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Huey Long
-long was a rollicking country lawyer who become governor of Louisiana in 1928
-he propose against FDR to "shore of wealth plan" the poorest americans were promised an estate worth no less than $5,000 with a $2500 yearly minimum income quaranteed
-he wasn't able propose against FDR the New Deal because he was assassinated before he could do it -
immigrants during the depnession
-the stock Market crashed in 1929 it cause high unemployment Americans panicked they to blame Mexican and European immigrants for their problems
-the U.S deported about 1.5 million Mexicans and Europeans between 1929 and 1935
-president Hoover authorizied a special Mexican Repatriation Act to send Mexican and American immigrants back to Mexico -
Migrant Mother
-Ms Lange during her career in 1930's
-she wanted to use the power of the image to effect political change
-many americans lost their homes and family in the depression . People were homeless and went hungry
-millions depended on soup kitchens for their food -
immigration during the Depression
-tension grew towards immigrants and migrant workers both Mexican and European due to their lack of jobs and the dustbowl
-after a certain amount of time during the depression the US stopped allowing immigrants into the country -
Dust Bowl
-farmers had beep plowing the grass lands for crops in central plains and trapping under ground water supplies natural causes were 10 years drought has occuring
-farmers had to move to california because their harvest has being destroyed the wind carrie the top soil away is why it was called the dust bowl -
William Randolph Hearst
-Hearst's reputation suffred in the 1930's as has polical views changed in 1932 he was a major supporter of FDR his newspapers throughout 1933
-Hearst broke with FDR in the spring of 1936 when president vetoed the pat man bonus bill -
Francis Townsend
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 is more dimensions Roosevelt placed blame squarely on the greed and shortsightedness of Bunkers and businessman -
Gold Reserve Act and the gold standard
-the act was to restrict the private use of gold transfer ownership of all monetary gold to the US Treasury prohibited the Treasury and financial institutions from redeeming dollars for gold and regulated the use of gold within the US
-it addressed the no redeeming dollars for gold because before the act people would go to the bank and ask for loads of money in gold
-the long term effects people still cannot go into banks and get loans for gold and most goes to US Treasury -
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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
-the federal gov helped care for dependent children and the disabled children and the disabled so president Roosevelt helped though the 3rd'
relief helped the unemployed people Recovery helped by giving money and Reform helped the defects of the American economy -
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 prohibition -
FDIC
-purpose was to provide stability to the economy and the family bank system
-insured bank depost so that people want lose sarmgs in bank falurer
-this was Roosevelts reform of the "New Deal" -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
-he defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election
-major issues were the cultural issues which had before dominated previous elections the depression was of major concern during this election
-he took office during the great depressin (1929-1939)
-the only thing we have to fear is fear himself and his me aning for this quote was that the fear they was making things worse -
Judicial Procedures Reform Bill
-the reform bill was frequently called the court packing plan was a legislative initiative proposed by US President Franklin D Roosevelt to add more justice to the US supreme Court
-the bill was to increase the number of US Supreme Court justices then to bring in several new 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's abilities to push legislation though direct public appeal -
Grapes of Wrath
-the grape of wrath is an american realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939
-an Okie is a resident native or cultural descendent of Oklahoma
-the route 66 (U.S.66 or rout 66) the main hwy in the 1930's that connected the great plains to California
-migrants went to California in hopes to find jobs and places to work but when they got there the jobs were taken -
AAA
-it's purpose was to help farmers by reducing production or stable crops taxes forced farm
-the gov even paid for farmers not to grow crops so prices would not go up and help the land -
Robert Taft
Co-operating with conservitive Demoerat 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 expoinsion of new deal
-calling for economy in goverment a Babanced budget and less cenralizatoin of bwer in the nations cupital -
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 -
Gold Reserve Act
-united states had a bi-metalic system of money
-silver was also traded
-gold standard came to an end in 1933 when Roosevelt issued an Executive order the ownership of gold besides jewely
Roosevelt wanted people to rely on fiat mon