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People, Places and TermsMary McLeod Bethunemember of the Black Cabinet

Federal Art ProjectNew Deal program that funded large murals

sit-down strikeprotest used against General Motorscourt packingname for FDR’s attempt to change the Supreme Court

John Steinbeckwriter of The Grapes of Wrath

People, Places and Termspump primingputting money in consumers’ hands to stimulate the economywelfare stateformed when the government assumes responsibility for providing for citizens’ needsWPANew Deal program created to build and improve highwaysHuey LongLouisiana Senator who opposed the New Deal

People, Places and Termscollective bargainingallowed union members to negotiate about hours and wagessocial securityAid provided to retirees; the disabled and mothers who are poorfireside chatsPeople gathered around radios to listen to speeches made by FDR

ConceptsWhat did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day

after FDR’s inauguration?Emergency Banking Bill

Why did people attend movies and listen to the radio in the 1930s?

To escape their misery

What is the purpose of the Security Exchange Commission?

regulate the stock market

ConceptsWhat did The Indian Reorganization Act of

1934 prohibit?government from further dividing Native

American landWhat was a major effect of the New Deal

Coalition?gave Democrats a majority in both houses of

Congress for many yearsWhat was the purpose of the Civilian

Conservation Corps (CCC)? To build national parks, trails, and other

outdoor, public places

ConceptsTypically, who did the CCC employ?Mexican Americans and other minority youthWhy did critics disapprove of the Tennessee

Valley Authority?gave government direct control of a businessHow did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of

First Lady?She became politically involved instead of

just being a ceremonial figure

ConceptsWhat did the Bonneville Dam and Hoover

Dam improve?Life in the American West

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