15.1 FDR's New Deal Fights the Depression

1. Why did the election of 1932 create such a huge change in government?


2. What is a Lame Duck and why is this a problem in 1933?


3. What was the Brain Trust and what did they do?


4.  What did the New Deal do to change the way government responded to the people?


5.  What happend during the administration's honeymoon; first Hundred Days?


6. What was FDR's first step as president?


7. How will FDR use the radio to put the nation at ease and what purpose does this serve?


8. What kind of opposition will FDR face? Explain:


9. Which reforms of the New Deal will endure and why?