Vocabulary
Important People
Events
The New Deal
100
This means to fall dramatically
What is to plummet
100
This was the President during the Great Depression
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
100
The nickname for the stock market crash that occurred in 1929
What is "Black Tuesday"
100
This hired young men to work in national forests, national parks, state forests and campgrounds
What is the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
200
This is the word for "seriously underfed"
What is malnourished
200
This man was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Who is John Collier
200
This major Montana company lost much of its control of Montana during the Great Depression
What is the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
200
This program mostly helped struggling farmers
What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
300
This is the Branch of government that passes laws
What is legislature
300
This man died in 1933 and was a well known tycoon of Montana
Who is John D. Ryan
300
This began in 1930 and devastated farmers
What is the drought
300
This program guaranteed workers the right to organize unions
What is the NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act) or the Wagner Act
400
This means to "wear away"
What is erosion
400
This man led a research group around Montana to closely look at life on Indian reservations
Who is Lewis Meriam
400
This lasted from 1933 to 1939
What is the New Deal
400
These were the three goals of the New Deal
What are relief, recovery and reform
500
This is another word for an outhouse
What is a privie
500
This man lost the Presidential election to Franklin Roosevelt
Who is Herbert Hoover
500
The construction of this in 1934 became one of Montana's most well known locations
What is Fort Peck Dam
500
This program formed companies to provide Montana with electricty
What is the REA
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