Republican Responses and Roosevelt's New Deal

Practice flashcards covering the economic policies of the early 1930s, Roosevelt's New Deal initiatives, and the opposition they faced.

The economic belief that the Government should not get involved in the economy or people's lives is known as __________.

Laissez faire

The __________ increased import duties in $1930$ so that US farmers' goods were a more competitive price.

Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

Roosevelt's aims for the New Deal were categorized into the 3R's: Relief, Recovery, and __________.

Reform

Roosevelt spoke to the American public in weekly radio broadcasts known as __________.

Fireside Chats

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) hired individuals between the ages of __________ to plant trees.

$$18-25$$

The __________ was an Alphabet Agency that set fair prices and wages but was removed by the Supreme Court in $1935$.

National Recovery Act (NRA)

The __________ protected the rights of workers by allowing Trade Unions to meet with business owners.

Wagner Act

Although the CCC employed $2.75 \text{ million}$ people, only __________ women were among those employed.

$$8,000$$

A critic of the New Deal named __________ proposed a program called 'Share Our Wealth'.

Huey Long

The Supreme Court considered __________ out of $16$ cases against the Alphabet Agencies to be unconstitutional.

$$11$$