevelt

This person was FDR's bridge to labor union leaders, liberals and African Americans

What were relief, recovery and reform?

These were the three R's of the New Deal

What was Huey Long?

This Louisiana politician hoped to "Share the Wealth" and was called "the Kingfish", assassinated in 1935

What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)?

This government corporation created insurance for people with bank deposits in an effort to rebuild confidence in the banking system

What was the Anti-lynching bill?

This NAACP supported bill, never passed by Congress, would have penalized local communities for failing to protect African Americans and is considered a major failure of FDR's leadership

What were southerners, union members, African Americans and people living in the cities.

These groups or constituencies were part of the Roosevelt Coalition

What is the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)?

This agency, active today, provides electric power, jobs, parks and economic development in the Appalachian South

Who was Al Smith?

This former mentor of FDR was Hoover's opponent in 1928; he turned against FDR and the New Deal and led the Liberty League, a pro-business coalition in the 1930s

What was Social Security Act of 1935 (OASDI--Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance)

This program established a safety net for the elderly, disabled workers, widows and orphans, dependent children and the unemployed

What was the Bonus Army?

This group of 15,000 WWI veterans and their families marched on Washington in May 1932 and were attacked by army troops; they did not want to wait until 1945 for their promised benefit

What was the court packing plan of adding up to six additional justices (it did not happen)

This proposed action by FDR would have created a more friendly Supreme Court for New Deal programs

What is the Wagner Act or the National Labor Relations Act?

This provided for collective bargaining rights for workers beginning in 1935

Who was John Lewis?

This labor leader led the CIO and Coal Miners and was a critic of FDR

What is the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)?

This agency was created to regulate the stock market and attempt to prevent future crashes

Who was Charles Houston?

This Howard University academic and NAACP leader devised a plan to end segregation in America by first attacking the educational system; his protege was Thurgood Marshall

What were the Neutrality Acts?

Against FDR's intentions Congress passed legislation that hoped to keep the USA from being involved in any future war in Europe

What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)?

This program assisted farmers by paying crop subsidies and to have farmers not farm all of their available land

Who was Dr Francis Townsend?

This doctor advocated payments to the elderly which would become a basis for Social Security

What was Glass-Steagall Act?

This law created a wall of separation between commercial and investment banks in 1933

What is Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930?

This tariff was the second highest in US History and contributed to the global depression; many economists testified that this would happen and it passed anyway

Who was Hoover, Landon, Willkie and Dewey?

FDR won elections in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 against these opponents

What was the National Recovery Administration, established by the National Industrial Recovery Act.

This agency was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, established labor rules and regulations for businesses, and was symbolized by a blue eagle.

Who was Father Charles Coughlin?

This radio priest in Detroit blamed the Jews for the Depression

What is the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA)?

This law created a federal minimum wage and provided for overtime compensation (for many workers) and banned child labor

Who was Frances Perkins?

This woman was FDR's Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet officer