FDR and the New Deal Quizs

Year FDR took office

• 1929

• 1931

• 1933

• 1935

New Deal

• A series of programs to combat the Great Depression

• A plan to increase military spending

• A strategy for international trade

• A proposal for tax reform

Critique of New Deal spending

• national debt, debated necessity

• increased employment rates

• reduction in taxes

• improved infrastructure

Opposition to the New Deal

• by conservatives and some liberals

• by all political parties

• by the general public

• by the Supreme Court

Fireside Chats

• televised speeches to the public

• radio addresses to the public

• newspaper articles about current events

• public speeches in town halls

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• bank deposits

• stock investments

• real estate holdings

• government bonds

FDR’s leadership style

• authoritarian, secretive

• experimental, communicative

• indifferent, passive

• rigid, unapproachable

Court Packing Plan

• successful attempt to reduce Supreme Court justices

• failed attempt to add Supreme Court justices

• successful attempt to add more federal judges

• failed attempt to reduce the number of federal judges

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• public works jobs

• private sector employment

• military service

• agricultural subsidies

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) function

• stock market

• banking regulation

• insurance oversight

• real estate management