Test Date: Friday, March 14 Great Depression & New Deal Study Guide Key People: - Al Smith - Herbert Hoover - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Eleanor Roosevelt - Huey Long Key Terms: - Black Tuesday - Bonus Army - Buying on margin - Credit - Deficit spending - Direct Relief - Direct Relief - Dust Bowl - New Deal - New Deal Coalition - Price supports - Speculation New Deal Programs/Org’s: - AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Act - CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps - FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Federal Securities Act - Glass-Steagall Act - NIRA – National Industrial Recovery Act - NLRB – National Labor Relations Board - NYA – National Youth Administration - SEC – Securities & Exchange Commission - SSA – Social Security Act - TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority - WPA – Works Progress Administration Study Questions: Answer these questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. 1. List and explain 3 key causes of the Great Depression 2. How was Herbert Hoover’s approach to the Great Depression different from FDR’s, and how did the public view President Hoover? 3. How did the Great Depression affect American farmers, and how did the New Deal attempt to help them? 4. How did Franklin Roosevelt change the role of the federal government during his first hundred days? 5. Why did conservatives like the American Liberty League oppose FDR and the New Deal? Why did populists like Huey Long and Charles Coughlin oppose them? 6. What is deficit spending and how does it relate to the New Deal? 7. Why did FDR want to “pack” the Supreme Court and how did this controversy affect FDR’s public image? 8. Name the voting groups that form the “New Deal Coalition” and explain how they effected politics from the 1930s-60s. 9. How did the creation of the FDIC and the SEC affect the banking industry and American consumers? 10. List five New Deal agencies that are still in place and important today. Textbook Sections: You are responsible for reading and understanding the following textbook sections. 22-1: The Nation’s Sick Economy 23-1: A New Deal Fights the Depression 22-2: Hardship & Suffering during the Depression 23-2: The Second New Deal Takes Hold 22-3: Hoover Struggles with the Depression 23-3: The New Deal Affects Many Groups 23-5: The Impact of the New Deal