Study Guide Eleven

Era of the New Deal: Phase One

Exam Two

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the second exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

New Deal Phase I, 1933-1935

New Deal Phase II, 1935-1937

Emergency Banking Relief Act 1933

Fireside Chats

Hundred Days

Harry Hopkins

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Civil Works Administration

Civilian Conservation Corps

Farm Credit Administration

Home Owners Loan Corporation

Federal Housing Authority

Agricultural Adjustment Administration of 1933

National Recovery Administration 1933

Tennessee Valley Authority

Glass Steagall Banking Act of 1933

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Securities and Exchange Commission

Richard Whitney

Liberty League

Robert R. McCormick

Dr. Francis Townshend

Father Charles Coughlin

Huey Long

“Share Our Wealth”

Questions to Think About:

What are the historical controversies over the nature of the New Deal? Evolutionary or revolutionary? Liberal, conservative, or radical? Success or failure?

What was the biggest thing that separated the American middle class from the working class?

Why did Roosevelt focus on security for the American people rather than full economic recovery?

What and when were the two phases of the New Deal and how were they different? How could you describe them in one or a few words?

How did Roosevelt end the Banking Crisis of 1933?

What were the goals of Roosevelt’s Hundred Days in 1933?

What were some of the programs that provided employment and relief to the destitute unemployed?

What did the New Deal do to protect homeowners and farmers?

How did New Deal phase I try to stabilize the economy?

How did the New Deal try to reform the stock market and the banking system?

Who were the opponents of the New Deal and why?

Who were the leaders of the leaders of the radical fringe movements who challenged Roosevelt’s leadership of the New Deal?