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Unit 11
The Great Depression chpts 22 & 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hoovervilles | collection of homeless so named due to anger at Pres Hoover for not doing more to help |
| Hoover flag | empty pockets - no money |
| Stock market crash | brought on my speculation, buying on margin, and panic this ushered America into the Great Depression |
| Dust Bowl | region consisting of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico that suffered from drought |
| Relief and Construction Act | first time the government committed to helping the unemployed |
| Fireside chats | FDR's radio addresses in which he explained his New Deal programs to the public |
| Hoover Dam | large scale construction project begun by Hoover, did employ thousands in the depression but was not a works recovery program |
| Huey Long | powerful senator from Louisiana known as the King Fish whose Share our Wealth plan gained numerous followers |
| FDR | Democrat President, elected 4 times, afflicted with polio, blamed the Republicans for the Depression, created the New Deal |
| New Deal | FDR's program to provide Relief, Recovery, and Reform during the Depression |
| Bank Holiday | FDR's first action in which all banks were closed, examined, and only those safe allowed to reopen in order to restore public's confidence in the banks |
| Wagner Act | government protected the rights of workers to unionize |
| Migrant Mother | famous photo of mother and children taken by Dorothea Lange to show the human suffering during the Depression |
| deficit spending | government spends more money than it takes in from tax revenue |
| Bonus Army | World War I veterans who peacefully protested in DC to get their bonus pay early, they were denied |
| Critics of the New Deal | Huey Long, Father Coughlin (felt FDR should do more, was very controversial), Dr Francis Townsend (hoped to help the elderly), and American Liberty League (felt FDR was doing too much, wanted laissez faire) |
| Social Security | old age insurance, unemployment compensation, & aid to families |
| FDIC | federal government insures individual bank deposits |
| SEC | designed to regulate the stock market |
| AAA - Agriculture Adjustment Act | designed to help farmers by bringing up crop prices |
| CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp | designed to employ young men in various projects |
| REA - Rural Electrification Administration | brought electricity to farms |
| WPA - Works Progress Administration | designed to create as many jobs as possible, in St. Cloud these jobs were in the granite industry |
| TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority | built a series of dams to stop flooding and produce cheap electricity in the Tennessee Valley |
| NRA - National Recovery Act | designed to promote industry growth and fair practices, wages, and prices |
| CWA - Civil Works Administration | provided 4 million jobs in the winter of 1933-34 building schools and roads |
| FERA - Federal Emergency Relief Administration | provided direct relief for the needy |
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