New Deal Programs
This program focused on providing jobs that helped conserve natural parks around the United States
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
a strong market
bull market
The President who implemented New Deal Programs
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Region where severe drought and lack of farmland occurred during the Great Depression
Dust Bowl Region
The program that provided construction jobs to people who were unemployed.
Workers Public Administration (WPA)
manufacturing more goods exceeding the demands of the public
overproduction
President who run down communities were named after.
President Herbert Hoover
Identify two criticisms of the New Deal.
- Did not end the Great Depression
- Gave the government too much power
- increased the national debt of the country through deficit spending
The program that helped workers gain a fair wage and supported business growth.
National Recovery Act (NRA)
purchasing an item over time usual using credit
installment buying
First Lady who championed women's rights and was FDR's eyes and ears.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Which state did Okies travel to in order to seek a better life.
California
This program insured depositors at banks up to $2,500.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
financial failure caused by companies or people unable to pay back debt
bankruptcy
Highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression.
25%
Identify the 3 groups of people that suffered the most during the Great Depression.
- Women
- African Americans
- Farmers (people living in rural areas)
Identify two ways people benefited from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
- provided cheap electricity to homes
- provided jobs in the area
Who were Okies?
People who traveled from the Dust Bowl region, specifically Oklahoma, in order to search for work and a better life.
Name of angry veterans who protested at Washington D.C.
The Bonus Army
How did overproduction contribute to the Great Depression?
Companies were producing more goods than people could afford. As a result, prices dropped so much that businesses laid off workers thereby sending more Americans into unemployment.