Chapter 22 Section 1 Notes
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt – American President elected at the__________ of the Great Depression
2. Eleanor Roosevelt – FDR’s wife and _______ _________; known for her active role in the
administration
3. New Deal – programs and legislation _____________ by FDR during the Great Depression to
promote economic recovery
4. fireside chat – informal radio broadcast in which FDR ___________________ with the American
people
5. FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; government agency that _______________ bank
deposits
6. TVA – ___________________ ____________________ _______________; government agency
that built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control floods and generate electric power
7. CCC – ___________ _____________________ ___________; government program that
provided young men with jobs on environmental conservation projects
8. NRA – ______________ _________________ __________________; government agency that
developed codes of fair competition in industry, including minimum wages and prices
9. PWA –______________ ____________ _____________________; government agency that
improved the nation’s infrastructure and created millions of jobs
10. Charles Coughlin – Roman Catholic priest who ____________________FDR of not doing enough
to end the depression
11. Huey Long – Louisiana ________________________ and New Deal critic
12. As ______________________ and ________________________________gripped the country,
many Americans wondered if the nation could survive the crisis.
13. They hoped a new leader could bring back __________________—and their faith in democracy.
14. In 1932, President___________________ ran for reelection. But he had little chance of winning.
15. __________________________ stood at 25%. Bank failures had wiped out _________________.
The hungry waited for food at_______________ kitchens.
Americans were ready for a change.
16. Hoover’s opponent in the election was Democrat _______________ ___ __________________.
17. _________________ graduate; New York State _______________; Assistant Secretary of the
____________; 1920 Nominee for _________ _____________; __________ survivor; Governor
of _________ ____________.
18. The two candidates offered very different approaches to the problems of the
________________ _____________________.
19. Hoover: State and local governments and private agencies should provide _________________.
20. Roosevelt: Leadership should come from the __________________ _____________________.
21. __________________________ won in a landslide.
Together with his “Brain Trust,” Roosevelt moved quickly to carry out his promise of giving Americans
a __________ ______________.
22. During his first___________ days in office, 15 bills were passed.
23. First New Deal: The legislation had three goals: ______________, ____________________, and
_______________.
Roosevelt began with the bank crisis.
24. FDR declared a four-day ___________ ______________, closing the banks so they could get
their accounts in order.
25. In the first of many ______________________ ____________, FDR explained that his actions
were to halt bank failures.
26. When the banks reopened, there were no more____________ on the banks.
FDR took other steps to reform the financial system.
27. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): Insured bank ___________________.
28. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Regulated the ____________ _____________.
29. Such measures helped restore __________________________________ in the economy.
Roosevelt then turned to a series of New Deal programs to bring relief to the country.
30. Some programs helped _____________________and those in the rural South.
31. The ___________ sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices.
32. The ________ built dams to control floods and generate electricity.
33. Many programs focused on ___________relief.
34. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): Put young men to work _________________national parks,
forests, and wilderness areas
35. Federal Emergency Relief Agency (FERA): Granted funds to state and local agencies to help the
_________________________.
36. Civil Works Administration (CWA): Gave people jobs on ____________-__________. projects
The Public Works Administration (PWA) created millions of jobs.
37. _________________ built bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings.
38. These projects improved the nation’s______________________________.
Roosevelt also took steps to speed economic recovery.
39. National Recovery Administration (NRA): Established codes of _______________________. Set
minimum wages for_____________ and minimum prices for___________.
Not everyone, however, supported the New Deal.
40. ______________________________charged that it was making the government too powerful.
Destroying free _______________________, and _________________________individualism.
Such critics formed the _______________ _______________ _____________.
41. While conservatives thought the ________ __________ did too much, others took the opposite
position.
42. Some argued that the New Deal did not do _________________ to end the depression. The idea
of a ___________________Party created the new _______________ ________________ Party.
The opponents who gained the largest audience were Populist critics.
43. Dr. Francis Townsend: Proposed giving each person 60 or older _________ a month to spend
44. Father Charles Coughlin: Used his radio show to attack the New Deal, calling it ______________
45. Senator Huey Long: Proposed a “______________ ______ ____________” program that taxed
the rich and gave money to the poor.
Despite the critics, the New Deal was popular with most Americans.
46. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt told Americans, “The only thing we have to __________ is
__________ itself.”
47. FDR succeeded in reducing people’s fear, but the _________________was far from over.