Chapter 26: The New Deal
The major themes in this chapter are:, American Identity, Demographic Changes, Politics and
Citizenship, Economic Transformation and Reform. Define the terms below in relationship to one of the
chapters themes.
1. Key Terms, Events, and People:
“Fireside chats”
Emergency Banking Act
Twenty-First Amendment
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agricultural subsidies
National Industrial Recovery Act
National Recovery Administration
Minimum wage
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Government “dole”
Work relief
Civil Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farm Management Administration
American Liberty League
Dr. Francis E. Townsend
Father Charles E. Coughlin
Huey Long
Second New Deal
National Labor Relations Board
Industrial unions
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto Workers
Sit-down strike
Memorial Day Massacre
Social Security Act
Unemployment insurance
Works Progress Administration
Election of 1936
Party realignment
Court-packing plan
Recession of 1937
Broker state
Black cabinet
Indian Reorganization Act
Francis Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
2. Chart the following question in prompt/thesis format with analytic paragraph:
Analyze the ways in which the following three New Deal measures attempted to create a more
stable economy and more equitable society: Agricultural Adjustment Act, Civilian Conservation
Corps, and the Works Progress Administration. How successful were each in achieving their
goals?
3. Chart the following question in prompt/thesis format with analytic paragraph:
Assess the success and failures of those who opposed the New Deal. (Corporate America, people
far left in political spectrum, dissident political opponents)
4. Due dates are as follows:
Terms: 12/2 column 1, 12/3 column 2
Charts: 12/4
Review material:
D&S: Unit VII test 12/5
Presidential study on Jefferson: use Washington template 12/8
Primary Source study, DBQ and/or essay and test on this chapter will complete the study.