Global Depression
In 1932, this man won a landslide election to address the looming economic crisis in the United States.
Who was...Franklin Delano Roosevelt or (FDR)?
This New Deal agency put millions to work building roads, parks, and public buildings from 1935 to 1943.
What was...the Workers Progress Administration (or WPA)?
In 1932, the largest ever assembled U.S. troops in Washington, D.C. since the Civil War, evicted this group of World War I veterans who marched on the U.S. Capitol to demand early payment of promised compensation for their military service.
Who were...the Bonus Army?
During the Great Depression, this country elected Social Democrats who pursued a blend of social welfare policies and cooperative-labor business relations popularly known as "The Third Way."
What is...Sweden?
This northern English town sent 200 unemployed men on a 300-mile march to London in 1936.
What is...Jarrow?