New Deal Programs
What federal agency was created to provide jobs through public works projects?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What economic term describes the sustained decrease in overall economic activity during the Great Depression?
Economic depression
What were the long lines of unemployed people waiting for free food called?
Breadlines
What year did Franklin D. Roosevelt become President of the United States?
1933
What New Deal program provided job opportunities for African Americans?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What type of financial institution failed in large numbers due to people withdrawing their savings?
Banks
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of evening radio addresses to the American public called?
Fireside chats
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife and an influential figure during his presidency?
Eleanor Roosevelt
What government program was established in 1935 to provide pensions to retirees?
Social Security Act
What percentage of Americans were unemployed at the peak of the Great Depression?
25%
What was the popular nickname for the shantytowns built by homeless people?
Hoovervilles
What was the nickname for the period during which FDR passed a significant amount of New Deal legislation in the early days of his presidency?
The First Hundred Days
What program was known for creating jobs through infrastructure projects like roads and bridges?
Public Works Administration (PWA)
What was the nickname for the risky stock investments made by people during the 1920s?
Over Speculation
What famous novel by John Steinbeck depicts the struggles of Dust Bowl migrants?
The Grapes of Wrath
What was the name of the series of programs and reforms introduced by FDR to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What insurance program was created to protect individuals' bank deposits?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
What term describes the practice of buying stocks with borrowed money?
Buying on Margin
What region of the United States was most affected by the Dust Bowl?
The Central Plains
What was the name of FDR’s plan to add more justices to the Supreme Court?
The Court-Packing Plan