Chapter 23 Test Review
A New Deal Fights Depression Chapter 23 section 1
FDR’s programs to end the Great Depression The New Deal
This law created insurance for Bank Deposits The Glass-Steagall Banking Act
What Program aimed to help farmers? Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers not to grow in order to stimulate prices
Name the job creating programs of the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration National Youth Administration
This Louisiana politician criticized the new deal Huey Long
The Second New Deal Takes Hold Chapter 23 section 2
This law protected workers’ rights The Wagner Act
What is Social Security? Provides financial assistance for the disabled and unemployed and pensions for the elderly
How did Eleanor Roosevelt affect The New Deal She spoke up greatly on behalf of the poor, minorities and women.
The New Deal Affects Many Groups Chapter 23 section 3
Who was Frances Perkins? The Secretary of Labor under FDR and first female member of The Cabinet
This man was the Commissioner on Indian Affairs John Collier
Head of the Office of Minority Affairs for the NYA Mary McLeod Bethune
What was the New Deal Coalition? Voters from a number of different groups that supported the Democratic party because of the New Deal.
What were some of the groups in the New Deal Coalition? Southern Whites, African Americans, union workers, city people
Society & Culture Chapter 23 section 4
This was a popular movie of the 1930’s Gone With the Wind
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck This novel depicted life of a migrant farming family during the Dust Bowl Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
How did the New Deal support the arts? The Federal Theater Project supported playwrights The Federal Arts Project paid artists for art for public places The Federal Writers project funded writers Richard Wright was one writer and won the Pulitzer
Impact of The New Deal Chapter 23 section 5
What is deficit spending? When a government spends more money than comes in
What is the Securities & Exchange Commission? Regulates the stock market
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and insures savings in banks What is the FDIC? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and insures savings in banks
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority Work Project that prevented floods and provided electricity for rural people