He was stricken with this disease for most of his life
What is polio
100
FDR used these (not the method of communication) to encourage the American people to put money back into the banks. He would later use them to keep America updated on how he plans to fix the Depression
What are the fireside chats
100
FDR passed this, which provided money for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled
What is the Social Security/Act
100
This marked the end of the Great Depression
What is World War II
200
These were built outside of most cities, similar to trailer parks, but worse
What are Hoovervilles
200
These were referred to FDR's 3 R's, which described his plan for the New Deal
What is Recovery, Relief, and Reform
200
FDR did this in an attempt to fix the banks that were doing poorly because of the Depression
What is the four day bank holiday/Emergency Banking Act
200
Farmers moved west to California because of this
What is the Dust Bowl
200
This is a diagram showcasing how an economy (on any scale) is doing, using a relationship of supply and demand
What is the business cycle
300
Approximately this percent of the work force were unemployed
What is 25%
300
Fearing political opposition, FDR elected not to pursue further rights to this group of people
What are African Americans
300
This is term used to describe when the government sets limits on an industry or business. They do this in order to fix the stock market and banks
What is regulation
300
This company, still around today, created dams in a particularly ravaged part of the country to provide electricity to rural areas
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority
300
This person was FDR's ambassador to the country
Who is Elanor Roosevelt
400
This is the term referred to when someone would buy stock for a fraction of the cost, and then would use that same stock to use as collateral to buy even more stock
What is buying on margin
400
In an attempt to pass laws quicker, FDR attempted, but failed, to do this
What is the Purge/Court-packing plan
400
This organization which is still around today, is regarded as the police for the stock market
What is the SEC
400
The passing of this act paved the way for unions and achieve their demands successfully, as it provided federal protection of labor
What is the Wagner Act
400
The Supreme Court ruled against this, stating it was unconstitutional as it crossed the line between the government regulating business, and controlling it
What is the National Industrial Recovery Act/NRA
500
He was blamed for this, which lasted from 1937-38
What is the Recession
500
This organization, still around today, grants deposit insurance for people who put money in banks in case the bank goes bankrupt
What is the FDIC
500
This was how the government solved the issue of there being too large of a supply of food
What is limiting the number of crops farmed and/or destroying food/livestock
500
Martha Stewart was convicted of this, which was declared illegal following the stock market crash