Chapter 15: The New Deal (1933-1940)- Study Questions

Section 1: A New Deal Fights the Depression

1. According to Hank Oettinger, why were people so happy?
2. Why was FDR elected in 1932?  What personal characteristics of his seemed to appeal to the general public?
3. What did the 20^th Amendment change?
4. What were the three major goals of the New Deal?
5. How did FDR handle the banking crisis during his first hundred days in office?
6. Why did FDR engage in a series of “Fireside chats” with the American people?
7. How did Congress and the president attempt to save the banking system and the stock market in 1933?
8. How did the AAA, CCC and NIRA attempt to help people?
9. In general, how did liberal and conservative critics differ in their opposition to the New Deal?
10. Why did people regard FDR’s court-packing scheme as a threat to the constitutional principle of separation of powers?
11. What did Father Coughlin, Dr. Townsend, and Senator Huey Long dislike about the New Deal?

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