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YAWP 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 32nd President (1933-1945), known for leading the country through the Great Depression and World War II with his New Deal policies. |
| The Stock Market Crash | "Black Tuesday" refers to the sudden and severe decline in stock prices, marking the beginning of the Great Depression |
| Tariff policy | Tax on imports or exports of goods between countries. Aims to protect domestic industries by imposing importing taxes on foreign goods entering the country. |
| bank failures | caused by people rushing to withdraw money from banks after the stock market crash |
| Herbert Hoover | 31st President (1929-1933), in office during the onset of the Great Depression, known for his unsuccessful attempts to combat the economic crisis. |
| Charitable Organizations | Non-profit organizations dedicated to helping those in need |
| The Bonus Army | WWI veterans tried to pressure Congress to pay them their retirement bonuses early. Congress considered a bill but it was not approved. Angry veterans marched on Washington, D.C. Hoover called in the army remove the protesting veterans. |
| Social Consequences of the Great Depression | The widespread impact of the economic downturn on society, including increased unemployment, poverty, homelessness, hunger, crime, and mental health issues. |
| The Dust Bowl | Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought and dust storms. Lasting for a decade, it left many farmers without workable land or substantial wages. |
| Okies | Dust bowl refugees: Displaced farm families from the dust bowl who migrated to California in search of jobs. |
| 1932 Election | First election won by Roosevelt. People blamed Hoover for the Great Depression and lost faith in Republican's laissez-faire approach to the economy. |
| The New Deal | A series of programs, designed to provide immediate and temporary relief, help the economy recover from the depression (stabilize prices) and reform capitalism to prevent future depressions. |
| The First Hundred Days | extraordinarily productive first 3 months of FDR's administration in which Congress passed 15 of Roosevelt's New Deal proposals aimed at repairing the banking system and restoring American's faith in the economy |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) | A federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government paid farmers subsidies (grants) to not plant on part of their land. |
| Huey Long | Louisiana governor and then a U.S. senator. Known for his populist policies, advocating for wealth redistribution and social programs to help the poor, but his methods were often controversial and authoritarian. |
| Second New Deal | (1935) a new set of programs including additional banking reforms, new tax laws, new relief programs (including Social Security) |
| National Labor Relations Act (The Wagner Act) | labor law that guarantees the right of private sector (non-government) employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes. |
| The Social Security Act | New Deal legislation that provided financial assistance to retired workers and those with disabilities. Created a tax on current workers, which provided the money monthly pensions for people receiving the benefits. |
| Race and the New Deal | Discrimination was present in the New Deal policies, often excluded or marginalized Blacks and other minority groups from benefiting fully from relief programs and employment opportunities. |
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