5.3 Two Presidents Respond (pages 338-348)

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  1. 2. Dam on the Colorado River that was built during the Great Depression.
  2. 6. Programs and legislation pushed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform.
  3. 7. New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control.
  4. 8. (1882-1945) served as assistant secretary of the Navy (1913-1920), before running unsuccessfully for Vice President on the Democratic ticket in 1920. Stricken with polio the following year, he recovered to resume his political career as governor of New York (1929-1933). Elected President in 1932, he led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II before dying in office in 1945.
  5. 9. Group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington D.C., in 1932 to demand early payment of a bonus promised to them by Congress.
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  1. 1. (1880-1964) Commanded American troops in World War I, where he developed a reputation for bravery. As supreme commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific (1942-1945), he accepted Japan's surrender to end World War II. In 1950, he became commander of UN forces in the Korean War. He retired after his controversial removal from command in 1951, following a dispute with President Harry Truman.
  2. 3. (1884-1962) was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. With FDR's election as President in 1932, she became a public figure in her own right, traveling the country promoting the causes of helping women, children, and the poor. After her husband's death, she served as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations (1945-1951), focusing on human rights and women's issues.
  3. 4. (1893-1935) was elected governor of Louisiana in 1928, where he won a wide following by providing reforms to help the poor during the depression. While serving in the U.S. Senate (1932-1935), he became a vocal critic of Roosevelt's New Deal and called for a redistribution of the nation's wealth. In 1935, he announced his plans to run for President but was assassinated that same year.
  4. 5. Federal agency set up by Congress in 1932 to provide emergency government credit to banks, railroads, and other large businesses.