Reading Questions Ch. 33 Part 1
Visuals
1 770 Opening Quote:
- Who?
- FDR’s New Deal Philosophy “demands” what?
2 771 Photo- who?
- “America’s” what?
3 772 Magazine Cover – 773 Painting
- What happened to Chicago’s mayor with FDR in Florida?
- What day does both illustrations show?
4 774 Chart – 776 Graph – 777 Chart – 778 Photo
- The Graph and Photo show the benefits of two (2) New Deal Programs-Which Two? (use
the Alphabet abbreviations to answer—to find the “alphabet agency” for the graph look on the
Chart on p 774 for the abbreviation of the agency that the Glass-Steagall Act creates.)
-On the Chart on page 774
- title and time period?
-list EVERY “Alphabet Agency” mentioned ?
- On the Chart on 777
- Title and Time period?
- List EVERY “Alphabet Agency” mentioned?
Reading Questions
5 Copy the main idea of the Chapter6 Of the five (5) quotes mentioned at the beginning of my notes:
- Which three support FDR’s New Deal?
- Which two are opposed to FDR’s New Deal?
- What is the main point of Quote # 3 and what is the source?
- What is the famous line from quote #2?
- In quote # 4 what is to blame for the problems? What is the Source?
7 What do each of FDR’s New Deal three (3) R’s represent?
Intro
8 What was the “mood” of the voters as the election of 1932 approached?
FDR Politician in a Wheelchair
9 What disease causes FDR to become paralyzed as an adult?
10 What humbles FDR?
11 What is the famous quote from FDR here?
12 Why is FDR’s wife Eleanor, significant as a first lady?
13 What is she called?
14 Choose your favorite quote from Eleanor and copy it here—briefly explain why?
15 FDR’s political appeal was amazing—he believed that What –instead of HUMANITY was expendable?
16 He was called a “traitor to his class” –he was wealthy--- BUT—he never forgot whom (three words)?
17 What does FDR “pledge” to the American People?
Presidential Hopefuls of 1932 & Hoover’s Humiliation in 1932
18 What is the name of the group who aided FDR by writing many of his campaign speeches and also
authoring much of the New Deal Legislation?
19 What was the name of FDR’s Campaign Slogan and Song?
20 What was the electoral vote in 1932?
21 What group changes parties in 1932 and STILL VOTES THIS WAY—PRIMARILY ---TODAY?
FDR and the Three R’s
22 What does FDR close for 5 days as his 1st action as President?
23 What is the 1st Special Session of Congress Called?
24 What are the Short-Term Goals of the New Deal?
25 What are the Long-Term Goals of the New Deal?
26 List ALL of the “Alphabet Agencies” created in the 1st 100 days listed here in my notes in parenthesis
in RED?
27 Which five (5) Acts passed in the New Deal were “influenced” by the previous Progressive Movement?
Roosevelt Tackles Money and Banking
28 How many Bank Failures are there in the USA between 1935 and 1945?
29 What are the 30 communications between FDR and the American People on the Radio called?
30 What “insurance” does the Glass-Steagall Reform Act Create that we still have today?
31 Why does FDR take the USA off the gold standard?
32 When FDR puts us back on a “limited gold standard”—How long does the price of Gold stay stable?
(Insinuating that Inflation has no effect for this period –and only skyrockets towards the end of the
1960’s)
Creating Jobs for the Jobless
33 What issue calls for prompt action more than any other issue?
34 Which “Alphabet Agency” is created that becomes “the most popular of all new deal programs?”
35 What are the ages allowed to participate?
36 How much do they get paid per month? Of that $ how much is sent home to their families?
37 What is one example of the work this group accomplished?
38 On the Poster—What are the 4 words that give us a clue to the purpose of the Agency?
39 What “Alphabet Agency” is led by superman Harry Hopkins and whose chief aim is immediate relief?
40 How much $$$ is given to states for Welfare (Dole) payments directly to individuals?
41 What “Alphabet Agency” also led by superman Harry Hopkins is created that provided “TEMPORARY
EMPLOYMENT?”
42 Which “Alphabet Agency” is created to help farmers save their farms?
43 Which agency is created to save “non-farms?”