Communication & Stakeholder Relations Flashcards

Franklin D. Roosevelt used radio 'fireside chats' primarily to do what?

Answer: Explain New Deal policies directly to the public

The chats built public trust and support during the Depression.

What was the role of the Committee on Public Information during World War I?

Answer: Producing propaganda to build support for the war

Led by George Creel, it used posters, films, and speakers to rally public support.

Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle led directly to which reform?

Answer: The Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act of 1906

Its exposure of meatpacking conditions pressured Congress to regulate food safety.

Why are the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates historically important?

Answer: They were the first televised presidential debates

Television made candidate image a major factor in the election.

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his 1963 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' to respond to whom?

Answer: Alabama clergymen who criticized his protests

He defended nonviolent direct action against white clergy who urged patience.

What was the Washington-Moscow 'hotline' established in 1963 meant to do?

Answer: Allow direct leader communication to reduce nuclear war risk

It followed the Cuban Missile Crisis to prevent miscommunication.

The 1917 Zimmermann Telegram proposed an alliance between Germany and which country?

Answer: Mexico

Its interception by Britain and publication helped push the U.S. toward entering World War I.