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History 9-1

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1932 Presidential Election
democrat candidate FDR beat republican candidate Hoover
1933-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt, pledges a new deal
Elenor Roosevelt
wife of FDR, and his distant cousin, advisor on domestic issues
Teddy Roosevelt
Twenty-sixth president of the United States; he focused his efforts on trust busting, environment conservation, and strong foreign policy.
Woodrow Wilson
Governor, senator, ww1 secretary of navy
1921
Franklin slipped off a boat and caught polio
Brain trust
Many of the advisers who helped Roosevelt during his presidential candidacy continued to aid him after he entered the White House
Henry Wallace
A former Democratic who ran on the New Progressive Party due to his disagreement on Truman's policy with the Soviets. He caused the Democratic party to split even more during the election season, secretary of agriculture
Harold Ickes
Interior Secretary under the Roosevelt administration. He organized liberal Republicans for Roosevelt in 1932.
Frances Perkins
U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first woman ever appointed to the cabinet.
Elenor eyes and ears
FDR sent Elenor to Washington to sing to bonus army
First hundred days
FDR pushes through 15 new laws and ends banking crisis
First New Deal
Established to serve the "three Rs" Relief for the people out of work, Recovery for business and the economy as a whole, and Reform of American economic institutions
R/R/R
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Emergency banking bill
Gave the president broad powers including the power to declare a four day bank holiday
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