Definitions
What does Expansion mean?
Increased economic activity
Is destruction of prairie grasses a cause or effect of the Dust Bowl?
CAUSE
Which R is TVA?
Recovery
What were some Examples of Regionalism artists?
Thomas Hart Benton, Grand Wood
What is the purpose of Raising taxes?
To top income tax rate in 1936 was 79%
What does Peak mean?
Economic activity reached a high point
Strong winds blow large dust clouds hundreds of miles.
EFFECT
Which R is AAA?
Relief
Famous Photographers in the 1920s.
Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Russel Lee
Was is the purpose of Borrowing money?
Caused national debt to increase from $20 billion in 1932 to $37 billion in 1938
Define Recession
Economic slowdown
Drought
CAUSE
WHich R is FDIC?
Reform
Authors in the 1920s.
John Steinbeck, William Faukner
What was the New Deal Coalition's attempt?
to bring together groups that would support and vote for new deal legislation.
Define Trough
The BOTTOMING out of a recession
Crops, livestock and buildings are buried in dust.
EFFECT
Which R is SSA?
Reform
Big band/ Swing artists
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller , Count Basie
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt-
served as FDR's eyes, ears, and legs
Define the New Deal
A series of government programs, projects, and financial reforms enacted by Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.
Name all 6 causes of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash, Overproduction, Installment Buying, Banking problems, Federal Reserve Mistakes, collapse of world trade
Which R is NRA?
Recovery
Why were hobos out riding the rails?
In search for work.
Programs that exist today
TVA,FDIC,SEC