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Cornell Note Questions
Cornell Notes: Role of Minorities and Roosevelt’s Critics
Introduction:
The Great Depression continued throughout the 1930s, as did
the New Deal. Remember the
______________________________________ is Roosevelt’s
plan to end the Great Depression. Roosevelt faced the
election of 1936 as the overwhelming favorite.
I. The Election of 1936:
a. Roosevelt (Democrat) v. Alfred Landon (Republican).
Roosevelt wins in a landslide.
Workers from the Works Progress
Administration (WPA)
b. This election is significant because
______________________________________ who had voted Republican (because the
Republican Party had fought to free the slaves) began voting Democrat because of what Roosevelt
and the New Deal had provided for them.
II. The Role of Minorities in the 1930s:
Even though ethnic minorities suffered greatly during the 1930s, there were still some political
improvements for ethnic minorities as well as women.
a. The _________________________________ – Roosevelt appointed a number of African
American to positions in his administration. They are known as the Black
Cabinet. A ____________________ is a group of advisors.
b. Women – Roosevelt appoints the first woman to a Cabinet post. Her name is
____________________________________________ and she was the
Secretary of Labor. Other women are appointed to lower-level positions.
III. Roosevelt Loses Popularity
A. The __________________________________ –
Words to Use:
African Americans
Black Cabinet
Cabinet
Court Packing Plan
Frances Perkins
government spending
New Deal
Supreme Court Justices
unconstitutional

Roosevelt was upset that the Supreme Court had declared part of his New
Frances Perkins
Deal, the Agricultural Adjustment Act,
______________________________________– which means that it could not exist.

He sends a Bill to Congress to ask them to change the number of
________________________________________ from 9 to 12.
If Congress said yes, Roosevelt would have been able to “pack” or
put in place, justices who supported his position and policies.

The bill was killed so this didn’t happen. However, Roosevelt’s
popularity was damaged because people thought he was trying to
get too much power.
IV. The Roosevelt Recession:
In 1937, the economy was doing much better. But then Roosevelt cut
back on _______________________________________. This caused
the economy to decline again. Roosevelt’s popularity dropped.
Political cartoon reflecting the
common attitude toward the
“court packing plan.”
V. Roosevelt’s Critics:
Roosevelt’s New Deal had its critics. Some felt he was doing enough, others felt that
Roosevelt had over stepped his bounds and had taken on too much power. Some of the most
outspoken critics are:
1. _______________________________________________- Made mostly of business
owners who were concerned about the amount of spending the government was doing. They
felt Roosevelt had gone too far and accused him of trying to create a dictatorship.
2. ______________________________________ – He believed that the needs of the elderly
were being overlooked. He proposed that those over 60 years of age receive a $200 a
month pension which in turn would benefit the economy.
Francis
Townsend
3. ______________________________________ - A Catholic priest who had a large
following for his radio show. He proposed heavy taxes on the wealthy and a
nationalization of the banking system.
4. _______________________________________ – A senator from Alabama. He
proposed taxing the rich and giving each family $5000 a year,
Charles Coughlin
Cornell Summary:
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Huey Long
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Words to Use:
American Liberty League
Father Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
Huey Long