A crudely built makeshift dwelling
Shanty
The government of Louisiana wrote laws that benefited this group
The rich and powerful
This is why Huey Long was assassinated
They felt he was acting like a dictator
This percentage of Americans were out of a job
Twenty-five
This president promised a New Deal to end the Great Depression
Franklin Roosevelt
A share in the ownership and profits of a company
Stock
This is why people liked Huey Long
He passed laws that helped give poor people jobs and education
This problem is going on in farms across the Western United States
The Dust Bowl
This president was blamed for not doing enough to end the Great Depression and had shanties named after him
A tax that is placed on goods brought into one country from another
Tariff
This is the problem with the timber and oil industries
They're treating workers badly and taking all of Louisiana's resources
This is why people didn't like Huey Long
They thought he was a dictator and that he bullied the government into doing what he wants
This is how the stock market crashed
Too many people bought stock on credit
This is why the New Deal regulated banks and businesses
Roosevelt wants to make them stable and prevent another depression
A political approach that focuses on appealing to people who feel mistreated or overlooked by elites
Populist
This is the problem with the Constitution of 1921
The governor didn't give the constitutional convention any instructions on how to write a constitution
The Share Our Wealth plan thought this was the best way to help the poor
This is why other countries stopped trading with the United States
Tariffs were way too high
The New Deal hoped that job programs would fix the economy for this reason
The people employed in these jobs, would spend their money on local businesses
The practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition through restrictions on international trade
Protectionism
This governor called for a brand new constitution
John M. Parker
Huey Long is considered a populist, which means he believed in this
Helping the poor and fighting the rich and powerful
This is what caused banks to close
Everyone is taking their money out and the banks didn't have enough money for everyone
The New Deal was looking to end unemployment by doing this
Creating jobs in construction, protecting the environment, and making art