Policies
Social Security Act
Abandoned the Gold Standard
Roosevelt
Who did the KKK hate during this time
Catholics, African Americans, and Jewish people
The year Roosevelt and Hoover ran for president
1932
How many acres of land were destroyed by the Dust bowl
35 million acres of land were obliterated
Insured savings accounts
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Went up against Roosevelt in the election
Hoover
a Shanty is a house made up of
random materials like wood or plastic
This was the beginning of the Great Depression
the crash of 29
Roosevelt was inaugurated on
march 3rd, 1933
Provided young men with jobs to plant trees
Civilian Conservation Corps
U.S president from the years 1929-1933
Hoover
Roosevelt came from
New York, came from a well known, wealthy family
Why did the banks fail?
People were scared to lose their savings and took their money out
Chats that Roosevelt conducted were called
Fireside chats
True or False: Farmers were paid NOT to grow crops
True
Enforced a strict economy
Calvin Coolidge
The Dust Bowl began in
South Dakota
The Dust bowl began
in November 1933
The New deal promoted ________
government intervention for the unemployed, lower tariffs, and the repeal of Prohibition
This program build aircraft carriers
Public Works Administration
often looked at as one of the worst presidents in our history
Harding
Where did the dust bowl victims migrate to
CA
the Dust bowl affected how many states
19
An Okie is
a migrant, usually from Oklahoma