New Deal Programs
What did the WPA stand for
Works Progress Administration
What area of the country did the Dust Bowl affect?
The Great Plains
What ended the Great Depression?
World War II
This Louisiana politician became famous during the Great Depression for his strong speeches and plans to redistribute wealth.
Huey Long
This political movement supported “ordinary people” against elites and was promoted by figures like Huey Long during the Great Depression.
Populism
What was the CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
What 2 things that led to the conditions of what became known as "The Dust Bowl"
Drought and Overfarming
This president created the New Deal to help Americans during the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Crown
Name on of the ingredients our class used to make, "Poorman's Meal"
Potatoes
Hot Dogs
Tomato Sauce
This was a program that brought electricity and jobs to Southern rural areas.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
Who was the famous folk singer/songwriter who wrote "Talking Dust Bowl Blues"?
Woody Guthrie
These radio talks were used by FDR to explain his ideas directly to the American people in simple language.
Fireside Chats
This was Huey Long’s plan to limit extreme wealth and share money more equally among Americans.
"Share Our Wealth"
What did the SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) do?
Regulates Stock Market
Many farmers from Oklahoma lost their land and moved west to California during this event, becoming known as this derogatory nickname:
“Okies”?
Name one of the "3 R's"
Relief, Recover and Reform
This term describes a leader who gains support by appealing to emotions like fear or anger instead of using facts.
Demagogue
Which of the 3 R's was intended to help industry and business sectors over the long term?
Reform
This program was put in place so people 65 and older would have money to retire.
Social Security
This famous 1936 photograph by Dorothea Lange shows a worried mother with her children and became a symbol of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression poverty. The photograph also helped build support for New Deal relief programs.
"The Migrant Mother"
What act provided aid to unemployed people ?
Social Security Act
In this tax system, people who earn more money pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than people who earn less.
Progressive Taxation
This First Lady was an active advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spoke out for human rights, and helped bring attention to the struggles of ordinary Americans during the Great Depression.
Eleanor Roosevelt