The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers
• “Politics is Applesauce”
• Born a Cherokee Indian, this “cowboy philosopher”
entertained audiences with such wit and wisdom as
“I never met a man I didn’t like,” “never slap a man
who is chewing tobacco,” and politics is
applesauce.”
A) Fred Astaire
B) Dave Thomas
C) Will Rogers
D) Eldridge Gerry
Alphabet Soup
FSA
PWA
NIRA
SEC
CWA
TVA
WPA
AAA
FDIC
FHA
NYA
CCC
FERA
WPA
NLRA
REA
HOLC
USHA
CIO
EBRA
AFL
FLSA
FDR
ER
• The phrase “alphabet soup” referred to FDR’s
A) fondness for swimming and sailing
B) supply of cheap food for sufferers of the Depression
C) appearance in Campbell’s Chunky commercials
D) numerous programs with abbreviations
FBLA
LEA
LHS
CAI
CIP
AP
ISS
JV
PSAT
D161
US2
GPA
HSA
FWC
CP
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
TR and FDR
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Born to wealthy NY families
Ivy grads – originally league of “IV” schools
Politicians in NY legislature
Governors of Empire State
Asst. Secretaries of the Navy
Nominated to Vice Presidency
6 kids
– But FDR: Paralysis – masking the disability
• All of the following were similarities between
Theodore and FDR except
A) Governor of New York
B) Multiple terms as president
C) Ivy League education
D) Created new political party
Water
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Roosevelt family made fortune in shipping
Excellent swimmer and sailor
Asst. Secretary of Navy
Contracted polio while swimming off coast of
New Brunswick
– Swimming / water therapy to regain strength
• “water got me here and water will get me back”
• Warm Springs, GA: “Little White House”
• ____________ was continuous theme in
FDR’s life
A) earth
B) wind
C) fire
D) water
“Priming the Pump” –
economic policy
“Brother, Can You Leave the Dime?”
“Solemn, without beauty”
“tall and toothy”
Most active First Lady in history; criticism
1932 Election
• FDR vs. Hoover
– “intellectual lightweight,” “pleasant but
unqualified,” “weakest candidate,” “boy scout”
• FDR!
• FDR’s main advantage
– Campaign pledge: “Plight of the forgotten man,”
“a New Deal for the American people”
– Landslide victory
• Roosevelt’s strongest asset in restoring confidence
to the American public was his
A)
B)
C)
D)
confidence, optimism, and ability in public relations
slow and careful approach to developing programs
ability to get an uncooperative Congress to do what he
wanted
promise that the Depression would soon end
• The election of 1932 saw all of the following events
except
A)
the Democrats nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt in
jubilant anticipation of victory
B)
the Republicans dumped Herbert Hoover in a desperate
attempt to avoid defeat
C)
the victorious candidate narrowly escaped assassination
just before inauguration
D)
Franklin D. Roosevelt won in a landslide victory
• During the election of 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt
gained the public’s attention by emphasizing all of
the following except
A)
B)
C)
D)
a definite plan for economic recovery
progressive reform principles
a jaunty, optimistic approach to life
the importance of addressing economic distress
• “Hoover had been swept into office on the rising
tide of __________; he was swept out of office by
the receding tide of ____________.”
A) prosperity; depression
B) capitalism; socialism
C) depression; prosperity
D) socialism; capitalism
Theme songs have been an essential part of
political campaigns
• 1932: “Happy Days are Here Again”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqsT4xnKZPg
• 1960: JFK “High Hopes”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRTCVwSKMs
• 1988: Bush “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnvSQuv-H4
• 1992: Clinton “Don’t Stop”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JA1nWPFqM
• 2008: Obama “Yes We Can”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsV2O4fCgjk
100 Days
• March – June 1933
– 1st inaugural: “The only thing we have to fear …”
• Bulletproof stand
• 15 major acts passed
• 20th Amendment
– Shortened “lame duck”
• In his inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt told
Americans that they had “nothing to fear but
A)
B)
C)
D)
the loss of American traditions”
fear itself”
a decline in national confidence”
the aggression of foreign nations”
• The early part of FDR’s first term, in which Congress
passed an unprecedented amount of major
proposals for urgent reform by the president, was
known as the
A) Dizzying Days of Democracy
B) Avalanche of Action
C) Time of Relaxation
D) Hundred Days
• The 20th Amendment, the “lame-duck”
amendment, applies to
A) the repeal of Prohibition
B) the direct election of senators
C) the time between election and inauguration
D) the voting rights for Native Americans
• Between the election in late 1932 and the
inauguration in early 1933,
A)
B)
C)
D)
Hoover took decisive steps to ease the economic crisis
the economy continued to collapse
Roosevelt assured the public that he would take no
drastic action
war began to break out in Europe
100 Hours
Fireside Chats
- Relief to the unemployed
- Banking and finance reform
- 3 R’s: relief, recovery and
reform
• FDR used this innovative communication
format to connect with, and soothe, the
people:
A) Instant messaging
B) Newspaper articles
C) Dramatic speeches
D) Fireside chats
Approach to the Depression
• “The country needs bold, persistent
experimentation. It is common sense to take a
method and try it. It if fails, admit it frankly and try
another. But above all, try something.”
• “The reform program will use the authority of the
government as an organized form of self-help for all
classes and groups of our country.”
• “In the event that Congress shall fail … I shall take
the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis –
broad Executive power to wage war against the
emergency.”
• To solve the problems of the Great Depression, the
government approach was one of:
A) Intervention
B) Indifference
C) Isolation
D) Insecurity
• Which of the following reached a new height during
FDR’s presidency?
A) Tariff rates
B) Employment
C) National debt
D) Individual income
 ____________________ dealt with flood control,
building dams, and generating electricity in poor
rural areas
A) Agricultural Adjustment Act
B) Tennessee Valley Authority
C) Works Progress Administration
D) National Industrial Recovery Act
“lifting the spirits”
21st Amendment
• FDR’s three R’s stood for
A) relief, recovery, and reform
B) reading, `riting, and `rithmetic
C) rum, Romanism, and ruin
D) respect, responsibility, and rapport
• The following pairs match New Deal agencies with
their purpose. The incorrect pair is
A)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—protect small
depositors against bank failures
B)
Securities and Exchange Commission—regulate the
stock market
C)
Civil Works Administration—provide permanent jobs in
government offices
D)
Federal Housing Administration—insure mortgages for
new construction and home repairs
What Should you REALLY be afraid of?
• Fear, as FDR noted in 1933, paralyzes those who
succumb to it.
• But much of what we worry about today is based
on hype rather than reality
• Using 2009 data, the following list shows unsettling
threats and their far riskier counterparts.
• Burglaries 2.2 million
– Identity Thefts 8.3 million
• Shark attacks 28
– Dog Bites
4.5 million
• Americans killed by terrorists around the world 33
– Americans who die from the flu
36,000
• Women who die from breast cancer 40,000
– Women who die from cardiovascular disease 430,000
• Fatal airline accidents 321
– Fatal car crashes 34,000
Ghosts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E1YjIHMxAs (show a couple scenes)
Coffee Shop Surprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOxlSOr3_M&feature=share 2:20
Game ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GKmkD1pUG0 1:00
• Burglaries 2.2 million
– Identity Thefts 8.3 million
• Shark attacks 28
– Dog Bites
4.5 million
• Americans killed by terrorists around the world 33
– Americans who die from the flu
36,000
• Women who die from breast cancer 40,000
– Women who die from cardiovascular disease 430,000
• Fatal airline accidents 321
– Fatal car crashes 34,000
Ghosts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5OhNplEd4 (show a couple scenes)
Coffee Shop Surprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOxlSOr3_M&feature=share 2:20
Game ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GKmkD1pUG0 1:00