U.S History – Chapter 15

Attracted millions of radio listeners to his radio talk show and discussed the FDR but got disconnected by him supposedly not doing enough to fight the depression

Democrat President Elected

Distant cousin of FDR and married him

Presidential Speech delivered by radio

Insured bank deposits up to $5,000.00

Built a series of dams in the Tennessee River Valley to block floods and generate electricity

In the spring of 1935, Congress gave $5 billion for new jobs

A theory that putting people to work on public projects put money in the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, which in return would stimulate the economy

Provided workers with additional rights. Established a minimum wage, initially at 25 cents per hour, and a maximum workweek of 44 hours. It also outlawed child labor

Accused president Roosevelt of trying to increase presidential power and upsetting the delicate balance between the three branches of the federal government

British economist that argued deficit spending was needed to end the depression

Congress enacted established unemployment insurance for workers who lost their job. It also created insurance for victims of work-related accidents and provided aid for poverty-stricken mothers and children, the blind, and the disabled

Prevent further loss of land and improve living conditions for Native Americans

Unofficial Advisers

The new deal's commissioner of Indian Affairs

A government that assumes responsibility for providing the welfare of children, poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed

Brought together southern whites, northern blue-collar workers, poor Midwestern farmers, and African Americans

Encouraged the practice of Indian religions, native languages, and traditional customs

Secretary of Labor an first female cabinet member

Huge, dramatic, paintings

Flourished during the New Deal years as Americans sought escape from the worries of the depression

A director and leader of the movie genre that focused on the strength of average Americans

Wrote the most famous novel of the 1930s (The Grapes of Wrath)

A New Orleans native that wrote several plays featuring strong roles for women

Millions of Americans tuned into a radio broadcast called War of The Worlds and thought it was real by Orson Welles