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- The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938--outlawed child labor, set the maximum work week at 44 hours, and established a minimum wage at ________ per hour.
- On 10/30/1938 radio listeners thought they were under attack, but it was just a broadcast of Orson Welles' _____________________________.
- During the 1930's, filmmaker _______________________made movies like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which showed individuals triumphing over adversity.
- FDR lost support due to his openness to ______________________, which would've created an imbalance in the three branches of government.
- During the Great Depression, the ______________ fell to it's lowest point in US history.
- Which of the following New Deal agencies/programs gave people more trust in the banks by insuring deposits up to $5,000?
- Which New Deal program/agency hired more than 2 million young men to build ditches, irrigation channels, and fight forest fires?
- ________________changed the role of the "First Lady", from her on they would play a more active role in political life.
- Created by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the NLRB's (National Labor Relations Board) primary function is to investigate _______________.
- The United Auto Workers (UAW) was the first major union to perform a _______________ strike. The strike lasted 44 days and General Motors (GM) agreed to recognize the union.
- The _______________________ of 1935 provided a pension for the elderly and created the unemployment benefit program we have today.
- What did FDR mean when he stated "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself"?
- During the 1930's this former governor of Louisiana (then US senator) became a major critic of FDR. He promoted the "Share the Wealth" plan which wanted a redistribution of wealth through high taxes on the wealthy and corporations. He was assassinated in 1935.
- Large ecological disaster (both natural and manmade) which hit the Great Plains region in the 1930's.
- _____________ is the effort by the local, state, and/or federal government to force immigrants to move back to their own country.
- Which New Deal program/agency ended the overproduction of crops and cattle, causing the prices of each to rise?
- The events of the first _____________________ (1932) would put an end to any chance president Hoover had at re-election.
- Which New Deal program/agency built dams accross the South, which created jobs, provided electricty, and encouraged businesses to move to the area?
- The period of American history from 1929-1941, where the economy faultered and unemployment soared, is known as the _______________________.
- _____________ were shanty towns made up of tents and shacks where the homeless lived. One of the largest was in NYC's Central Park.