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Am Hist 25
The Great Depression and the New Deal
Question | Answer |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt | President who proposed the New Deal to use the government to help end the Great Depression |
Herbert Hoover | President who thought people would get out of the Depression on their own without government help |
Hoovervilles | temporary homes that people set up when they lost their homes |
Relief | This was part of the New Deal that gave people food and jobs to be able to survive |
Recovery | This was part of the New Deal that provided national programs to improve the US as a country |
Reform | This was part of the New Deal that changed the laws to prevent some of the problems that caused the Great Depression |
Run on banks | When people panicked and all tried to get their savings at the same time |
Black Tuesday | The day the Stock Market crashed and dropped dramatically in value |
overproduction of products and farm produce | Causes of the Great Depression |
Bonus Army | World War I veterans who protested at the Capitol because they wanted their war pay early |
Dust Bowl | The drought and windstorm conditions in the Midwest that causes many farmers to leave |
Fireside chats | Weekly radio conversations that FDR had to comfort and reassure people during the Great Depression |
REA | the program that brought electricity to rural areas |
CCC | the program that provided jobs planting trees and creating parks |
FDIC | federal program that protects savings in banks up to $100, 000 per account |
SSA | federal program that provides some retirement and / or disability income to people based on how much they have worked |
WPA | a jobs program that helped artists and craftsmen. This program provided the Beach House at Flandrau. |
Eleanor Roosevelt | A person who fought for equal rights for all, specifically African Americans and women |
Mary McLeod Bethune | An African American educator who was involved with the Black Cabinet, which advised President Roosevelt on conditions for African Americans |
New Deal | President Roosevelt's plan to use the government to provide relief, recovery and reform for the US |
Great Depression | Deep and long-lasting downturn in the economy of the US in the 1930s |
California | The destination for many people escaping from the Dust Bowl |
Great Plains/ Midwest | The region of the US that experienced the most extreme conditions of the Dust Bowl |
buying on margin | purchasing stocks with just a small amount of money and using a loan to pay for the rest. |