Presentations:Describe the cycle of the Great Depression?What was the New Deal(1st and 2nd) and it's goals(3 R's)?3 R's- Relief- immediate action taken to stop the economy crashing, Reform- Temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand, Recovery- programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters. 1st dealt with banking, railroads and farming. The Brain Trust was the group that came up with the new deal. 2nd focused on social justice, and to stay out of a depression.Why did people criticize the New Deal?Why was FDR upset with the US Supreme Court and what did he do to try to solve this issue?How did the New Deal help:unemployed- WPA- most ambitious new deal projectfarmersfactory workers/laboryoung people- CCC- gave jobs to men that were ages 15-25. flood control, erosion control, forest culture, stuff like that. most successful program of the New Deal programsbanks/business- Glass, Seagull Act. helped the public believe in banks again, but financial people didn't like it.home ownerselderly- social security- people pay taxes to the Social Security Administration, and then get the money back later.Native Americans- Indian Reorganization Act gave indians pieces of land, secured new rights for Native Americans, replaced Dawes ActDescribe the culture of the 1930's.Movies- wizard of oz, Dracula, Frankenstein, King Kong, dark spooky mansions. Music- Hillbilly music, country music, jazzKey terms:Hundred Days- FDR's first hundred days as president.fireside chats- news announcements people listened to over the radiopriming the pumpdeficit spending- spending money you don't have. really helped get the US out of the depression.
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