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Huey Long
-long was a rollicking country lawyers who become governor of Louisiana in 1928
-He propose against FDR at "shores of wealth plan" the poorest Americans were promised an estate worth no less than 5,000 with a $2,500 yearly minimum income guaranteed
-He wasn't able propose against FDR the New Deal because he was assassinated before he could do it. -
Stock Market Crash Part B
Return to normalcy
Warren Harding's "return to normalcy (meaning life before ww1) because "America first" campaign which encouraged industrialization and a strong economy , independent of foreign influence.
Harding supported the idea of isolationism
He wanted the U.S to focus on pace production and prosperity (better life)
Bank Run-when a large number of customers of a bank or another financial institution withdraw they deposit simultaneously due to concerns about the banks solvency. -
The Stock Market Crash
main causes:
Tariff and war debt policies that cut down the foreign market for American goods.
A crisis in the farm sector
The ability of easy credit
and unequal distribution of income
The stock market crash was a result of various economic imbalances and structural fallings. -
Robert Taft
Co-operating with conservative Democrat and led the conservative that opposed the new deal. The Republican gains in the 1938 elections combined with the creation of the conservative had stopped the expansion of new Deal.
Calling for economy in government, a Balanced budget, and less centralization of power in the nations capital. -
William Randolph
Hearst's reputation suffered in the 1930s as his political views changed in 1932
He was a major supporter of FDR his newspapers throughout 1933
Hearst's broke with FDR in the spring of 1935 when president voted the part man bonus bill -
Immigration during the Depression
Tension grew towards immigrants and migrant workers both Mexican and European due to the lack of jobs and dust bowl
After a certain amount o time during the depression, U.S stopped allowing immigrants into the country
The police stopped deporting Mexicans and European immigrants and some rare occasions farmers in the south were deported because they were mistaken for immigrant. -
Migrant mother
Ms Lang during her career in the 1930s she wanted to use the power of the image to effect political change.
Many Americans lost their homes andfamily in the depression people were homeless and went hungry millions depended on soup kitchens for their food.
the last photo "Migrant mother" was published in the san Francisco March 10,1936
effect: was funded by federal agencies farm security administration helped draw attention to the desperate conditions in rural America during GD -
Francis Townsed
Dr.Francis.T was an American Physician who devised the Townsend plan, a popular proposal for state-funded old-age pensions.
Planed to end Great Depression by opening jobs for young people. -
FDR First Term
-Roosevelt's famous quote "only thing we have to fear is fear itself" addressing himself to cause of the economic crisis and its moral, dimensions, Roosevelt placed blame squarely on the greed and shortsightedness of bankers and businessman
He defeated Herbert Hoover
Major issue Americans facing widespread unemployment Great Depression continued the nations economy continued to wheeze -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment was to move the inauguration up for February to January, so two presidents will not be in office at the same time. This period is called the "lame duck" period.
"lame duck" is an elected official whose time in an office or position will soon end and does little as the president. -
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
its purpose was to help farmers by reducing production of stable crops, taxes forced farmers to cut amounts they marketed
The Gov. even paid for farmers not to grow crops so prices would not go up and help the land -
FDIC
purpose was to provide stability t the economy and the falling bank system
insured bank deposits so that people wont lose their savings in bank failure
this was roosevelts reform of the "New Deal" -
New Deal
He tried to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering and aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity to many Americans Though this deal The Federal government helped to care for dependent childrens and the disabled, and the federal government built dams along the Tennessee river that controlled flooding and generated inexpensive hydroelectric power for the people in the area. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed prohibition
The 21st amendment was ratified because many people had simply refused to accept the ban on alcohol
President Harding drank alcohol in the white house during the prohinition -
TVA
The Tennessee's Valley authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the united states to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer generation fertilizer manufacturing, ad economic.This war past of Roosevelt's 3Rs of the New Deal. -
SEC
SEC was created to watch over the stock market, prevent fraud and guard against other stock market-market-collapse.
was Roosevelt's reform against the New Deal. -
gold Reserve Act
united states had a bi-metallic system of money.
silver was also traded.
gold standard came to and end in 1933 when Roosevelt issued and executive order outlawing the ownership of gold besides jewelry.
Roosevelt wanted people to rely on "flat money" [paper money.] -
Social Security Act
The social security act provides the general welfare by establishing a system of federal old-aged benefits, and by enabling the several states to make more adequate provision for aged persons,blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and he administration of their unemployment compensation laws to establish a social security Board to raise revenue and for other purposes. -
Judicial Procedures reform bill
The reform Bill was frequently called the "court packing plan" was legislative initiative proposed by U.S president Franklin D Roosevelt to add more justice to the U.S supreme court
The bill was to increase the number of U.S Supreme court justices then to bring in several justices who would change the balance of opinion on the court
Roosevelt failed many times at attempting to pass the law its failure exposed the limits of Roosevelt abilities to pass legislation -
Dust Bowl
Human causes-Farmers have been tilling the great plains, cutting the grasses covering the topsoil
Natural Causes-Drought dried up crops, which turned soil into dust
Result of causes-lasting for a decade, heavy winds carried topsoil hundreds of miles, burying homes and destroying harvest
Effects-Not able to grow enough to pay their bills, farmers were forced to abandon their farms.Many farmers moved west to California, and found work as "farm hands" -
grapes of wrath
-The author was john Steinbeck published in 1939
-Okies-farm families from southern plains who migrated to California in 1930
people think hey are migrating to California for better future, but reality is its hard to find jobs
-Route 66 was the path migrant farmers used to get to California from the Dust Bowl area