Today we did blog discussions. Amanda did hers about Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is famous for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white person. Stephanie did hers over Condoleezza Rice. Condi was very smart and she went to college at the age of just fifteen. She was a member of the National Security Staff and as a National Security Advisor during Bush's first presidency. She was also the second U.S. Secretary of State, but the first African American Secretary of State. Next we continued with presentations.
Joseph went today and his two topics were SEC and Priming The Pump.
The SEC
The Security Exchange Commision is what SEC stands for. It issued new laws for the banks.
Priming the Pump
Priming the pump was putting money in circulation, and it stimulated the economy.
What was the New Deal(1st and 2nd) and it's goals(3 R's)?
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-The RFC, gave money to small businesses, state governments, and banks to give loans to places to give jobs. farmers
factory workers/labor- labor unions. The NLRB, prohibited unfair labor practices, long hours at work, unsafe envirnment, ect. The FLSA banned children from 14 and under from working in factories. Set wages her hour and set hours for a weekly worker.
young people
banks/business
home owners
elderly
Native Americans Describe the culture of the 1930's. Key terms: Hundred Days fireside chats priming the pump deficit spending
Key terms:
Hundred Days- FDR's first hundred days of presidency. He passed fifteen major bills.
fireside chats
priming the pump
deficit spending- When a business spends more than they make.
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