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Dorothea lange
-migrant mother is one of a seris of photograph . her subject are homless women , their children , and migrant workers.
-her work was funded by federal agencies such as the farmsecurity adminstration.
-the editor than told the federal authories whom urged the goverment to rush did to the camp to prevent starvation -
immigrants during the depression
-the stock market crashed in 1929
-its caused high unemployment americans panicked they began to blame mexican and european immigrants for their problems -
stock market crash
-people could not sell thier shares fast enough
-top banker met that friday and bought stocks above current market prices to try to stop the rapid decline in prices
-this action by bankers only delayed the collapse by a few days
-oct 29 the dam burst the markets crashed .
-return to normalcy:return to big business, in additiion to its pro business stance hardings admiinstraion was known primarily for his corruption exposed fully after harding death in office in 1923 -
migrant mother
her photograph of migrant workers homeless helped draw attention to the desperate condition in rural america and helped to bring attention the need for direct relief help -
securities and exchange commission
-the purpose of the sec is protection investors from dangerous of iligal financail practices of fraud.
-the issue it addlessed was the fact that no one was watching the stock markets
-the effects of its passage was to prevent another stock market collaspe in damage it evolved our markets into high tech trading centers. -
tennessee valley
*REFORM OF THE NEW DEAL* -part of the 3 r's
built 21 government owned dams along the river contrulled floods, produced electricty some feared it as a form of socialism -
FDIC
is the federal deposit insurance corporation its on in-pendent agency of the U.S federal goverment that preserve public confidence in the banking systems by insuring deposits president Franklin roosevelt signed the banking act in 1933 a part which established FDIC this way a part of Roosevelt "reform legislation" during the new deal -
the gold standard
gold and silver where traded use of the gold standard came to an end in 1933 when president roosevelt issued and executive order out lawing the ship of the gold but roosevelt wanted people to reply on paper money (fiat money) in order to expand the money supply and stimulate econmic activity -
21st amendment
in the 1933 the 21st amendement to the constitution was passed and ratified ending national prohibition. after the repael of the 18th amendment , some states continued prohibtion by maintaing statewide temperance laws. -
franis townsend
Dr.Framcis was a physician who devised the toward plan the plan promised to end the great depression by opening up jobs for younger workers while forcing seniors to spend money in the consumer econmoy adopted a version of the townsend plan when the social security program was created -
20th amendment
the causes of the war for duck sessions lame ducks sessions of congress in the united states occurs where on pres meets after is elected what each amendment did it change where both presedent couldnt be in the same building -
securties exchange commision
SEC was created to watch over the stoc market prevented fraud and guard against other stock market collapse was roosevelt reform against new deal -
william randolph hearst
hearst reputation suffered in the 1930 as his political views changed in 1932 he was a major supporter of fdr his newspapers throughtout 1933 hearst broke with fdr in the spring of 1935 when president vetoed the pat man bonus bill -
Gold Reserve Act
united states had a bi-metallic systems of money silver was also traded gold standard came to an end in 1933 when roosevelt issued an executive order outlawing the ownership of gold besides jewelry Roosevelt wanted people to rely on flat money -
huey long
-u.s senator and former govermentof lousisiana huey long promised to give each american family an income of $5,000 a year , to be paid for by tapping the rich long was assassinated before he was able to mount his campaign against FDR -
social security act
1935 was probably the most important measure of the new deal. it provided workers with unemployment insurance old age pensions and insurance if they died early woorkers and thier employers each paid new contributions to refund these benefits Roosevelt put this in place with the new deal as part of the 3 r's -
judical Procedures reform bill
-Roosevelt proposed a plan to allow the presedent to add a new appointment to the suppreme court for each justice over 70% years old
-the plan would have givin roosevelt the right to appoint six justice , giving him control over the court
-his "court packing scheme" was widely viewed as an attempt to upset the traditionaly seperation of powers
-Roosevelts new deal , the power of the federal goverment moved beyond the regulatory role it had under the progressives. -
judicial procedures reform bill
Roosevelts intent was to add more justices to the supreme court also known as Court - packing cause was to gain favorable ruling regarding the new deal using roosevelt court-packing scheme courts viewed it as unconstitution b/c it would cause inefficiency plus delays american viewed it as if it was to imoprtant to interfere
