New Deal
Resulted from the expansion of industry and mechanization of agriculture
One of the causes of the Great Depression
Overproduction
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
Dust Bowl
A program that offered a safety net to retirees in the form of a monthly pension
Social Security
People lost savings because banks did not insure their money
Failure of Banks
Roosevelt's response to legal pushback on the New Deal programs
Decreased Roosevelt's popularity due to expanded executive power
Court Packing Scheme
Radio speeches given by FDR to reassure Americans during economic uncertainty.
Fireside Chats
A program that provides assurance of protection of individual bank deposits.
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Due to lack of jobs, thousands of Mexican Americans were forcibly sent back to Mexico.
Mexican Repatriation Program
A program that helped Americans get jobs through planting trees and provided shelter and food
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
To protect U.S. agriculture and industry from foreign competition and led to decrease in international trade
Smoot Hawley Tariff