Unit 6- Reading Guide 4 Name______
Vocab: Define each of the following terms Brains Trust Keynesian economic theory New Deal Dorothea Lang 20th Amendment Works Progress Administration The Hundred Days Eleanor Roosevelt Emergency Banking Relief Act National Youth Administration Fireside chats Wagner Act Glass-Steagall Act Fair Labor Standards Act Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Rural Electrification Administration Federal Securities Act Social Security Act Securities & Exchange Commission Frances Perkins Agricultural Adjustment Act Mary McLeod Bethune Tennessee Valley Authority New Deal Coalition Civilian Conservation Corps Congress of Industrial Organizations National Industrial Recovery Act Gone With the Wind Home Owners Loan Corporation Orson Welles Federal Housing Administration Grant Wood Federal Emergency Relief Admin. Richard Wright Deficit spending The Grapes of Wrath
Guided Reading Questions: Provide comprehensive answers, in complete sentences, to each of the following questions.
1. What experiences in FDR’s life make him uniquely qualified to be president during the worst economic depression in American history? Explain.
2. Explain the three-Rs of the Roosevelt’s New Deal.
3. Why was FDR’s first “fireside chats” so important? What other programs does Congress pass to help shore up the nation’s banking system?
4. How does the AAA work? Provide examples of how it helped farmers and how it was to be paid for. Why was the AAA met with criticism?
5. Explain the multiple accomplishments of the TVA.
6. How did the CCC help both young men and their families at home?
7. Why was the CWA criticized? What were its accomplishments?
8. How were the NIRA and the NRA a help to labor?
9. How did conservatives react to FDR’s deficit spending, which followed Keynesian economic theory?
10. What did each of the following critics of FDR’s New Deal offer as alternatives to Americans?- Father Charles Coughlin; Dr. Francis Townsend; Huey Long
11. From the section, “Helping Farmers…Again,” what happens to the AAA? How does Congress respond to this setback (hint: three new programs)?
12. From the section, “Improvements for Labor,” what happens to the NIRA? How does Congress respond to this setback (hint: two important laws)?
13. What did the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 do? Provide evidence that the Rural Electrification Administration was successful.
14. Be sure you know the three ways the Social Security Act works.
15. Why was the election of 1936 a “watershed year”?
16. You should already have Frances Perkins in your vocab. Describe the challenges and gains that women made in government and the workforce during the New Deal years.
17. What important steps do African Americans take to organize labor unions? How does Marian Anderson overcome racism? Who helps her?
18. Explain ways that FDR and New Deal programs failed African Americans.
19. How did Mexican Americans fair in the New Deal years?
20. What was the goal of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934? How did it attempt to reach this goal? What were the mixed reactions to this change in Indian policy?
21. Provide statistics that support the claim that labor unions made progress during the New Deal years.
22. While organized labor made progress, strikes continued to take place. Describe how labor disputes continued during the New Deal years.
23. What were some famous movies released during the 30s? Did they reflect the mood of the times or were they an escape?
24. What types of programming did radio offer Americans during the decade?
25. How did artists benefit from the New Deal? Provide examples in art, music, and literature.
26. What was FDR’s “court-packing scheme”? How did congress and the public react? What evidence would show that FDR got his way despite this political blunder?
27. Why did many conservatives criticize the New Deal? Provide statistics that would support their critique(s).
28. Why did many liberals criticize the New Deal? Provide evidence that FDR agreed with them.
29. What did one of the greatest history teachers of all time, Eddie Galloway, say about FDR’s New Deal? How does the New Deal continue to affect our lives today?